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The Latest Breaking News from Heathrow

Cracked windscreen forces Delta flight to turn back to Heathrow

The pilot discovered the crack shortly after take-off and the plane never left UK airspace

The Independent UK

Passenger jet forced to return to London Heathrow after windscreen cracks

The plane was carrying 188 passengers and crew when pilot was forced to take evasive action

Evening Standard

Heathrow rival could build and operate third runway in UK 'first', says aviation minister

Government invites potential promoters of another runway at the west London airport to come forward with plans this summer

Evening Standard

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Why more than 50,000 passengers have booked on 'flights to nowhere' from UK airports like Heathrow and Gatwick

‘When they come off the aeroplane at the end of the day, there’s tears of emotion,’ one British Airways pilot explained

Evening Standard

Biggest shake-up of UK airspace for 70 years to pave way for Heathrow third runway take-off

The reforms could later lead to flying taxis and more use of drones over the capital and other parts of Britain

Evening Standard

Heathrow chaos as lorry smashes into plane and pierces fuselage

The collision occurred just minutes after passengers exited the plane

Evening Standard

British Airways steward arrested 'after dancing naked in business class toilet following suspected drugs binge'

The shocking incident occurred as the steward was supposed to be serving meals on a packed flight from San Francisco to London Heathrow

Evening Standard

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Heathrow airport: Terminal 3 evacuated because of ‘suspicious item’

‘A small part of Terminal 3 was temporarily evacuated while the authorities conducted the appropriate checks’ – Heathrow spokesperson

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers evacuated from Heathrow Terminal 3 after false alarm over suspect package

Passengers were seen flooding out of Terminal 3 at Britain's busiest airport during the peak of half-term travel

Evening Standard

Famous workplace mishaps, from sleeping through alarms to mistaken identity

Heathrow boss missed emergency calls as his phone was on silent – but things can also get missed on live TV

The Guardian - UK

Heathrow boss sorry for sleeping through outage with phone on silent

Thomas Woldbye missed emergency notifications and phone calls after nearby fire led to airport being shut down

The Guardian - UK

Review sheds light on decision to shut Heathrow amid substation fire

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The Independent UK

Heathrow chief’s phone on silent mode as fire unfolded, inquiry finds

Thomas Woldbye’s mobile was ‘on his bedside table’ but on silent mode, the Kelly Review said.

Evening Standard

Heathrow boss slept until 6.45am on day of power shutdown due to his phone being on silent

Review into shutdown finds ‘decision to stop operations would not have changed’ if Thomas Woldbye had been involved

The Independent UK

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London council considers legal action against Home Office over £5m asylum seeker bill

Hillingdon council said it is supporting an increasing number of migrants who have been evicted from hotels

Cycling Weekly

I raced across London to find out conclusively if cycling is faster than public transport

What’s quicker across the capital, public transport or pedal power? Steve Shrubsall accepts a colleague’s challenge to race from Heathrow to Lee Valley

Evening Standard

Heathrow Express has introduced its earliest train service yet

Everything you need to know about the new Heathrow Express service

Evening Standard

Just Stop Oil protesters spared jail after failed Heathrow disruption

A group of Just Stop Oil protesters have avoided jail after their failed attempt to cause "unprecedented disruption" at Heathrow Airport last July.

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The Independent UK

British Airways fined millions after luggage handler breaks back at Heathrow Airport

Another suffered a bleed on the brain

The Independent UK

British Airways fined £3.2m after luggage handlers hurt in similar accidents

Southwark Crown Court heard the two men fell from equipment while loading aircraft at Heathrow.

Evening Standard

British Airways fined £3.2m over horror falls at Heathrow Airport by two baggage handlers

The Health and Safety Executive said the British Airways workers who fell are ‘fortunate to be alive’

Evening Standard

National Grid boss: Heathrow and TfL outages not ‘systemic’ network issues

John Pettigrew said the incidents in April and May were ‘isolated and unconnected’ and said the resilience of the power grid is ‘very robust’.

Evening Standard

M25 reopens after 12-hour closure as waste lorry overturns in crash

The closure affected thousands of vehicles heading to or from locations such as Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

The Independent UK

Airline says it has used AI to reduce delays for passengers

The airline said it has invested £100 million in improving its operational resilience

Evening Standard

Majority of British Airways flights at Heathrow Airport leave ahead of schedule thanks to AI, airline says

The airline said two-thirds of its departures from Heathrow airport left ahead of schedule in April

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