24 h. ago Fire which shut down Heathrow Airport for an entire day went 'unaddressed' for seven years

The National Energy System Operator (Neso) has said a fire at an electrical substation that led to a power cut at Heathrow airport was most likely caused by moisture

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27 h. ago Substation fire that shut down Heathrow was caused by moisture flagged as a problem SEVEN YEARS earlier but left unrepaired

Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation after a new report found the fire, which broke out on March 20 in Hayes, west London, was due to a preventable technical fault.

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30 h. ago Heathrow fires: What caused the substation blaze which led to travel chaos

A new report unveils that a catastrophic failure led to the Heathrow power outage, prompting an Ofgem investigation into preventable faults

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31 h. ago 'Catastrophic failure' led to fire that shut Heathrow Airport, report finds

'Catastrophic failure' led to fire that shut Heathrow Airport, report finds  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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31 h. ago National Grid blamed for 'catastrophic failure' that led to Heathrow substation fire, report reveals

Moisture in the oil at the substation was detected by National Grid as long ago at 2018 but was not tackled

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32 h. ago Fire that shut Heathrow was caused by a preventable technical fault known for years, report finds

An inquiry has found that an electrical substation fire that shut down Heathrow Airport in March was caused by a preventable technical fault identified almost seven years earlier

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33 h. ago Heathrow fire caused by problems first identified by National Grid 7 years ago

Official review finds blaze caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ at local substation

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33 h. ago Heathrow substation fire caused by preventable 'catastrophic failure' report reveals

Moisture in the oil at the substation detected by National Grid as long ago at 2018 but was not tackled

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33 h. ago Heathrow substation fire ‘caused by fault first identified seven years ago’

Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventableBusiness live – latest updatesThe root cause of the substation fire that shut Heathrow airport in March was a preventable technical fault that National Grid had been aware of seven years ago but failed to fix properly, investigators have concluded.The final report by the National Energy System Operator (Neso) into the incident found said the fire that cut power to the airport, affecting more than 1,350 flights and almost 300,000 passengers, was “most likely” caused by moisture entering the insulation around wires sparking the electrical fault. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Heathrow fire caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ at substation

Finding from official review raises questions for National Grid

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34 h. ago Heathrow fire caused by 'catastrophic' substation failure, report reveals

The fire that caused the chaotic shutdown of Heathrow airport in March was likely caused by the “catastrophic” failure of a component at an electricity substation, Britain's National Energy System Operator said in a report on the incident on Wednesday.

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9 d. ago The Guardian view on maternity care failings: Wes Streeting’s new inquiry must learn from past mistakes, not repeat them | Editorial

The health secretary deserves praise for trying something new. But links between poor care and overstretched staff must not be avoidedThe announcement of a new inquiry into maternity care failures in England, including the shockingly higher risk of mortality faced by black and Asian mothers, indicates an overdue recognition that improvements are needed. From the devastating 2015 review of a decade of failure at Morecambe Bay, to last year’s birth trauma report from MPs, there is no shortage of evidence that women face unacceptable risks when giving birth on the NHS. The question is whether a review chaired by Wes Streeting himself can achieve what previous ones have not.His role as chair is not the only novel aspect of this inquiry. A panel including bereaved parents will share their experiences and knowledge, alongside expert evidence. This format should focus minds on the human consequences of systemic failures, including mother and baby deaths, and on the need for accountabi...

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2 w. ago HS2 scheme 'will not be completed on time' as report highlights 'litany' of failures behind '£100billion white elephant' railway line

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs the gargantuan project was an 'appalling mess', with an audit revealing endemic overspending, hundreds of millions of pounds wasted and poor decision-making.

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2 w. ago Damning report into grooming gangs failures set to be released TODAY after Keir Starmer's humiliating U

The review by Baroness Casey is expected to conclude that years of warnings about abuse of white girls were 'institutionally ignored for fear of racism'.

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