Electronic devices ban on flights is proof security operation is working well
THE Government has banned airline passengers from six countries in the Middle East and North Africa from taking laptops and other large electronic devices in their hand luggage.
UK has banned airline passengers from six countries from taking large electronic on flights
This follows a similar security measure that has been implemented in the US and is thought to have been motivated by reports that such devices could be used to hide explosives.
This is a worrying development.
Ever since Lockerbie and 9/11 the spectre of terrorism has haunted commercial air travel.
To be reminded of those dreadful events and the fact that aeroplanes are still a prime target is unsettling.
They show that the intelligencegathering and information-sharing operations on which we are engaged with our allies are working effectively
Nevertheless we can take heart from the measures that have been taken.
They show that the intelligencegathering and information-sharing operations on which we are engaged with our allies are working effectively.
That early concerns have been raised and acted upon is indisputably a good thing.
'In time we get used to these things and staying safe is priceless'
Airport Jacket allows you to wear 15 kilos of luggage
No doubt some passengers will find these rules inconvenient but many felt that way when metal scanners were introduced.
It was also the reaction when they were then banned from taking large bottles of liquid on flights.
In time we get used to these things and staying safe is priceless.
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Former IRA chief and Northern Irish deputy minister Martin McGuinness dies at 66
Martin McGuinness resigns January 2017
Wrong to ignore IRA past
Any small amount of credit owing to Martin McGuinness for his part in the Northern Ireland peace process must be balanced against the immense suffering he and his murderous IRA associates caused in the decades beforehand.
Lord Tebbit yesterday said that the world is “a sweeter and cleaner place” without McGuinness in it.
Lord Tebbit was injured and his wife paralysed in the 1984 Brighton bombing so he knows better than most the dreadful toll the IRA’s actions took.
His words will be echoed by many of the other people who suffered at the hands of this evil organisation. McGuinness’ later incarnation as a politician cannot mask the fact that he was for much of his life a ruthless terrorist responsible for shedding the blood of innocents.
It is not pleasant to speak ill of the dead but it would be unfair to his many victims to ignore the lives he destroyed.
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Colin Dexter, author who wrote Inspector Morse, has died at the age of 86
Man who gave us Morse
Colin Dexter, the author who brought us Inspector Morse, has died at the age of 86.
His novels were masterful and the television series it spawned became one of Britain’s best-loved shows.
This is a rich legacy and he will be sorely missed.