Drones face stricter measures to counteract potentially 'catastrophic' aircraft collisions

Drones weighing more than 250g will now have to be registered in the UK, while users will have to pass a safety awareness test, to counteract potentially “catastrophic” airline collisions.
The Government announced the new rules as drone-related incidents reported to the police have rapidly grown, with 3,456 reports of misuse last year.
While there has not been a significant accident involving a drone yet, in the first half of the year there were 48 near-misses between plane