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Fires burn around London as heatwave sees UK hit 40 degrees for first time
This is no ordinary weather – burning wildfires, melting runways, warped roads and overheated hospitals – this is the reality of the UK’s unprecedented heatwave.
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Staff at UK’s busiest airport vote to strike – as rail services see second day of action
Only a fraction of trains were running – and huge areas of the country were left without rail services, as staff walked out on a second day of action.
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Travel chaos for holidaymakers at UK airports
It’s been a miserable start for many holidaymakers hoping the Jubilee bank holiday weekend would be the chance for a foreign getaway.
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Storm Eunice: Woman killed by falling tree in north London
In north London, a woman in her 30s has been killed by a tree falling on the car she was travelling in.
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Did UK government know about Iraqi invasion of Kuwait before BA plane landed there?
In the summer of 1990, more than 350 passengers boarded flight BA149 at Heathrow. The plane was bound for Kuala Lumpur, but never made it that far. Instead it made a refuelling stopover in Kuwait City, just as Iraqi troops invaded in the first Gulf War. The passengers were held for months as “human shields”…
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Airport bosses warn government hotel quarantine policy is not ready ahead of launch
Bosses at Heathrow airport have warned that the government’s hotel quarantine policy is not ready.
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‘Fighting for a better environment and creating new jobs can go hand in hand,’ says environment campaigner
We are joined by Katie Neild from Client Earth, an organisation that fights for environmental causes through the courts, and Gavin Davies from the GMB union, who represents workers at Heathrow Airport.
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Revealed: Over 12,500 flights landed in UK during lockdown
More than 12,500 international flights landed in the UK during lockdown – including passenger and cargo planes.
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Climate crisis debate: what are the solutions?
What are the right policy responses to climate change and are world leaders acting fast enough?
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Greta Thunberg: ‘Take the climate crisis into account in all decisions’
We found ourselves on the same train as Greta Thunberg so, as we arrived here in Bristol, I asked her what she made of the ruling that a third runway at Heathrow airport would be illegal.
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WHO steps up international action on coronavirus as first case is confirmed in London
It’s been confirmed that a woman who flew into London from China a few days ago is being treated for coronavirus, bringing the total number of UK cases to nine.
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British Airways IT glitch leaves thousands of passengers stranded
It’s just the latest in a string of problems for the airline.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s broken promises as London mayor
Boris Johnson was keen to mention his time as London mayor when he launched his official campaign to succeed Theresa May yesterday.
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FactCheck: Theresa May’s slips, u-turns and broken promises
Her time in office will forever be associated with Brexit. But the trials and tribulations of Mrs May’s premiership don’t end there.
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Police close in on climate change activists after a fifth day of protests
Police say more than 680 people have now been arrested in connection with the climate change protests in central London – as they started clearing demonstrators away from Oxford Circus – describing the disruption caused by the Extinction Rebellion blockades as “unacceptable”.