Here's more from Gatwick Airport, which just confirmed that its South Terminal will soon be reopening to staff and passengers. "The earlier security alert has now been resolved and cleared by police. The South Terminal is reopening to staff and will be open to passengers shortly," a statement says.

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.

Two people detained during a security incident at Gatwick Airport have been allowed to continue their journeys after a suspect package saw a "large part" of the South Terminal evacuated.

Two people were temporarily detained by police after reports of a suspicious package meant Gatwick Airport's South Terminal was evacuated. The South Terminal, one of two at the airport, was shut at 10:55 GMT on Friday while an explosive ordnance disposal team "made the package safe".

Gatwick Airport has evacuated “a large part” of the south terminal following the discovery of a “suspected prohibited item in luggage”, Sussex Police have confirmed. Thousands of passengers are currently gathered in the airport waiting for an update, with flight disruptions expected into the afternoon.

A spokesperson said the security alert has now been resolved while passengers facing cancellations should contact their airlines

A bomb disposal police unit has been sent to Gatwick airport after a “suspected prohibited item” was found in luggage. Sussex Police said a “security cordon has been put in place” inside the south terminal of the UK’s second busiest airport.

A large part of Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal has been evacuated due to a security incident. Police were called to the airport on Friday morning after the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

At 8.20am on Friday, staff at the South Terminal discovered a “suspected prohibited item” in a passenger’s cabin baggage. By 10.55am, police had ordered a security cordon and the evacuation of the building and adjacent railway station.