Sainsbury’s boss named on New Year Honours list Simon Roberts has been appointed a CBE after taking the helm at Sainsbury’s in 2020 The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2025
Sainsbury’s boss among business leaders named in New Year Honours list Simon Roberts has been made a CBE for services to the retail industry. Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025
From pylons to plug sockets: what makes up the UK’s electricity grid? For nearly a century, a system of turbines, substations, wires and more has powered everything from your kettle to entire cities. We take a look at 11 of its most essential elements … The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025
British Gas owner takes stake in Europe’s biggest LNG terminal in £1.5bn deal Centrica and Energy Capital Partners have agreed to acquire the Isle of Grain terminal from current owner National Grid. Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025
New all-electric town in Kent strikes deal to supply power back to the grid Otterpool Park’s 8,500 homes will run on solar power and batteries – with enough renewable energy to help keep lights on elsewhere The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025
Heathrow CEO insists the 'right people' took key decisions in fire outage crisis March substation blaze closed the airport for an entire day disrupting nearly 1,400 flights and the plans of more than 200,000 Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Kemi Badenoch opposes major energy project in her constituency – despite hitting out at nimbyism Exclusive: The Tory leader was accused of ‘holding Britain back’ after writing a letter to her constituents opposing an energy project in her constituency The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2025
OPINION - Who needs Russian sabotage when you have the Great British planning system? A fire at Heathrow Airport had nothing to do with foreign interference, and everything to do with Britain’s shoddy infrastructure Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Fire that shut Heathrow Airport caused by technical fault known for years, report says Europe's busiest air hub was shut down for around 18 hours on 21 March after a fire at the North Hyde substation in west London knocked out power to the airport. Euronews · Jul 2, 2025
Heathrow fires: What caused the substation blaze which led to travel chaos A new report unveils that a catastrophic failure by the National Grid led to the power outage, prompting an Ofgem investigation into preventable faults Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
National Grid aware of fault behind Heathrow shutdown fire for seven years National Grid blamed for failing to act on known transformer problem, while Heathrow accepted risk as a ‘high-impact, low-probability event’ The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
Fire That Closed Heathrow Traced To Unrepaired Transformer A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018, a report said Wednesday. International Business Times · Jul 2, 2025
Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport was preventable, says watchdog report Ofgem said it had opened an official enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission. Evening Standard · Jul 2, 2025
Heathrow substation fire ‘caused by fault first identified seven years ago’ Ofgem opens investigation into National Grid as report finds incident that cut airport power was preventable The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025 Heathrow fire caused by preventable fault, report finds, as Ofgem launches investigation into incident – as it happened Fire caused by ‘catastrophic failure’ on one of transformer’s high voltage bushings, a ‘technical fault’ most likely caused by moisture and first detected in 2018
The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025 Great Britain’s energy networks to get £24bn upgrade but bills to rise Ofgem approves investment amid push by government to expand UK’s renewables sector
The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025 New UK AI datacentre could cause five times emissions of Birmingham airport Exclusive: emissions from power-hungry warehouses at Lincolnshire facility expected to be 850,000 tonnes a year
International Business Times · May 21, 2025 High-flying Young Electricians Wire UK Energy Switch Perched 45 metres (148 feet) high, young apprentice electricians replace a connection atop a pylon.
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 13, 2025 Tube power cut: Full scale of chaos revealed as 20 stations shut and trains left in tunnels in network collapse Six Tube lines and Elizabeth line affected after fire at electricity substation
International Business Times UK · May 13, 2025 What Caused Major London Power Failure? Chaos Hits Underground In City-Wide Disruption A National Grid failure on 12 May 2025 crippled London Underground, suspending Bakerloo, Waterloo and City, and more
Evening Standard · May 13, 2025 Watchdog criticises TfL over poor communication during power failure London TravelWatch said the organisation should do ‘much better’ in how it provides information to passengers when things go wrong.
Evening Standard · May 12, 2025 Cable fault causes London Underground disruption and fire The Elizabeth, Bakerloo, Jubilee and Northern lines were all disrupted on Monday afternoon.
Euronews · May 12, 2025 Power outage 'for matter of minutes' disrupts London Underground in rush hour The Transport for London website showed that at least three subway lines were suspended due to a power failure and there were severe delays and partial suspensions on at least six other lines during the afternoon rush hour.
The Independent UK · May 8, 2025 Mystery surrounds cause of fire that sparked Heathrow shutdown and mass flight disruption More than 270,000 air passenger journeys were disrupted at Heathrow as a result