Britain to expand drone exclusion zone after Gatwick chaos

Britain will extend a drone exclusion zone five-fold and give police new powers against lawbreaking operators, the government said on Monday, after sightings last month paralysed the nation's second busiest airport.The changes announced in parliament by the transport minister, Chris Grayling, followed pre-Christmas disruption at Gatwick airport where drone flyovers led to 1,000 flight cancellations affecting 140,000 passengers."The disruption caused by drones to flights at Gatwick airport last m