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What the papers say – March 22

Heathrow Airport’s sudden closure dominates Saturday’s front pages.

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2025

Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky dies in Surrey aged 86

Soviet spy defected to Britain from Moscow under threat of exposure after supplying information to MI6 and MI5

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Oleg Gordievsky obituary

Russian spy who was the highest ranking KGB officer to defect to Britain

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

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Trump is abandoning democracy and freedom. That creates an opening for Europe – and Britain

Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremism, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Jeremiah Azu storms to world 60m gold just weeks after winning European title

The 23-year-old Briton triumphs at world indoors in Nanjing to complete an amazing month

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

OPINION - Finland the happiest country in the world? I don't believe a word of it — and this is why

The World Happiness Index is out now – you did realise that yesterday was World Happiness Day? – and as ever it turns out that the Nordic countries are ahead of the herd. Finland is top, followed by Denmark, then Iceland, Sweden, Netherlands and Norway, with Costa Rica somehow smuggling…

Evening Standard · Mar 21, 2025

What we know about the closure at London's Heathrow Airport

Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport have been canceled for the whole of Friday after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

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"The wind was ferocious and the sea spray was relentless, making it difficult to keep my lens clean," says photographer caught in one of Britain's wildest storms

Photo of the Day: Edyta Rice braved inclement weather to capture this incredible seascape of a lighthouse being battered by towering waves

Digital Camera World · Mar 21, 2025

UK economic growth forecast to be cut in half in blow to Starmer and Reeves

Major downgrade to growth forecast will pile further pressure on the chancellor

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Massive Disruption After Power Outage Shuts London's Heathrow Airport

Britain's Heathrow airport -- Europe's busiest -- shut down early on Friday after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling hub, causing disruption worldwide to hundreds of flights and thousands of travellers.

International Business Times · Mar 21, 2025

The Latest: Hundreds of thousands of passengers face flight cancelations as Heathrow closes

Britain’s Heathrow Airport has closed for the full day Friday after an electrical substation fire knocked out its power, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers at one of Europe’s biggest travel hubs

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Germany and Britain issue warnings about traveling to America

News of ugly travel experiences and anger at the US are expected to have major negative impacts on America’s tourism industry

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

London's Heathrow Airport Closed After Fire Causes Major Power Cut

Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was shut down early Friday after a major fire at an electrical substation supplying power to the sprawling facility west of London, officials said.

International Business Times · Mar 21, 2025

Heathrow Airport to close Friday after fire knocks out power to part of London

Britain’s Heathrow Airport will be closed Friday after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to the airport and thousands of homes

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

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The Fashion Central · Mar 21, 2025

UK Locked Out of £125bn EU Defence Fund as France Wins Big—Will Starmer Strike a Deal?

British arms companies are set to be locked out of a huge £125 billion EU defense fund—unless the Government agrees to sign a security pact with Brussels.

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Lord Sugar: Starmer should ‘get down on bended knee and beg’ to get back into EU

Lord Alan Sugar has urged Keir Starmer to ‘get down on bended knee and beg’ the EU to let Britain rejoin, in order to save the economy.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Ignored by Trump and menaced by Putin, the UK turns to the EU for defensive ties

As Trump seeks to withdraw the US from European defence, Keir Starmer is trying to develop closer ties with the UK’s neighbours

The Fashion Central · Mar 20, 2025

Keir Starmer Lacks the Courage to Make the One Move That Could Save Britain

Something quite strange is happening in British politics right now—our Labour Prime Minister seems to be channelling his inner Tory.

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The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

How a heritage revival helped spark renewal on Britain’s high streets

Footfall increases as declining high streets transformed with historic looks

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

How to watch the World Indoor Athletics Championships 2025, as Georgia Hunter Bell goes for Britain

Molly Caudery and Jeremiah Azu eyeing podium as world’s stars come to China

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Met Office confirms hottest day of the year as UK basks in sunshine and 20C temperatures

First day of spring brings hottest temperatures so far of 2025

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Tyrannical leader? Why comparisons between Trump and King George III miss the mark on 18th-century British monarchy

George III, king of Great Britain and its colonies at the time of the American Revolution, has been maligned unfairly.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 20, 2025

Military chiefs gather in UK to discuss Ukraine peacekeeping force

Dozens of military chiefs from countries keen to help protect an eventual ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine will meet in Britain on Thursday to discuss planning for a peacekeeping force.

Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2025

‘Callous’ Romanian crime tourist swiped jewellery from elderly in London despite Europe-wide convictions

Luminita Stefan, 29, faked pregnancy to steal from multimillion-pound homes within one month of flying into Britain

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

Starmer secretly makes rare nuclear submarine visit in show of strength ahead of Ukraine talks

Sir Keir Starmer made a rare secret visit to one of Britain's nuclear submarines ahead of a crucial meeting of military figures in the UK to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine.

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