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Chris Grayling quizzed on rail fares hike, drones and no-deal Brexit planning
We talk to Transport Secretary Chris Grayling about rail fare increases and the numerous other controversies afflicting his department, including the contract he’s signed to ferry supplies to the UK if we leave the EU without a deal, and the drone incident which closed Gatwick Airport before Christmas.
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Arrested couple freed without charge in Gatwick drone saga
Two people arrested on suspicion of causing huge disruption at Gatwick airport with a drone last week have been released without charge. But in a potential breakthrough in the police investigation, forensic tests are being carried out on a damaged drone recovered nearby.
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Experts discuss Gatwick drone disruption
We’re joined by Elisabeth Braw, fellow at the defence think tank the Royal United Services Institute and the travel and aviation journalist, Simon Calder.
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Police questioning two people after Gatwick drone disruption
Police are searching a house less than two miles from Gatwick Airport following the arrest of a man and a woman in connection with the illegal use of drones. The airport has said it’s running a full schedule of flights today after more than 100,000 passengers had their travel disrupted. The government has also hit…
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Gatwick flights resume after third day of drone sightings
Flights are back on again tonight after another day of uncertainty and chaos at Gatwick Airport. The runway re-opened this morning after 36 hours of closure caused by drone disruption, then late this afternoon flights were suspended again for around an hour after a drone was spotted. Police have described it as “really high-end criminal behaviour”,…
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Drones explained: has the technology risen too fast?
Just how dangerous are drones to aircraft? And what can be done to stop them flying in such sensitive airspace and causing such mayhem?
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Assassination by drone? Venezuela’s President avoids plot to kill
Venezuela’s president was in the middle of his speech at a military commemoration in Caracas when two explosions were heard, causing soldiers to scatter. The government lost little time in describing the incident as an attack involving explosive drones. But firefighters said gas canisters had exploded in a nearby apartment. Meanwhile many of the culprits…
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Donald Trump accuses China of ‘unpresidented’ act over US navy drone
US President-elect Donald Trump says he’s a “smart guy”, but one of his latest tweets – about China “stealing” a US Navy research drone from international waters – betrayed, at best, a lack of care about spelling.
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Jihadi John ‘killed in drone strike’
The Pentagon says it is “reasonably certain” British Islamic State extremist Mohammed Emwazi, also known as “Jihadi John”, has been killed in an air strike in Syria.
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UK to ‘double number of drones’ used to combat Isis
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to double the number of British drones used to fight militants for the so-called Islamic State, as well as “enhance” the involvement of the SAS.
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UK will not rule out more drone strikes – Fallon
The UK could launch more secret drone strikes in Syria if there is a threat to the “streets of Britain”, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says.
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Drones to deliver abortion pills into Poland
Abortion rights activists will use drones to move packages of medical abortion pills from Germany into Poland. Access to abortion in Poland is among the most restricted in Europe.
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Why are drones circulating overnight in Paris?
Unidentified drones fly over Paris for a second night in a row, circulating the US embassy, Eiffel Tower and Place de la Concorde.
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Soon on sale in your country: US armed drones
The US is to export armed drones to sell to its military allies around the world, a move that has been welcomed by the arms industry but provoked outrage among human rights campaigners.
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March of the drones: are they getting out of hand?
A drone came within 20 feet of an airliner landing at Heathrow this summer, and they have become this year’s must-have Christmas gift. Are we ready for the drone era?
