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The Papers: 'Mystery drones over UK' and 'Troops heading to Poland for war games'

BBC News — UK·October 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM

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The Daily Telegraph leads with reports that RAF jets had two close encounters with unidentified drones earlier this year.

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