People were evacuated from Gatwick Airport's South Terminal on Friday morning Two people were temporarily detained by police after reports of a suspicious package meant Gatwick Airport's South Terminal was evacuated.

London’s Gatwick Airport said it is reopening its South Terminal after police resolved a security alert triggered when a suspicious item was found in a passenger’s luggage.

An explosives disposal team has been sent to London’s Gatwick Airport and one of its terminals evacuated after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage.