Counter terrorism police find 'no evidence' fire near Heathrow Airport was suspicious Almost 300,000 passengers across more than 1,300 flights had their trips cancelled at Europe’s busiest airport Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
Lower Thames Crossing plan for Essex and Kent approved by government Heidi Alexander gives green light to controversial £9bn tunnel, Britain’s biggest single planned road-building project The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025
Plans for £9bn Lower Thames Crossing backed by minister Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has approved a development consent order application by National Highways for the new 14.5-mile crossing. Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
‘If I want to go to a concert I’ll pay for it’: Minister heaps pressure on Reeves over Sabrina Carpenter tickets Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner defended the chancellor, saying it was ‘totally okay for Rachel to make that decision’ The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Lower Thames Crossing between gets go-ahead from Heidi Alexander to ease hellish jams and 'unlock growth' Construction could start next year, with the new road expected to open in the early 2030s Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
'Not appropriate' to get free O2 tickets, says Labour minister as Rachel Reeves Sabrina Carpenter concert row grows Greenwich and Woolwich MP Matthew Pennycook said he had never accepted a free ticket for the flagship music venue in east London Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025
Pressure mounts on Heathrow boss as airlines threaten legal action over fire shutdown chaos Warning of potential legal action comes as No10 and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander decline to say they have confidence in Thomas Woldbye Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Labour delight in welcome distraction of Heathrow crisis-not-really-a-crisis Disruptive but not deadly closure that is not government’s fault is just the thing to ease the spring statement stress The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025
Ministers ‘monitoring’ how passengers looked after following Heathrow shutdown A fire at the North Hyde electricity substation last week disrupted power supplies at the West London hub. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Watch live: Transport minister gives statement after Heathrow Airport shutdown chaos Watch live as transport minister Heidi Alexander gives a statement on Monday (24 March) after a fire at a electricity substation in west London forced Heathrow Airport to close for several hours. The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
PM demands accountability as he urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing potholes Councils will be required to publish annual progress reports or face having funding withheld. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Starmer appears to back Reeves over Sabrina Carpenter freebie Downing Street said the Prime Minister ‘supports all of his ministers making their own judgments’ over hospitality. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Minister ‘too busy’ for concerts amid Reeves row over Sabrina Carpenter tickets The chancellor has defended her decision to accept the freebie tickets as ‘the right thing to do’ because of her security arrangements The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
PM ‘deeply concerned’ about Heathrow closure Some 200,000 passengers were affected as the west London airport was closed for much of Friday after a fire at a nearby electricity substation. Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025 Heathrow fire: transport secretary says she’d ‘struggle to sleep’ after report airport boss went to bed amid crisis Heidi Alexander declines to say she has confidence in Thomas Woldbye after airport chaos at the weekend
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Minister says she would have struggled to sleep if running Heathrow Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander made the comment following a report the airport’s chief executive went back to bed after the power outage began.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 22, 2025 Heathrow 'open and fully operational' following disruption caused by power outage HEATHROW Airport said it is “open and fully operational” on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of power caused by a substation fire…
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 UK ‘can and must’ grow aviation while protecting the environment, minister says Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she will ‘never accept’ that the issues compete against each other.
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 Fuel spill from North Sea collision ‘having limited impact’, says boat manager The Portuguese vessel Solong is drifting and still on fire after a collision with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday
The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025 EV charging points made cheaper and faster to install under Labour’s rapid deregulation plans Exclusive: Businesses and communities will no longer have to get permission from councils to set up electric vehicle charge points
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations revealed as Labour shares figures The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed
Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025 Minister anticipates ‘difficult questions’ with new train performance displays Digital screens at major stations began showing punctuality and reliability figures for the first time on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2025 Revealed: London's worst stations for cancelled trains as rail firms are 'named and shamed' Ealing Broadway was the major London station with the worst reliability in the four weeks to February 1
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 Worst train companies to be named and shamed on boards at stations It comes as train reliability hits a record low
The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025 Want lower rail fares to lure people out of their cars? We need a rail revolution Train Talk: Conventional wisdom swerves the need to cut costs and raise (some) taxes