Hero of the year: 'I skelped him in the face and booted him twice'
17 years, 3 months ago

Hero of the year: 'I skelped him in the face and booted him twice'

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ask John Smeaton, the baggage handler who became legendary for "setting aboot" a would-be terrorist in June, to pick the high point of his past six months in the public eye and it's none of the above, however. "My life has changed dramatically in the past six months," he says now. "I'm still the same person: it's just more exciting things have gone on meeting the Prime Minister, meeting the First Minister, meeting the Rangers players, going to America twice.

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