Britain 'ready to act' with NATO

FOREIGN Secretary Yvette Cooper has said Britain is "ready to act" after Donald Trump urged NATO countries to shoot down intruding Russian war planes.

- By Martyn Brown Political Editor

In a stark warning, she criticised Moscow for entering Western air space in recent weeks in a speech to the United Nations.

She said: "Ukraine's security is our security, and all of us depend on upholding the UN Charter.

"Russia's actions seek to undermine democracy, secure conflict and spread instability far beyond Europe's borders.