Residents of areas under airport’s flightpath savour a brief taste of ‘peace and tranquillity’ amid travel chaos Heathrow airport closure – live updates Chirping birds and unbroken skies come as standard in many English villages, though not in Harmondsworth – which lies under Heathrow’s flight path. But Friday was different. […]
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Airlines and passengers likely to face days of disruption after fire at substation causes travel chaos Heathrow airport closed –live updates Depending on whose fault it eventually turns out to be, this was a power cut in just the wrong – or right – place. As Britain’s biggest airport, Europe’s […]
Airport expects to be fully operational on Saturday, but airlines say closure will have ‘huge impact’ in coming days Downing Street has said there are “questions to answer” after a fire at an electrical substation closed down London Heathrow airport, stopping more than 1,350 flights and disrupting the journeys of […]
Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that instructs the US education secretary, Linda McMahon, to start dismantling the Department of Education, seemingly attempting to circumvent […]
UK leader says Russia cannot veto how Ukraine defends itself as western military officials meet to draft security plans Analysis: UK turns to the EU for defensive ties Vladimir Putin will face “severe consequences” if he breaches a peace deal with Ukraine, Keir Starmer has warned as western military planners […]
David Norris, whose parole hearing is due, denied guilt after being jailed for the 1993 murder in south-east London One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers may now accept he was involved in assaulting the teenager, according to a report by the Parole Board. Lawrence, 18, was murdered by a gang of […]
Vivian Jenna Wilson tells Teen Vogue she feels obliged to take stand for trans rights as Trump attacks community Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest child, has spoken out publicly about her father, saying that Musk “definitely [did] a Nazi salute” at two rallies in January and that he is […]
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences. Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture […]
Temperatures as high as 21C possible in area of England from London and home counties to southern Midlands The spring equinox on Thursday could be the warmest day of 2025 and reach “well above average” temperatures, the Met Office has said. Wednesday’s highest recorded temperature was 18.7C in Northolt, west […]
Labour MPs uneasy as chancellor prepares even deeper reductions that economists say will harm key services Rachel Reeves will announce the biggest spending cuts since austerity at next week’s spring statement after ruling out tax rises as a way to close her budget deficit. The chancellor will tell MPs next […]