We’re not idiot pensioners! Couple fired on by Putin’s warship insist they were ‘absolutely in the right’ over Channel bust-up but now want to ‘have a nap’ and enjoy their holiday

A British couple whose yacht was fired upon by a Russian warship have vowed not to let the encounter ruin their holiday – insisting they are not ‘idiot pensioners’.

Retired Jane Kelvey, 68, and her husband Alan, 70, were left exhausted after becoming embroiled in an international incident with Putin‘s vessel in the English Channel.

But Mrs Kelvey said the couple will carry on with their sailing holiday in France after catching up on some much-needed sleep – and are now focused on England’s fate in the World Cup.

‘This has blown up out of all proportion,’ she said. ‘We were up until

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