Public order charges against troubled Hollywood star Jonathan Rhys-Meyers have been dropped before a court.

The EU today hailed the success of the British authorities in disrupting a “major terrorist plot” aimed at blowing up several civilian airliners.

Airlines across Europe cancelled flights bound for Heathrow Airport today, while some airports offered to take on diverted traffic after British authorities said they had thwarted a terror attack aimed at aircraft flying from Britain to the US

BAA today said passenger numbers at its seven airports grew last month despite a sharp fall in demand for charter flights.