‘Sonic boom’ heard in parts of England caused by RAF jets escorting plane

Police say plane with two people onboard lost contact and had to be escorted to Stansted airport

A loud noise thought to be a sonic boom, which was heard by many people across England, was caused by RAF jets escorting a plane.

The plane had two people onboard and was flying from Iceland to Nairobi, Kenya via Southend when it lost contact and had to be escorted to Stansted airport, police said.