Jets diverted in bad weather

Two fighter jets had to be diverted to an RAF station in Lincolnshire because of bad weather affecting their base in Moray.

The pilots of the Typhoons “squawked” an alert before landing at RAF Coningsby because they were “relatively low” on fuel.

The jets had been on a long training sortie from Kinloss.

A third Typhoon was diverted to Stornoway Airport in Lewis. The Met Office has a yellow “be aware” warning for heavy rain for a large part of Scotland.