British jets tracked a Russian aircraft flying close to the country's airspace, the Royal Air Force said on Friday, days after the Royal Navy also detected Russian military ships passing through the English Channel.

RAF fighter jets were scrambled after one of Vladimir Putin’s reconnaissance aircraft was detected flying near to British airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were deployed from Moray to keep watch of the Russian Bear-F plane as it flew dangerously close over the North Sea.