Russian spy ship enters British waters and shines lasers at military pilots

Defence secretary reveals details of recent incursions as he warns UK is facing new era of threat' from hostile countries

A Russian spy ship has entered British waters and shone lasers at military pilots, the defence secretary has said, as he warned the UK was facing a new era of threat" from hostile countries.

John Healey said on Wednesday that the Yantar surveillance ship had crossed in and out of the UK's exclusive economic zone multiple times in recent weeks, not for the first time this year.