Man held after uranium found at UK airport

A very small quantity of uranium was detected in a package that arrived at Heathrow Airport on December 29.

Richard Smith, head of London police's Counter Terrorism Command said that, despite the arrest, the incident does "not appear to be linked to any direct threat to the public".

Officers attended an address in Cheshire on Saturday and the man was taken to a police station in northwest England and was on Sunday released on bail until a date in April.

Uranium can be used for civilian power generation and scientific purposes and is a key ingredient in nuclear weapons. 

Certain isotopes emit radiation that can be harmful to humans, and the metal itself is toxic if ingested or inhaled.