36 h. ago Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Keir Starmer

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

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39 h. ago Heathrow boss who 'went to bed' amid power station fire crisis fails to get backing of Transport Secretary

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

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57 h. ago Heathrow boss 'went back to bed' as power station fire sparked airport chaos

Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye delegated the formal decision to close the airport to his deputy in the early hours of Friday, according to reports

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4 d. ago Heathrow Airport closed by huge fire at power station, global flight schedules disrupted

Heathrow Airport closed by huge fire at power station, global flight schedules disrupted  Reuters UK

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4 d. ago Zelensky resists US plan to take over nuclear power stations

All nuclear power plants in Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian people, he says

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4 d. ago Global flights disrupted as power station fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport

Global flights disrupted as power station fire shuts down London's Heathrow Airport  FRANCE 24 English

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5 d. ago Zelensky defies Trump, warning: Hands off my nuclear power stations

Ukrainian leader resists US plan to take over plants and says Putin must stop ‘unnecessary demands’ as Starmer considers use of UK troops as ‘deterrence force’

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5 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Trump ‘wants Zaporizhzhia power plant for US’

White House has ‘moved beyond’ minerals deal; Zelenskyy expects ceasefire deal to cover civilian as well as energy infrastructure. What we know on day 1,121Europe live: latest news updatesDonald Trump told Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday that the US could own and run Ukrainian nuclear power plants as part of a ceasefire. The Ukrainian president said following their call that “we talked only about one power plant, which is under Russian occupation”, referring to Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power station. The White House said it had “moved beyond” the idea of taking possession of Ukraine’s mineral wealth as part of negotiations. “We are now focused on a long-term peace agreement,” said White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.Kyiv was “ready” to pause attacks on Russia’s energy network and infrastructure, Zelenskyy said, write Shaun Walker and Pjotr Sauer. Zelenskyy indicated he did not yet consider a ceasefire to be in place, instead saying it could be established quickl...

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6 d. ago Ministers told to ‘stop pussyfooting around’ and end nuclear block in Scotland

Scotland’s sole remaining nuclear power station is at Torness, where operations have been extended to 2030.

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8 d. ago Trump says he and Putin will discuss land and power plants in Ukraine ceasefire talks

Trump says negotiators have already discussed ‘dividing up certain assets’ and that he will talk to Putin on TuesdayUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump is to speak to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday – with the two expected to discuss territory and control of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – after the Russian president last week pushed back on a US-brokered plan for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine with a series of sweeping conditions he said would need to be met.The Kremlin confirmed on Monday that the two leaders were due to speak by phone, after Trump’s statement that he planned to discuss with Putin ending the war in Ukraine. The US president also said that negotiators had already talked about “dividing up certain assets”, including power stations. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Review: Bluetti Elite 200 V2 portable power station keeps you running

This powerhouse of a power station comes in a compact design

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1 week ago Horror at 'hideous' modernist replacement for fire ravaged pub as new design is compared to a prison, a power station, and even a radiator

Osborne View, in Fareham, Hampshire, was turned to ash when the building became engulfed by 10ft flames in February of last year.

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1 week ago Balance of power: Loch Ness hydro storage schemes fuel local anxiety

As energy firms race to meet challenges of storing power, critics worry about fluctuations in the depth of the lochBrian Shaw stood at the edge of Loch Ness and pointed to a band of glistening pebbles and damp sand skirting the shore. It seemed as if the tide had gone out.Overnight, Foyers, a small pumped-storage power station, had recharged itself, drawing up millions of litres of water into a reservoir high up on a hill behind it, ready for release through its turbines to boost the UK’s electricity supply. That led to the surface of Loch Ness, the largest body of freshwater in the UK, falling by 14cm in a matter of hours. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Big Easter Egg Hunt 2025 returns to London: Where to find the giant eggs

Eggs to be hidden in Chelsea, Canary Wharf, Marble Arch, Battersea Power Station, The Barbican, The British Museum and The Royal Albert Hall

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2 w. ago Poland's Donald Tusk wants access to nuclear weapons to deter Putin as he announces plan to give military training to every adult male in his country to build 500,000

The Polish Prime Minister revealed he was having serious discussions with France about falling under the protections of their nuclear umbrella, to his parliament on Friday.

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3 w. ago Ecoflow Delta 3 review: One small change has made a huge difference

Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield has been testing Ecoflow’s newest portable power station, the Delta 3 Plus

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3 w. ago Retired GP found guilty of obstructing railway during power station protest

Climate protester Dr Diana Warner, 65, walked down the line outside Drax power station.

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4 w. ago Jury trying protester struggling to come to verdict ‘as a matter of conscience’

Dr Diana Warner, 65, was walking down the railway line outside Drax power station waving a flag when a 400-metre long empty freight train stopped.

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4 w. ago One of my favourite portable power stations has just gone incredibly cheap

Consumer technology writer Gareth Butterfield has spotted this amazing deal on one of his favourite portable power stations

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