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The Latest Breaking News from Gatwick Airport

Gatwick airport ‘suspect package’ evacuation causes misery as thousands hit by flight delays and cancellations

Around 40 flights reportedly cancelled after passengers unable to check in for four hours

Evening Standard

Gatwick airport security scare wrecks travel plans for tens of thousands of passengers

Bomb disposal police deal with suspicious item as two passengers are detained but later released

The Independent UK

‘It’s been absolute chaos’: Airline passengers disrupted by Gatwick alert

Travellers were unable to check in for more than four hours due to the incident.

Evening Standard

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London’s Gatwick airport reopens terminal after security alert

Police sent an explosives disposal team to deal with a ‘suspected prohibited item’ that was discovered in luggage.

Al Jazeera

Bomb disposal unit sent to Gatwick after ‘suspected prohibited item’ found

Sussex Police said a ‘security cordon has been put in place’ inside the south terminal after the discovery in luggage.

The Independent UK

Bomb disposal experts sent to Gatwick airport

Sussex Police said a ‘security cordon has been put in place’ inside the south terminal of the UK’s second busiest airport.

Evening Standard

Gatwick Airport latest: Travel chaos with flights cancelled and passengers stranded as update released

A spokesperson said the security alert has now been resolved while passengers facing cancellations should contact their airlines

The Independent UK

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Gatwick Airport LIVE: Police release two held after 'suspicious package' alert as South Terminal reopens

Two detained by police after incident were later allowed to continue with their journeys as flights continue to be disrupted

Evening Standard

Man, 26, died at immigration centre in 'unnatural circumstances', coroner says

Theophile Kaliviotis was in custody at Brook House immigration removal centre near Gatwick airport awaiting deportation when he was found dead

Evening Standard

Man, 26, died at immigration centre in ‘unnatural circumstances’, coroner says

Theophile Kaliviotis was in custody at Brook House immigration removal centre near Gatwick airport awaiting deportation when he was found dead.

The Independent UK

Video captures moment Sara Sharif’s family detained by police on plane at Gatwick Airport

The 10-year-old’s father, uncle and stepmother had fled to Pakistan after she died of multiple injuries

The Independent UK

Watch: Video captures moment Sara Sharif’s family detained by police on plane

The 10-year-old’s father, uncle and stepmother were detained when they arrived at Gatwick Airport last September.

Evening Standard

Man, 26, dies at detention centre near Gatwick Airport

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was detained at Brook House

The Independent UK

Pregnant mother suffered ‘callous treatment’ as officials attempt to deport family at Gatwick – report

Inspectors examining the family detention unit pre-depature accommodation near Gatwick airport say it should be closed down

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil protesters arrested after trying to block Gatwick Airport departure gates

Demonstrators sat on floor as frustrated travellers climbed over them

Evening Standard

When are the Gatwick Airport strikes and will any flights be cancelled?

The strikes come amid air traffic control issues and multiple travel companies in the UK declaring bankruptcy

Evening Standard

Gatwick Airport chaos continues after BA plane aborted takeoff, closing runway

A British Airways flight closed the runway due to hot brakes

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil: Police swoop on 27 activists suspected of summer airport chaos plot in wave of raids

The 27 arrested activists include four people who were identified at Gatwick Airport, police say

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London man who missed flight to Eurovision fears 'holiday wasted' after 'senseless' Gatwick Airport evacuation

Michael Sampson is booked on another flight to Malmo but is worried he will miss the semi-final

Evening Standard

Gatwick Airport terminal evacuated with passengers forced outside

Travellers at Gatwick Airport have reported chaotic scenes as the South Terminal was evacuated following a fire alarm on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard

Thornton Heath: Driver arrested after car chased by police smashes into railway bridge

The crash has shut all railway lines under the bridge, affecting trains to Gatwick Airport

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Rail services to Paddington delayed due to broken freight train

Trains travelling on routes to and from London Euston have been delayed as urgent repairs are made to tracks at Tring.

Evening Standard

M23 southbound reopens after 15 car pile up near Gatwick Airport with six taken to hospital

Motorway closed for hours after collision near to busy airport

Evening Standard

Mark Duggan's rapper son arrested at Gatwick Airport over firearms offences

Kemani Duggan, aka Bandokay, will reappear at Wood Green Crown Court in February

Evening Standard

Storm Henk: Raw sewage spills onto public path in Surrey after treatment works flooded

The Horley treatment works near Gatwick Airport has flooded four times since October

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