Illustration of x ray security scanners

0 Have your say Leeds City Council's sub-licensing committee will met this morning to discuss the case after West Yorkshire Police raised concerns about public safety at the popular city centre bar. The bar's license was temporaryly revoked by Leeds City Council on March 28 after a mass brawl in the early hours of a Sunday morning which saw bouncers using fire extinguishers to diffuse the crowd after a fight broke out. Please refresh for updates. Jeremy Corbyn reveals plans to scrap Sats exams for primary school children 'We are afraid of getting hurt' - Wakefield councillors speak out over local election campaign fears … [Read more...] about RECAP Norman Bar on Call Lane to reopen with ID security scanners

Los Angeles' subway will become the first mass transit system in the U.S. to install body scanners that screen passengers for weapons and explosives, officials said Tuesday. The deployment of the portable scanners, which project waves to do full-body screenings of passengers walking through a station without slowing them down, will happen in the coming months, said Alex Wiggins, who runs the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's law enforcement division. The machines scan for metallic and non-metallic objects on a person's body, can detect suspicious items from 30 feet (9 meters) away and have the capability of scanning more than 2,000 passengers per hour. "We're dealing with persistent threats to our transportation systems in our country," said Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske. "Our job is to ensure security in the transportation systems so that a terrorist incident does not happen on our watch." On Tuesday, Pekoske and other … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Is First in US to Install Subway Body Scanners

The Madera County Sheriff’s department in California says it’s not going to let a Fresno defense lawyer off the hook for refusing to take off his watch for a courthouse security scanner.High-profile lawyer Richard Berman is accused of refusing to put his watch on the scanner belt, the Fresno Bee reports. “This is a $30,000 watch,” Berman reportedly said. “I am not going to take it off.” Sheriff’s police also claim Berman slipped past a guard who tried to block Berman’s entrance to the courthouse with her outstretched arms.Sheriff’s spokeswoman Erica Stuart told the Fresno Bee that the department plans to ask the district attorney to file a complaint against Berman for battery and avoiding courthouse security. A report of the Sept. 2 incident has also been forwarded to the state bar.Berman told the Bee the incident is “silly, very, very silly.”Defense lawyers have criticized the courthouse security policy because … [Read more...] about Lawyer in Trouble for Refusing to Take Off Watch for Courthouse Scanner

Jan 29, 5:01 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan 01/29/19 AT 4:40 AM An angry tourist slapped an airport staff at a security check-in at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday.The incident took place in the departure area when the South Korean tourist was going through baggage check-in accompanied by a man. As she walked through the full body scanner, the alarm went off and hence she was asked to step aside in order to be scanned by a handheld detector.CCTV footage of the incident shows the woman getting agitated as soon as she is asked to move aside. When the staff places her hand on the woman in order to direct her, she creates “X” over the woman’s head. She then stands still for a while as the staff screens her. However, as soon as the staff touches her right arm, she again created “X” above her head and goes on to slap her abruptly.The man … [Read more...] about Angry Airline Passenger Slaps Airport Staff During Security Check [Video]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all major airports in Britain must have 3D baggage screening equipment before the end of 2022. Ministers say the new technology will speed up security checks and could see an end to liquid and laptop restrictions. Heathrow CEO, John Holland-Kaye said: "There are two big benefits for this. The first is that that it's a much better experience for passengers, you don't have to bring all your liquids in a separate bag, and your laptop in a separate tray - this will be much, much quicker for them. "The second benefit is much better security. We will be able to detect things that we can't currently detect, and we can anticipate some of the threats that might be coming at us. "This will allow us to have higher security standards than any other airport in the world when we first introduce these. And it will allow us to get ahead of some of the enemy who are trying to disrupt air travel and that gives us a real advantage in keeping people … [Read more...] about 3D scanners to reduce queues at UK airports