London’s Heathrow Airport will be closed today after a fire broke out nearby – and it’s not just flight passengers impacted. The blaze at an electrical substation in west London yesterday evening knocked out power to the airport and some 16,000 homes earlier today. This all but ground to a halt flights to and from one […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Thousands of travellers will have their journeys disrupted today after a fire at an electrical substation has caused an outage at Heathrow Airport. More than 1,300 flights to and from Heathrow Airport will be disrupted on Friday […]
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Liam Coleman Published March 21, 2025 7:26am Updated March 21, 2025 8:49am A huge fire close to Heathrow has meant one of the busiest airports in the UK is now set to be closed for the next 24 hours. Anyone who has a flight booked from the airport has been told to not travel to […]
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Spring has officially arrived and one of the most beautiful markers of the new season is cherry blossom. Although the delicate pale pink petals are typically associated with Japan, where a festival dedicated to them attracts millions of tourists each year, it’s possible to catch a glimpse of these wonderful flowers in London, too. Greenwich […]
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The Heathrow Airport chaos following a fire at a nearby substation compares to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Iceland volcano eruption, an expert said. The airport will remain closed all day on Friday and passengers have […]
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