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Iconic Battle of Britain memorial flight beloved by The Queen is cancelled for Trooping the Colour flypast after fatal Spitfire crash

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will miss the Trooping of the Colour on Saturday following the tragic death of Mark Long. The BBMF is grounded while investigations take place into Long's death on May 25 The King's Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, is staged to celebrate the monarch's official birthday Squadron Leader Mark Long, 43, died …

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RAF Spitfire pilot, 43, killed in Battle of Britain Memorial Flight crash died with head and neck injuries, inquest hears

A Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot who died in a crash during a Battle of Britain memorial flight suffered head and neck injuries, an inquest opening has heard. Squadron Leader Mark Long, died when his Spitfire crashed within a few minutes of takeoff during a Battle of Britain memorial flight near RAF Coningsby Mark Long flying the RAF Battle of …

Britain: 'Monster man' murders wife, chops her body into 224 pieces and dumps them in a river

A horrific case of murder has come to light from Britain where a 28-year-old man named Nicholas Metson stabbed his 26-year-old wife Holly Bramley to death. Holly Bramley’s remains were found on 25th March last year in the Witham river at Bassingham, Lincolnshire, eight days following a missing person report. Following the murder, Nicholas Metson paid his friend Joshua Hancock …

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Thousands of motorists continue to drive on Britain's roads, despite having racked up enough penalty points to be disqualified, an investigation has found. Licence holders who accumulate 12 or more points in a 3-year period for offences such as speeding should receive a disqualification for at least six months 60% rise in dangerous driving reported to police in last 3 …