The two pilots on board were forced to eject and later rescued by helicopter, suffering minor injuries in the incident.

The escalation between the two nuclear-armed powers follows last month’s massacre of tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir.

Pub group JD Wetherspoon has said it expects a “reasonable” full year result despite soaring staff costs as good weather helped buoy recent sales. The chain of 795 pubs across the UK reported like-for ...