RAF Typhoons have been scrambled to intercept two Russian supersonic bombers heading towards UK airspace, Sky News has learned.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman confirmed that the Russian Tupolev TU 160 aircraft are in the UK's "area of interest," but have not yet entered UK airspace.
The Typhoons, which were dispatched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, are currently escorting the bombers south across the North Sea.
