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Transport Secretary does not believe air traffic control issue was ‘unavoidable’

Heidi Alexander told MPs that safety must remain air traffic controllers’ ‘over-riding priority’.

Evening Standard · Sep 9

Government backs air traffic control chief after thousands face travel chaos

Nats chief executive Martin Rolfe has come under fire.

The Independent UK · Sep 9

When will flights at Heathrow and Gatwick get back to normal?

Disruption continues to ease on Thursday but there are still flight delays and cancellations

Evening Standard · Sep 9

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Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9

UK flight chaos deepens as more than 150 flights cancelled after air traffic control glitch

UK travellers faced significant disruption as over 150 flights were cancelled on Wednesday. A technical glitch in air traffic control systems caused widespread chaos across Britain's airports. Heathrow Airport experienced the majority of the latest flight cancellations and delays. The National Air Traffic Services acknowledged the complex recovery process and…

The Economic Times · Sep 9

Travellers in UK face ongoing disruption after air traffic control glitch

Flights from British airports began to resume Wednesday after a glitch in the country's air traffic control service left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded and 2,000 cancellations, costing airlines millions of pounds. Authorities warned that travellers would continue to experience delays as airlines scrambled to recover from the outage.

France 24 · Sep 9

Government to banish 60,000 ‘ironing board’ seats on busy commuter trains

The transport secretary has promised ‘more comfortable alternatives’ for rail passengers

The Independent UK · Aug 28

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Thameslink set to replace ‘ironing board’ seats in major upgrade

More than 60,000 standard class seat base cushions in all 115 Thameslink trains will be replaced, along with improved backrests

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Government could slash EV sales targets as zero emissions mandate comes under review

Car makers want more breathing room, but charging firms warn a policy wobble could slow Britain’s switch to electric cars

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Two seriously injured after London train with 150 on board derails

The train, which had around 150 people on board when it derailed, has now been safely evacuated

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Everything we know so far as London train derails near Lewes

The train derailed in the area between Haywards Heath and Lewes shortly before 4pm on Thursday

Evening Standard · Aug 13

Wickford derailment latest: National Rail insists British trains ‘among safest in world’ after second crash in 24 hours

The Wickford derailment comes less than 24 hours after a train derailled in East Sussex

The Independent UK · Aug 13

EU border chaos update as post-Brexit checks spark major delays

The EU's Entry/Exit System only became fully operational in April but already faces backlash

The Independent UK · Aug 9

UK train chaos caused by 90 second power outage runs into second day

Rail bosses said a number of services are still experiencing delays after the brief ‘power outage’ on Thursday

The Independent UK · Aug 6

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The Independent UK · Aug 6

Rail disruption expected into morning after power outage grinds trains to halt

Further disruption is expected as engineers made ‘good progress’ through the night to fix issues.

Evening Standard · Aug 4

Gatwick second runway expansion set to begin after court ruling

The Court of Appeal dismissed a bid by campaigners to challenge a High Court ruling in June that the scheme could proceed.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4

Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport

The Independent UK · Aug 4

Gatwick Airport expansion moves one step closer as second runway challenge fails

The £2.2 billion expansion was approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September 2025

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Evening Standard · Aug 4

Gatwick Airport to open second runway as Government wins legal challenge

The £2.2 billion expansion will see the London airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Children to get free bus travel across England throughout August – here’s what you need to know

The initiative is designed to alleviate financial pressures on families during the school summer holidays

Evening Standard · Jul 31

Mayors given fast-track route to build new trams and transport links

The change will mean mayors and authority leaders can bypass the queue for Whitehall sign-off on their projects, if they cost less than £500 million.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

Burnham announces £2 bus fare cap across England from January

Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22

UK politics: Burnham to review early prisoner release scheme – as it happened

New PM says the main perpetrator in the killing of PC Andrew Harper will now ‘not be subject to early release’ and he will also review ‘whole policy’

Evening Standard · Jul 13

Brits could die in 12-hour queues unless EU suspends new border system, MP warns

Traffic modelling from the Port of Dover suggests that delays of between six and eight hours are possible in the worst-case scenario this summer

The Independent UK · Jul 12

More French border guards sent to UK to prevent summer holiday chaos from post-Brexit checks

Fears new EES system will lead to long queues

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