An Iranian drone crashed into a British RAF base in Cyprus on Sunday, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has said.

It follows the Ministry of Defence (MoD) reporting a "suspected drone strike" at RAF Akrotiri at around midnight local time (22:00 GMT).

No casualties were reported and the base sustained "minimal damage", but the MoD said family members at the base would be moved to alternative accommodation as a precautionary measure.

"Our force protection in the region is at the highest level and the base has responded to defend our people," it said.

It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had agreed to a US request to use British military bases for "defensive" strikes.