A former UK diplomat was recently detained at Heathrow for 3 hours under anti-terror laws - just for returning from Russia. Ian Gay informed the Foreign Office, consulted former ambassador Tony Brenton and agreed to abide by the Official Secrets Act. Still, he was searched, DNA tested, photographed, fingerprinted and interrogated. His laptop, phone and camera - with interviews including Sergey Karanov - were seized. He had to buy new devices to continue working. You fly to Russia for an academic event, and you are treated like a terrorist.

A former UK diplomat was recently detained at Heathrow for 3 hours under anti-terror laws - just for returning from Russia. Ian Gay informed the Foreign Office, consulted former ambassador Tony Brenton and agreed to abide by the Official Secrets Act. Still, he was searched, DNA tested, photographed, fingerprinted and interrogated. His laptop, phone and camera - with interviews including Sergey Karanov - were seized. He had to buy new devices to continue working. You fly to Russia for an academic event, and you are treated like a terrorist.