West Midlands Police has said the airport is currently being evacuated following a report of a suspicious vehicle. It described this as "a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff". Birmingham Airport has announced all operations have been suspended while police deal with an incident.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “Birmingham Airport is currently being evacuated following a report of a suspicious vehicle. This is a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff.”

LONDON (Reuters) -Birmingham Airport in central England has cancelled flights, been evacuated and asked passengers not to turn up after a report of a suspicious vehicle, police and the airport said on Wednesday.

A major international airport serving the UK's second-largest city was evacuated and all flights were suspended for several hours on Wednesday because of a security alert.

Birmingham Airport has now reopened after the area was evacuated due to reports of a 'suspicious' vehicle on the site.

The CAA says: "The cases have centred on whether technical faults on an aircraft could be an extraordinary circumstance. In June 2014 the English Court of Appeal issued a judgment in the Jet2 v Huzar case which provided clarity in the UK that technical problems were not an extraordinary circumstance."

Birmingham Airport is currently being evacuated following a report of a suspicious vehicle, police said. West Midlands Police said the move was "a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers and staff".

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Here is the West Midlands Police statement in full with Birmingham Airport closed on Wednesday afternoon Police have confirmed that the airport has closed following a report of a suspicious vehicle near the building.