‘British drone pilots, intelligence officers and ministers could face murder charges if the government does not clarify its policies on targeted killing, a parliamentary committee has warned.’
The Guardian, 10th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Drone pilots are liable to criminal prosecution if they fail to conduct a flight in a safe manner.’
The Independent, 18th April 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The police investigation into the plane crash at the Shoreham Airshow – which killed 11 people – is being delayed as detectives are being forced to seek permission from the courts to gain access to key information from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), a pre-inquest review has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A wealthy couple who said “shattering” helicopter noise stymied their hopes of selling their £4m home to Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly have scored a landmark High Court victory.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Organisers of the Shoreham air show were unaware of the display plans of a pilot whose jet crashed last year, killing 11 people. An Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report found the organisers failed to carry out a proper risk assessment.’
The Independent, 10th March 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Guardian has been granted unprecedented access to two prisons to see the impact of funding cuts. In the first of two reports, Amelia Gentleman finds broken windows and bored inmates at the UK’s most overcrowded jail.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A pilot nicknamed Biggles has been jailed for 19 years for smuggling £33.5m worth of cocaine into Britain.’
The Guardian, 9th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Drones operated by organised crime gangs pose an increasing threat to security in Britain’s prisons by offering a new route to smuggle drugs and potentially firearms into the hands of criminals, senior officials have admitted.’
The Guardian, 16th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A drone enthusiast has been fined and banned from pursuing his hobby after he was convicted of flying remote control aircraft over and around Premier League football stadiums, parliament and Buckingham Palace.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed after pleading guilty to sexual assault, threatening and abusive behaviour, assault and being drunk whilst on a plane between Glasgow and Turkey.’
The Independent, 23rd June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A biplane pilot has been found not guilty of causing a crash that killed his passenger.’
BBC News, 12th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been summoned to appear in court over allegations he flew a drone over London landmarks and at several football grounds during matches.’
BBC News, 18th March 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A database of civilian drones being flown in the UK should be created to enforce their safe operation, a House of Lords report has recommended.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Terrorists could use swarms of drones to bring down passenger aircraft, disperse chemical or biological weapons and target a nuclear power plants in Britain because of our lax aviation rules.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A pilot who flew an executive jet from Spain while hungover after a three-day drinking binge has been jailed for nine months.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The widow of Jimmy Mubenga, the Angolan man who died after being physically restrained on a deportation flight, said she was “shocked and disappointed” by the acquittal of three private security guards who were charged with his killing.’
The Guardian, 16th December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The wife of an Angolan man who died as he was being deported from the UK broke down in court as a G4S guard described her husband’s last moments.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘R (on the application of FI) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2014] EWCA Civ 1272. The Court of Appeal has held that the physical restraint of persons being removed from the UK by aircraft is subject to a sufficient framework of safeguards to fulfil the state’s obligations under Articles 2 and 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Further, the decision of the Home Secretary not to publish aspects of the applicable policy on the use of such control and restraint is lawful.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th November 2014
Source: http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/
‘Sky News is to be investigated by the media regulator for broadcasting images of one of its presenters handling a passenger’s belongings at the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash site.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An engineer who lost an arm and a leg when a tyre on an aircraft exploded at Manchester Airport has been awarded about £600,000 in damages.’
BBC News, 16th July 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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