In the week that a Wirral man was jailed for eight months after shining a laser pen in the direction of planes and a police helicopter - we look at the problem that has been described as a 21st ...

Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence under a government crackdown following concerns about attacks on pilots and train drivers. Experts have warned that the commonly available laser ...

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People shining laser pens at pilots or drivers face hefty fines or even prison under tough new powers to combat the threat. Pointing the devices at planes, trains, taxis, buses and cars will be made ...

People who shine lasers at air, ground and sea vehicles could be jailed for up to five years under new laws. Offenders also face unlimited fines as part of Department for Transport (DfT) measures to ...

TRADING standards officers have intercepted a large consignment of powerful laser pens, which could be extremely dangerous in the wrong hands. Richard Cornwell TRADING standards officers have ...

Laser pens that can blind pilots could become subject to licensing restrictions. The UK Government are considering the move after the Civil Aviation Authority reported an increase in incidents where ...

Aircraft taking off or landing from Manchester Airport were targeted by laser pens more than 70 times last year. Although down on last year, the figure shows that the problem of thugs aiming the ...

There has been a "disturbing" rise in laser attacks on emergency workers, an air ambulance charity said this week. In one of a string of recent incidents, a Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) crew member ...

LASER pointers can be handy. Backyard astronomers use them to point out constellations on the vault of the heavens; management consultants to highlight their wisdom on a whiteboard. They are less ...