38 h. ago National Grid offered me a staggering amount of money after my salon was hit by a power cut

James Parker couldn't believe his luck when the energy firm wrote to him a fortnight ago to say he was entitled to the whopping amount.

Events

40 h. ago Disastrous Heathrow power cut will cost airlines up to £100m, MPs told

Heathrow boss says it would cost £1 billion to protect airport from closure during a similar power cut in future

Economics

4 d. ago Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region while Tennessee braces for wild weather

Thousands of people have no power in Wisconsin and northern Michigan after freezing rain brought down trees and power lines

Politics

8 d. ago Malaga turns white after freak winter storm with roads turning to rivers as Spain's wild weather continues

Striking images and footage emerging from the holiday hotspot have shown streets submerged in floodwater and heavy hail crashing down from the grey skies.

Events

1 week ago Is Heathrow back to normal now after flight cancellation chaos?

More than 1,000 flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut

Events

1 week ago Service at Heathrow airport returns to normal two days after forced closure

More than a thousand flights were cancelled on Friday after a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cutHeathrow airport has returned to normal business two days after it was forced to close when a fire at an electrical substation caused a power cut.Europe’s busiest airport had more than 1,000 flights cancelled on Friday after the fire at the substation in Hayes, west London. Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Heathrow boss says he is 'proud' of how airport responded to power outage

Flights began taking off on Friday evening following hours of closure after a blaze at an electricity substation in Hayes cut power to the west London airport.

Society

1 week ago London’s Heathrow Airport partially reopens after fire cut power

London’s Heathrow Airport partially reopens after fire cut power  The Washington Post

Society

1 week ago Is one blundering engineer responsible for crippling Heathrow? Airport bosses face questions over farcical shutdown that left 300,000 travellers stranded

Tens of thousands of travellers are still stranded across the globe today after a blaze at an electricity substation cut power to the airport.

Society

1 week ago Heathrow partially reopens after fire that caused power cut and travel chaos

Airport expects to be fully operational on Saturday, but airlines say closure will have ‘huge impact’ in coming daysDowning Street has said there are “questions to answer” after a fire at an electrical substation closed down London Heathrow airport, stopping more than 1,350 flights and disrupting the journeys of hundreds of thousands of passengers.Counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation into the “unprecedented” incident that left Britain’s biggest airport unable to function as engineers tried to restore power, but said there was “no indication of foul play”. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago First plane lands at London's Heathrow since closure, Qantas flights diverted to Paris after fire cuts power to Europe's business airport

First plane lands at London's Heathrow since closure, Qantas flights diverted to Paris after fire cuts power to Europe's business airport  9News

Transport

1 week ago London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

London’s Heathrow slowly resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport  The Associated Press

Transport

1 week ago Heathrow airport resumes some flights after fire closure leaves thousands stranded worldwide

Counterterror police investigate blaze that caused power cut, upsetting travel plans of up to 300,000 passengers

Society

1 week ago London’s Heathrow resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

London’s Heathrow resumes flights after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport  The Dallas Morning News

Transport

1 week ago Heathrow closure: airport resumes some flights today and hopes for full Saturday service

First plane has landed since fire caused closure but people still told not to travel to the airport unless advised to do so by airlineCounter-terror police leading fire inquiryTell us: have you been affected by London’s Heathrow airport closure?Airlines’ carefully choreographed networks depend on airplanes and crews being in specific locations at specific times. Dozens of air carriers will have to hurriedly reconfigure their networks to move planes and crews around after the Heathrow closure.“The other question is, ‘What will airlines do to deal with the backlog of passengers?’”, said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt with Atmosphere Research Group. “It’s going to be a chaotic couple of days.” Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago First plane lands at London’s Heathrow since a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

First plane lands at London’s Heathrow since a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport  The Associated PressThis Doesn’t Look Like London, Say Flyers Stuck in Goose Bay  Bloomberg

Society

1 week ago London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power

London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power  The Washington Post

Society

1 week ago Heathrow closure: airport plans to resume some flights today and hopes for full Saturday service

First services will be repatriation flights with people still told not to travel to the airport unless advised to do so by airlineCounter-terror police leading fire inquiryTell us: have you been affected by London’s Heathrow airport closure?Airlines’ carefully choreographed networks depend on airplanes and crews being in specific locations at specific times. Dozens of air carriers will have to hurriedly reconfigure their networks to move planes and crews around after the Heathrow closure.“The other question is, ‘What will airlines do to deal with the backlog of passengers?’”, said travel industry analyst Henry Harteveldt with Atmosphere Research Group. “It’s going to be a chaotic couple of days.” Continue reading...

Society

1 week ago Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport  The Associated PressLondon’s Heathrow airport closure sparks global travel chaos  The Hill

Transport

1 week ago Heathrow latest LIVE: Global flights meltdown as fire shuts airport all day leaving thousands stranded

The power cut has thrown airline schedules around the world into disarray as hundreds of flights face cancellation or are forced to divert

Society