• CNN report , externalthat the crashed jet was part of a US Air Force mission
• The New York Post, external writes that RAF Lakenheath is home to the United States' only F-15 fighter wing in Europe
• ABC News, external says the air craft was a F-15C Eagle

Data from MarineTraffic - a website that tracks ships and vessels using GPS - shows that an RNLI lifeboat is on its way to the scene of the crashed US fighter jet.

The search and rescue crew from Scarborough were deployed at 09:20, according to data on the website.

Image source, MarineTraffic

It is reported that the US fighter jet has crashed off the coast of East Yorkshire.

It had been in a formation with three other jets, but for reasons as yet unknown, crashed into the North Sea at 09:40 BST.

The jets, from RAF Lakenheath, were on a "routine training mission".

On Twitter, the aviation acccount @CivMilAir shares an indication of the effort going into the search and rescue operation.

In a post at just after 11:00 BST, they said military aircraft were circling the crash site with search and rescue teams deployed.

Martin Barber
BBC News

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The city's market, featuring nearly 90 businesses, is asking visitors to use the narrow rows in alternate up and down directions.

Early visitors to the market today seemed to be observing the one-way system, though shoppers coming into the city down St Stephens Street, which asks people to use each side of the street for one direction only, were rather more oblivious to the request clearly marked on the pavement.

• A US fighter jet has crashed into the North Sea
• One pilot was aboard - their status is unknown at this time
• The F-15 was 74 nautical miles (137km) off the coast of East Yorkshire at the time of the crash
• The flight had originated from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk - a US air base
• The crashed jet had been flying in a formation with three other jets when it crashed at 09:40 BST
• A search and rescue operation is under way with support from HM Coastguard

A rescue helicopter based in the Humber region and RNLI lifeboats from Scarborough and Bridlington have been deployed in the search for a US fighter jet which has crashed into the North Sea.

Image source, PA Media

In a statement, HM Coastguard said it received a report of a plane "going down into the sea" about 75 nautical miles (86 miles) off Flamborough Head.

It said that following a Mayday call other nearby vessels are heading to the area to help with the search.

The Us Airforce has said the F-15C jet, from RAF Lakenheath was on a training mission when the crash happened at about 09:40.

It said the pilot and jet have not yet been located.

Royal Air Force Lakenheath is a military base that is run and operated by the US Air Force.

Lakenheath had been solely used by the RAF during the 1939-45 conflict and was abandoned as an operational base at the end of the war.

The United States Air Force's 48th Bombardment Group, the forerunner of the 48th Fighter Wing, was relocated from Chaumaunt, France, to RAF Lakenheath in 1960 when the USAF took over the base.

It is home to thousands of US service men and women who are stationed there throughout the year.

Search and Rescue teams are looking for the crashed US fighter jet, which is believed to have crashed 74 nautical miles (137km) off the East Yorkshire coast.

A spokeswoman for HM Coastguard said: "The HM Coastguard helicopter from Humberside has been sent along with Bridlington and Scarborough RNLI lifeboats.

"Following a Mayday broadcast by HM Coastguard, other vessels nearby are heading to the area."

RAF Lakenheath's 48th fighter wing has tweeted, confirming news of the crash.

They say that a search and rescue effort is under way to find the pilot who was aboard the jet, which crashed into the North Sea at 09:40 BST.

The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports that the crashed fighter plane was one of four US jets flying in a formation when it crashed at 09:40 BST.

RAF Lakenheath say that the crashed fighter jet had been on a "routine training mission" at the time it was lost in the North Sea.

It is not yet known what caused the US Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft to crash.

The crashed jet was a US Air Force F-15 fighter jet.

The aircraft was from the 48th fighter wing at RAF Lakenheath - an air base in Suffolk.

One pilot was on board when the jet crashed into the North Sea at 09:40 BST. Their status is reported as "unknown" and a search and rescue operation is under way.

A US Air Force pilot is missing after a fighter jet from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk crashed into the North Sea.

We will bring you live updates on this story as it develops.

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However, despite single people being able to regularly spend the night at one other household, single dad Kevin Copplestone, 32, from Watton in Norfolk, fears a resurgence of Covid-19 cases from the relaxation of the rules and will not be forming a social bubble.

The pig farm worker said "my son misses his nanny and granddad a lot" and since his own father is shielding, it means they cannot meet.

He has also kept his five-year-old son off school.

Image source, Kevin Copplestone

Mr Copplestone said he believed the easing of the rules means "we will be back to square one soon".

"I think he's not quite right with what he {Prime Minister Boris Johnson] is doing, as he says he's following the science, but they are all saying he's doing it too quickly," he said.

"We're coping not too bad to be honest in this situation, just strange not seeing family everyday like it was before, so it's to social media for the video calls."