Investigators trying to find the missing Malaysian jetliner have received belated help from Thailand, whose military said it took 10 days to report radar blips that might have been the plane “because we did not pay attention to it”.

Skydivers from 31 countries say they have set a new world record of 400 people holding hands in a midair freefall formation.

An ageing fighter jet crashed after its engine caught fire during a training exercise in southern Thailand today, killing the plane’s two pilots.