Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas - seen here playing for Aberdeen - denied a charge of importing class B drugs as he appeared in court accused over an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of cannabis through Stansted Airport.
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The former Arsenal academy player has also had spells at Ipswich Town, Aberdeen and Queen's Park Rangers.

Ex-footballer denies £600k drug-smuggling charge

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Stansted Airport expansion artist impressions of the new expanded terminal building.

The plans will see the airport's terminal building increase in size by a third, with new shops, bars and restaurants added and up to 5,000 new jobs created.

New pictures show what £1.1bn airport expansion could look like

The private jet at Stansted Airport sprayed with orange paint in a protest Just Stop Oil claimed credit for.
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Activists entered the airfield and used fire extinguishers filled with orange paint, the court heard.

Just Stop Oil activists deny charges over jets spray-painted orange

Undated handout photo issued by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) of damage to a vehicle after it had a collision with a Ryanair plane at Stansted Airport on October 4 last year. An AAIB investigation has found the collision may have been caused by the driver being tired and distracted. Issue date: Thursday August 8, 2024.
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A crash between a Ryanair plane and a vehicle at Stansted Airport may have been caused by the truck driver being tired and distracted, investigators found.

Ryanair plane crash with truck blamed on driver fatigue

The pair are said to have used angle grinders to break through an airport fence at around 5am, before using fire extinguishers filled with paint.

Just Stop Oil protesters in court over airport jet spray-paint damage

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There are long queues at Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, as well as some online check-in issues at Stansted Airport leading to manual processes.

IT outage: Disruption for airports and train operators in the East

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Matthew Mahoney, 34, spent £1,200 on a one-day-trip watching England in the Euros final.

Matthew Mahoney said he was "gutted" to watch England lose, but doesn't regret splashing out to see the final.

England fan who spent £1,200 to watch Euro final says it was 'worth it'

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Two women have been remanded in custody for a month after denying a spray paint attack on jets at Stansted Airport.

Climate protesters denied bail after alleged jet spray paint attack

Two women are in court over the protest at Stansted Airport which left private jets covered in orange paint.

Women in court over private jet spray paint protest 

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It will expand the Essex airport's terminal by a third, as it looks to grow its annual capacity by eight million passengers.

Airport to get bigger departure lounge as expansion plans approved

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Holidaymakers have been hit by yet more airport chaos - after Gatwick announced a staff shortage at its air traffic control tower.

'Manic' queues at Stansted Airport as Gatwick flights diverted

Parked cars had yellow lines painted on them, while some had their tyres slashed.

At least six of the cars were covered in yellow paint, while others had their tyres slashed, by an anti-airport parking action group.

Cars painted and tyres slashed as airport parking row erupts

Police said that they were aware of "ongoing issues" where cars were parking where "they shouldn't be".

Eight cars damaged in 'village row over airport parking'

Stansted Airport.

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Trains between Cambridge and Stansted Airport remain disrupted on Monday morning, with passengers warned to expect delays.

Train cancellations continue at major airport after power failure

The brief power failure at Stansted has caused delays for passengers at the airport.

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