Passengers flights between the UK and Yemen have been cancelled as part of a security precaution following the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day last year. Prime Minister Gordon Brown released a statement outlining measures to improve border and aviation security, announcing that security officials would be
An eight year old boy is apparently being suspected of being a potential terrorist when he travel because of a mix-up with his name. New Jersey Cub Scout Michael Hicks is understood to have his name with a person under suspicion, and is forced to undergo extra security procedures at nearly
Europe and the Middle East have hit back at airport security plans by the US to increase the security inspections of Arabs and body scanners. The Obama administration have recently demanded more full-body pat-downs and screening of people who are citizens of, or are flying from, 14 nations deemed to be
Cuba is protesting its addition to a list of 14 nations that will be forced to undergo tougher security screening for flights heading to the US. The island nation has never been connected to al Qaeda, but it has been added to a list of 14 nations whose passengers have been
Slovakian authorities have issued an apology for a botched security drill which led to explosives being put inside the luggage of an unsuspecting passenger to be smuggled into Ireland. Border police chief Tibor Mako told journalists that it was the mistake of a single policeman who forgot to remove the explosives
The UK Government has said that it was working to allay fears that full body scanners that are being implemented at airports would break laws pertaining to creating indecent images of children. PM Gordon Brown said this week that Heathrow and other airports will introduce body scanners as part of efforts
US officials have tightened security measures for all inbound flights from 14 terror-linked countries which will undergo mandatory enhanced screening. The new measures come following the botched Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight heading from Amsterdam to Detroit which has forced many airlines and airports to boost security. All passengers
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that full body scanners will be implemented at British airports. Airport operator BAA said that new machines would be installed as soon as practically possible at Heathrow airport. However experts have raised concerns over the effectiveness of the new full-body scanners at detecting the type of
Senators in the US have called for an investigation into the release on the internet of a highly sensitive airport security screening guide, which one lawmaker described as a textbook for terrorists. Independent Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said it was a serious
Bristol Airport has introduced a new service that will allow passengers to pass through security searches more quickly. The new 'fly thru' initiative is set to be launched at the airport in the south-west of England on 5 August. Arrangements to use the special service can be made at kiosks or
According to business travellers, railway companies should increase their security expenses and ensure that the railway network's anti-terrorist measures are in line with the air travel industry. Restrictions on hand baggage's contents and lengthy security queues at Heathrow International Airport are the bane of many passengers, but a recently published survey
According to a Lancashire MP, airports and ports in the UK should be protected by a special army unit. According to Chorley representative Lindsey Hoyle, this special force is needed in order to secure entry into the UK from illegal immigrants and against terrorism. The BBC has reported that Hoyle submitted
A man was barred from boarding his plane this week at Heathrow Airport because guards objected to the cartoon on his t-shirt. Brad Jayakody, was told that he should change and take off the Transformers t-shirt which depicted a cartoon gun, if he wanted to catch his flight from Terminal