Ben Clatworthy

RT @Steven_Swinford: Sir Keir Starmer is expected to bring forward plans to water down electric car rules in the wake of Donald Trump's glo…

BREAKING: Govt has approved Luton Airport expansion despite the planning inspectorate saying it should be rejected on environmental concerns — including because of an old tree ✈️ - new terminal will double the airport’s capacity

NEW: Heathrow airport was warned about power days before fire caused outage https://t.co/IUQeBbzuAb

RT @MerrynSW: One of the less discussed wealth taxes in the U.K. (we have lots!) is the £2125 you have to pay to HMRC if the state consider…

TRAVEL: Gatwick says its security scanners have been upgraded so no more need to take laptops and liquids out of bags (or have them in a clear plastic bag) ✈️ - BUT crucially, 100ml rule STILL APPLIES as it does at all UK and EU airports - the era of the tiny toiletry runs on

RT @sgfmann: The Times: Heathrow chaos puts bosses in firing line #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/EghFx00xCz

NEW: Passengers are being warned to expect “significant disruption” to British Airways flights tomorrow despite claims by Heathrow that the airport could operate normally ✈️ Short-haul operations will be worst affected but long-haul cancellations are also inevitable

RT @thetimes: 🔺 NEW: First darkness, then fire filled the sky. As we piece together what happened, experts ask: why did Europe’s busiest ai…

BREAKING: The fire at the electricity substation which led to Heathrow Airport’s closure on Friday “is believed to be non-suspicious” and the investigation will “focus on the electrical distribution equipment”, London Fire Brigade said.

NEW: A spokesman for the @UK_CAA: “We require Heathrow to have a resilience plan to cover periods of disruption and we also require it to work with other parties at the airport to manage and recover from it. There will of course be lessons learned from this event.”

BREAKING: There is no suggestion of foul play in the fire that caused Heathrow to close today, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said.

RT @British_Airways: A statement from Sean Doyle, the CEO and Chairman of British Airways, following the disruption at London Heathrow Airp…

BREAKING: Heathrow operations to begin from c.7pm this evening. Airlines being advised what flights they can operate, The Times understands ✈️

BREAKING: Following British Airways flights to operate from London Heathrow this evening BA055 to Johannesburg BA057 to Johannesburg BA011 to Singapore BA259 to Riyadh BA045 to Cape Town BA059 to Cape Town BA015 to Sydney via Singapore BA249 to Buenos Aires via Rio de Janeiro

BREAKING: Govt sources say the power at Heathrow is back on