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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rachelle Abbott

Podcast: Air traffic control failure throws UK airports into chaos

Hotel tycoon Surinder Arora has announced he is submitting a Heathrow expansion plan which rivals a proposal from the airport's owners. - (Arora Group)

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Planes at major UK airports had to be grounded on Wednesday following a technical glitch at air traffic control.

National Air Traffic Services confirmed a radar failure caused the issue.

However, the major disruption has led to calls for the head of NATS, Martin Rolfe, to resign.

Artificial intelligence continues to shake up the legal scene.

We spoke to the founder of Brandsmiths, Adam Morallee, who has developed a new AI-powered trademark search and registration tool.

And TikTok will now alert parents when teens post public videos.

This comes following the recently announced new internet safety rules, and is an addition to the parental controls they have had in place for over five years.

Also in this episode:

-Trial assesses whether a blood test can detect 10 cancers in its earliest stages

-A radioactive wasp nest was found at the site where the US once made nuclear bombs

-66% of new parents say social media creates an overwhelming pressure to succeed, with Izzy Judd

-Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat is here

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