63 h. ago Up To 32 Million Passengers: UK Government Approves London Luton Airport Expansion

Up To 32 Million Passengers: UK Government Approves London Luton Airport Expansion  Simple Flying

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4 d. ago London Luton Airport expansion sees man plan to sell his house

London Luton Airport expansion sees man plan to sell his house  BBC

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4 d. ago Labour APPROVES expansion of Luton Airport after ministers overrule environmental concerns

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave the go-ahead to the Bedforshire airport's development consent order (DCO) application.

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4 d. ago Major Luton airport expansion to go ahead after government defies environmental concerns

Exclusive: Chief executive says flights to the Middle East could be on the cards – but one MP has called the decision ‘disastrous’

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4 d. ago Luton airport expansion given green light by Government despite advice to reject plan

Luton was the UK’s fifth busiest airport last year, with 16.9 million passengers travelling on 132,000 flights

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4 d. ago Huge Luton Airport expansion plan approved which will see millions more passengers

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed whether the airport will be allowed to expand - which they say will create 6,100 new jobs and £900m for the economy every year

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1 week ago Government gives green light to £9billion Lower Thames Crossing that would see Britain's largest ever road tunnel built between Kent and Essex

Plans for a £9 billion road that would pass beneath the River Thames, linking Kent and Essex via a 2.6-mile tunnel, have been formally approved by the transport secretary Heidi Alexander.

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2 w. ago World Boxing to decide new gender eligibility rules in ‘two or three weeks’

Governing body wants rules ready for Brazil tournamentInvestigation sparked by row at Paris OlympicsWorld Boxing has reached “an advanced stage” of its investigation into the gender eligibility row that blighted the sport at the Olympic Games last year, and expects to announce its findings in a matter of “weeks rather than months”.Boris van der Vorst, the president of boxing’s governing body that was given a green light on Monday to run the Olympic competition at Los Angeles 2028, said: “There’s no specific timeline, but I expect it within two or three weeks. We want to have it before our next competition in Brazil.” Van der Vorst said all recommendations would need approval by him and the WB board. Continue reading...

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