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- Airports will be allowed to bring down drones [Subscription]Drones will be banned from within three miles of airports in new laws prompted by the disruption that left 140,000 people stranded at Gatwick last month.
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- Airport drones could be shot down with missiles after Gatwick chaosLaws to allow anti-drone missiles at British airports are to be unveiled within months.
- Gatwick drone chaos: Police handed extra powers to tackle threat after Christmas disruptionPolice are to be handed extra powers to combat the threat of drones after mass disruption at Gatwick Airport in the run-up to Christmas.
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- Night flights should remain banned at Norwich Airport, say councillorsPlans which could see overnight flights serve Norwich International Airport should not be allowed to take-off, councillors have argued.
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