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Irish Independent
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Tom Court on his Lions memories, making a return in red and how much he misses rugby and Ireland
Former Ulster and Ireland prop earned an unlikely call-up 12 years ago – it's only now that he can fully appreciate how much it actually means to him It seems short-sighted to reduce Tom Court's 44 years to just one engaging yarn when so many colourful tales have shaped his journey to this point. Like how his maternal Irish bloodline ended up on the other side of the world in the first place. How his Catholic grandfather, Patrick Carey, from Limerick, fought for the British Navy in World War II before moving to England with his wife from Clare, working in a brewery in Burton-on-Trent only to then up sticks once more to become a sugar cane cutter in Australia.
News18
22-07-2025
- General
- News18
UK's F-35 Jet Finally Departs After A Month At Kerala Airport, Take-Off Caught On Camera
Kerala: The British Navy's F-35 fighter aircraft, which made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14, takes off from the airport. News18 Mobile App -
Times of Oman
22-07-2025
- Times of Oman
British Navy's F-35 fighter jet leaves Thiruvananthapuram Airport after remaining grounded for over a month
Thiruvananthapuram: British Navy's F-35 fighter jet finally took off from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Tuesday after remaining grounded at the airport for over a month following a fault in the hydraulic system. The fighter jet had made an emergency landing at the airport on June 14. The British Navy aircraft is a part of the UK Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales. The fighter jet was out on a routine sortie when it developed a snag and could not land on the ship. The plane reached the Thiruvananthapuram airport, which was designated as the emergency recovery airfield, and requested emergency landing permission. The Indian Air Force provided all required support and assisted in the process, including refuelling. A technical team from the UK Royal Air Force had arrived to repair it, and the 5th-generation stealth fighter aircraft was parked at the Bay in the airport for many days. It was later moved to the Air India hangar, where a team from the UK was brought in to repair the fighter jet. F-35Bs are highly advanced stealth jets, built by Lockheed Martin, and are prized for their short take-off and vertical landing capability. Images of the "lonely F-35B", parked on the tarmac and soaked by the Kerala monsoon rains, spawned memes on social media. The Kerala Tourism Department was the first to share an image of the aircraft on social media X with a humorous caption, "Kerala, the destination you'll never want to leave", and this was quickly followed by similar posts from Milma (Kerala's dairy cooperative), the Kerala Police, the State AIDS Control Society, and several private organisations.
Mint
22-07-2025
- General
- Mint
British Navy's F-35 fighter aircraft departs after 39 days of emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport
The British Navy's F-35 fighter aircraft has departed from India after 39 days of emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport which took place on June 14. (This is a developing story. Check back for updates)
Deccan Herald
22-07-2025
- General
- Deccan Herald
Grounded British Navy's F-35B fighter jet takes off from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
#WATCH | Kerala: The British Navy's F-35 fighter aircraft, which made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14, takes off from the airport.
