3 h. ago Four Lions star says he was asked about terrorism by airport security

Adeel Akhtar told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he had his passport taken from him at John F Kennedy International Airport in 2002.

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3 h. ago Actor who starred in British 'suicide bomber comedy' Four Lions handcuffed and quizzed by US airport security

The Four Lions star told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs he had his passport taken off him and was questioned for hours at John F Kennedy International Airport in 2002.

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4 d. ago Horror moment airport staff realised man was trying to board plane with dead wife

An 80-year-old man has been arrested for questioning after security guards at Tenerife South Airport discovered he was trying to board a plane with his dead wife

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4 d. ago Husband tries to board flight from Tenerife with his DEAD wife in a wheelchair after she passed away in the airport

An 80-year-old man was stopped from boarding a flight at a Tenerife airport after trying to take his dead wife through security.

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4 d. ago Fella caught trying to board flight with dead wife as guards realise 'she's cold'

Tenerife south airport security stopped and arrested an 80-year-old man who attempted to board a flight with his wife, who he claims had sadly died just hours before

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4 d. ago Heathrow Airport security bag policy passengers need to know before they travel

The major London airport operates a two-bag policy - here's what you should know

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7 d. ago Welsh pensioner 'made to feel like criminal' at airport security

Phyl Oliver, 81, was left 'humiliated' by security treatment over her colostomy bag at Manchester Airport

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8 d. ago 'Correct' way to handle airport security trays that will 'help you stop delays'

A woman has urged fellow travellers to avoid doing one common mistake when going through airport security, explaining the common mistake leads to more delays for everyone

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8 d. ago You're making airport security mistake that leads to delays – here's what to do

A woman named Maria Dinca has shared a video online urging travellers to follow proper airport security tray etiquette to avoid causing delays for yourself and other travellers

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8 d. ago You're making one airport security mistake which is 'making travel time longer'

A TikTok user named Maria has shared an airport security tip urging people to avoid one common mistake with trays that could cause delays for everyone that is travelling

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1 week ago Revealed: The common packing mistakes that could lead to costly airport fees

Winter travellers are being warned to check their airline's baggage rules before flying, as one expert warns of a common garment that can lead to unexpected airport fees and security delays.

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2 w. ago The tourists carrying more than passports through Manchester Airport security

They took a risk.... and got caught

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3 w. ago Travel alert over nine Christmas gifts that could trigger airport security checks

Christmas travellers have been warned to think carefully about how they’re packing gifts this season

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4 w. ago My cultural awakening: Love Actually taught me to leave my cheating partner

Emma Thompson’s quiet suffering in the hit Christmas movie helped me to realise that I didn’t need to stay with someone who had betrayed meI was 12 when Love Actually came out. In the eyes of my younger self it was a great film – vignettes of love I could only imagine one day feeling, all coloured by the fairy lights of Christmas. And there was even a cameo from Mr Bean himself, Rowan Atkinson. The film captured the romance I craved as a preteen, the idea that maybe a kid I fancied in my class would learn the drums for me and run through airport security to ask me out.I was young enough to think it was sweet for Keira Knightley’s husband’s best friend to turn up on her doorstep declaring his quite obviously unrequited love. I even thought it was adorable that he ruined their wedding video by filming only closeups of her face. Of course, I feel differently now about problematic moments like these – even if I do have the film to thank for introducing me to Joni Mitchell. Continue...

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4 w. ago Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter calls TSA 'unconstitutional' after pat

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's daughter says she had an "absurdly invasive" pat-down at an airport security checkpoint on Thursday

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4 w. ago Mum, 39, battling cancer hits out at 'cruel' Manchester Airport after she tried to get through security

Kelly Grigg, who has bowel cancer, says she was humiliated and made to feel 'like a villain' at security

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