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Watch live: Transport minister gives statement after Heathrow Airport shutdown chaos

Watch live as transport minister Heidi Alexander gives a statement on Monday (24 March) after a fire at a electricity substation in west London forced Heathrow Airport to close for several hours.

The Independent UK

PM demands accountability as he urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing potholes

Councils will be required to publish annual progress reports or face having funding withheld.

Evening Standard

Starmer appears to back Reeves over Sabrina Carpenter freebie

Downing Street said the Prime Minister ‘supports all of his ministers making their own judgments’ over hospitality.

Evening Standard

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Minister ‘too busy’ for concerts amid Reeves row over Sabrina Carpenter tickets

The chancellor has defended her decision to accept the freebie tickets as ‘the right thing to do’ because of her security arrangements

The Independent UK

PM ‘deeply concerned’ about Heathrow closure

Some 200,000 passengers were affected as the west London airport was closed for much of Friday after a fire at a nearby electricity substation.

Evening Standard

Heathrow fire: transport secretary says she’d ‘struggle to sleep’ after report airport boss went to bed amid crisis

Heidi Alexander declines to say she has confidence in Thomas Woldbye after airport chaos at the weekend

The Guardian - UK

Minister says she would have struggled to sleep if running Heathrow

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander made the comment following a report the airport’s chief executive went back to bed after the power outage began.

Evening Standard

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Heathrow 'open and fully operational' following disruption caused by power outage

HEATHROW Airport said it is “open and fully operational” on Saturday after the airport was shut over a loss of power caused by a substation fire…

The National (Scotland)

UK ‘can and must’ grow aviation while protecting the environment, minister says

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she will ‘never accept’ that the issues compete against each other.

The Independent UK

Fuel spill from North Sea collision ‘having limited impact’, says boat manager

The Portuguese vessel Solong is drifting and still on fire after a collision with US tanker Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on Monday

The Independent UK

EV charging points made cheaper and faster to install under Labour’s rapid deregulation plans

Exclusive: Businesses and communities will no longer have to get permission from councils to set up electric vehicle charge points

The Independent UK

Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations revealed as Labour shares figures

The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed

The Independent UK

Minister anticipates ‘difficult questions’ with new train performance displays

Digital screens at major stations began showing punctuality and reliability figures for the first time on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Revealed: London's worst stations for cancelled trains as rail firms are 'named and shamed'

Ealing Broadway was the major London station with the worst reliability in the four weeks to February 1

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Worst train companies to be named and shamed on boards at stations

It comes as train reliability hits a record low

The Independent UK

Want lower rail fares to lure people out of their cars? We need a rail revolution

Train Talk: Conventional wisdom swerves the need to cut costs and raise (some) taxes

Evening Standard

London rail passengers face ‘further misery’ as fares rise by 4.6%

Many commuters will have to pay hundreds of pounds more per year for travel.

Evening Standard

Key questions answered on rail fares rise

The PA news agency answers 10 key questions about this year’s increase.

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The Guardian - UK

What are the next steps for expansion at London Gatwick and Heathrow?

Airports want new runways that would allow them to massively increase the number of flights in and out of capital

Evening Standard

Gatwick Airport second runway map as government presses for go-ahead

Northern runway could be brought into action to double capacity of airport

The Independent UK

Gatwick Airport, just south of London, wins provisional support for second runway

The U.K. government has provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London

Evening Standard

Transport Secretary signals support for Gatwick expansion

Heidi Alexander said the Planning Inspectorate recommended she approves an alternative development consent order application.

The Independent UK

Simon Calder: Everything you need to know about Gatwick’s second runway plans

Exclusive: Everything you need to know about expansion at the Sussex airport, which has Europe’s busiest runway

The Independent UK

Gatwick second runway given green light by government despite eco fury

Gatwick, the busiest single-runway airport in Europe, will see a final decision made by the government in October

Evening Standard

Government says it is 'minded to approve' second runway at Gatwick

But a final decision on the £2.2 billion scheme has been delayed until October in surprise twist

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