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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Benjamin Parker

Heathrow security staff accused of ‘daylight robbery’ after confiscating £90-worth of designer lipstick

Shadia Black/Tik Tok

A traveller going through security at Heathrow Airport has accused staff of “daylight robbery” after being told she would have to hand over her expensive lipsticks as they were classed as liquids.

Shadia Black, a Swiss law student and model, was heading home after spending time in London when she faced obstacles getting through the UK’s largest airport.

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