New tech for faster security checks at DXB

Security checks at airports can be a bit of a bottleneck — the unpacking of laptops, the 100ml liquid rule, and that familiar scramble at the trays. But changes are on the way as Dubai International Airport is trialling new screening technology that could mean passengers won’t have to remove electronics or liquids from their bags. Katie Chambers is joined by the company behind the new tech-- Tom Squier is the Managing Director of Smiths Detection Middle East, and he explains how it works, and what passengers can expect.

Staying with aviation, after a flight to South Korea returned to Kalibo in the Philippines due to a powerbank, find out from aviation expert Geoffrey Thomas why lithium-ion batteries should NOT be in your check-in baggage.

And if you need a moment of joy at this moment — a sea lion has been filmed dancing in perfect time to Boogie Wonderland. Scientists say it could challenge what we know about rhythm in animals.

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