ALERT The newly painted RAF tanker is on Quick Reaction Alert

This morning, an RAF Voyager and two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from a number of different bases.

A RAF Air Tanker A330 has been scrambled from RAF Brize Norton for a quick reaction alert.

• UPDATE The RAF tanker is back at RAF Brize Norton.

Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth have been scrambled due to possible Russian TU-160 in the area.