The Royal Air Force deployed a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept an Air India flight from Mumbai to London after a bomb threat. The plane landed safely at Heathrow Airport, and the incident is now under civilian control.

A 'sonic boom' has been heard over Norfolk after an RAF Typhoon raced to intercept a Heathrow-bound flight following a 'bomb threat' on board.

An Air India flight has declared an emergency on its approach to London Heathrow Airport after a suspected bomb threat.

The Air India jet was circling over Norfolk before the Typhoon interceptors met it. An RAF spokesman said the alert ended without incident and the Boeing 777-300 "was released to continue to its original destination".

Typhoon jets from RAF Coningsby were scrambled to intercept a plane heading to Heathrow after a potential bomb threat was reported on board. The Air India flight from Mumbai circled above Norfolk before the Typhoon jets intercepted the plane,

Sonic boom heard as RAF Typhoon fighters scrambled to Heathrow-bound flight after 'bomb threat' - A sonic boom was heard over parts of England as the fighters reached supersonic speeds

The RAF has sent Typhoon fighter jets to intercept an Indian flight heading into London’s Heathrow Airport after it declared a ‘bomb threat’. An Air India flight from Mumbai declared an emergency earlier this afternoon.