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The TSA has expanded its Screening Partnership Program into Gold+, with three airports set to adopt private screening while remaining under federal oversight. The move aims to reduce disruption from funding lapses, though unions warn it could undermine public safety and job security. Airports emphasize continued federal standards and worker protections.
The Independent reports that the Trump administration has advanced a plan to privatize airport security, beginning with Charleston, Des Moines, and Tampa. The policy envisions private contractors managing screening and technology under TSA oversight, with broader privatization possible. Union authorities warn the shift threatens security and jobs, while some airports push ahead citing funding pressures and previous shutdowns.
Protests in Thetford, Norfolk, have escalated over three nights as crowds targeted homes linked to asylum seekers. A man in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of inciting racial hatred and assisting an offender and has been released on bail. Police are investigating how address information became public amid clashes with officers and injuries to personnel.
A Sudan-born man with catatonic schizophrenia has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and an indefinite hospital order after pleading guilty to attempted murder in a frenzied attack on a lone woman in March 2024 in Leeds. The attack prompted concerns over safety and mental health care, with the judge noting a sexual element to the assault.