REVEALED: 18 | Vintage Vibes

Heathrow boss slept until 6.45am on day of power shutdown due to his phone being on silent

Review into shutdown finds ‘decision to stop operations would not have changed’ if Thomas Woldbye had been involved

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

London council considers legal action against Home Office over £5m asylum seeker bill

Hillingdon council said it is supporting an increasing number of migrants who have been evicted from hotels

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

I raced across London to find out conclusively if cycling is faster than public transport

What’s quicker across the capital, public transport or pedal power? Steve Shrubsall accepts a colleague’s challenge to race from Heathrow to Lee Valley

Cycling Weekly · May 22, 2025

British Airways fined £3.2m over horror falls at Heathrow Airport by two baggage handlers

The Health and Safety Executive said the British Airways workers who fell are ‘fortunate to be alive’

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

National Grid boss: Heathrow and TfL outages not ‘systemic’ network issues

John Pettigrew said the incidents in April and May were ‘isolated and unconnected’ and said the resilience of the power grid is ‘very robust’.

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

M25 reopens after 12-hour closure as waste lorry overturns in crash

The closure affected thousands of vehicles heading to or from locations such as Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Airline says it has used AI to reduce delays for passengers

The airline said it has invested £100 million in improving its operational resilience

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Majority of British Airways flights at Heathrow Airport leave ahead of schedule thanks to AI, airline says

The airline said two-thirds of its departures from Heathrow airport left ahead of schedule in April

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

British Airways says it has slashed delays by using AI

The airline said two-thirds of its departures from Heathrow airport left ahead of schedule in April.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

Governments shouldn’t chase growth at all costs. The harms of over tourism show why

In the controversial case of expansion at Heathrow airport, the UK government insists that the benefits of economic growth outweigh the environmental and wellbeing costs. But what if focusing on prosperity is a shortsighted approach? The debate about a third runway, placed in the context of exponential growth in travel…

The Conversation · May 12, 2025