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01/08/2014
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Air Passengers Advised To Carry Essentials In Hand Luggage
Air passengers traveling through Gatwick Airport have been advised to pack all essential items into hand luggage following a disruption in the bag reclaim system that has led to delays.
Extra baggage handlers have been drafted in following the disruption, but it is understood that some passengers are still facing delays of up to three hours.
The company that operates baggage handling at the airport, Swissport, have said that they are meeting targets despite the delays.
Customers Escape Injured After Car Crashes Into Pub
Customers at a bar in Denbighshire escaped injury when a car crashed through a was and into the lounge bar on Thursday.
Police say that a Volkswagen Polo crashed through the wall at Bar 236, Meliden Road, Prestatyn, sending a sofa "hurtling" across the room.
No was injured in the incident. Work has begun on making the building safe.
Man Dies In Farming Accident
Police Scotland have reported the death of an 18-year-old man in a farming accident in the Scottish Borders.
It was reported just after 09:00 that a man had fallen into a silo on the farm in Denholm, near Hawick.
A spokesman said: "Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing.
"Officers are currently liaising with staff at the health and safety executive."
(MH/CD)
Air passengers traveling through Gatwick Airport have been advised to pack all essential items into hand luggage following a disruption in the bag reclaim system that has led to delays.
Extra baggage handlers have been drafted in following the disruption, but it is understood that some passengers are still facing delays of up to three hours.
The company that operates baggage handling at the airport, Swissport, have said that they are meeting targets despite the delays.
Customers Escape Injured After Car Crashes Into Pub
Customers at a bar in Denbighshire escaped injury when a car crashed through a was and into the lounge bar on Thursday.
Police say that a Volkswagen Polo crashed through the wall at Bar 236, Meliden Road, Prestatyn, sending a sofa "hurtling" across the room.
No was injured in the incident. Work has begun on making the building safe.
Man Dies In Farming Accident
Police Scotland have reported the death of an 18-year-old man in a farming accident in the Scottish Borders.
It was reported just after 09:00 that a man had fallen into a silo on the farm in Denholm, near Hawick.
A spokesman said: "Inquiries into the full circumstances surrounding this incident are ongoing.
"Officers are currently liaising with staff at the health and safety executive."
(MH/CD)
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Hoax Bomb Man Sectioned
A man arrested for claiming to have brought a bomb on board a Qatar Airways passenger plane has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The 47-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport after the plane, carrying 269 passengers and 13 crew, was escorted into land by the RAF.
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