More eyewitness accounts of the sonic boom caused by the RAF QRA interception of a private jet over eastern England this morning have emerged.

Jenny Coxall, who lives in Greenhithe, Kent, said she was at home when she heard a "vaccum-style bang" outside.

“I thought it was someone hitting our garage, but when I went outside, all our neighbours were on the street, wondering what had happened," she told KentOnline.

“Everyone thought it was some sort of demolition or a house explosion.

"My daughter was on the phone to her friend in Bexleyheath, who heard it. It was heard all over north Kent, like Greenhithe, Swanley and Bexley, according to others online."