Heathrow warned about power supply days before outage closure, MPs told April 2, 2025 Heathrow Airport was warned about its power supply in the days before it closed because of an outage, MPs were told. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which represents airlines that use the west London airport, said there were a “couple of incidents” which made him concerned. The airport was closed to [...]
Poor co-ordination was ‘open invitation’ for small boats, Starmer says March 31, 2025 Poor co-ordination between policing and intelligence agencies was an “open invitation” to people smugglers transporting arrivals in small boats, Sir Keir Starmer has claimed. The Prime Minister has said his government “inherited this total fragmentation between our policing, our Border Force and our intelligence agencies” and warned there were “gaps in our defence, an open [...]
Union highlights claims of staff shortages at railway ticket offices March 29, 2025 A rail union is to hold a series of protests highlighting claims of staff shortages at ticket offices. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT ) said there was understaffing at a number of stations on the West Coast mainline served by Avanti. The RMT said plans to close ticket offices across the country were [...]
Blackstone takes stake in UK airports group for £235m March 28, 2025 Blackstone has bought a 22 per cent stake in AGS Airports in a deal valued at £235m, it has been announced. The agreement sees AviAlliance offload some of its holdings in AGS, which owns Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton airport, although it will retain a majority 78 per cent stake. AGS was acquired by PSP, one [...]
Has art saved your life? TfL wants to hear March 28, 2025 Art can save lives, sometimes literally (see above), TfL's art scheme is more than worth celebrating, writes James Reed.
Unlocking growth, delivering sustainability: London Stansted’s vision for the future March 27, 2025 The last few months have seen the new government make clear what it thinks about aviation’s role in achieving its growth mission. Through successive announcements about airport expansion, the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Transport Secretary have been among the senior Cabinet voices making clear a strong aviation sector is good for growth, and compatible with [...]
‘The deal was done before the starters arrived’: Fundment CEO on the art of the business lunch March 27, 2025 Fundment founder Ola Abdul secured £45m earlier this year. He tells us how he did it, including the art of the business lunch.
Government approves Lower Thames Crossing March 25, 2025 Ministers have given the go-ahead to the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel, one of the most expensive infrastructure projects in UK history. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the development consent order (DCO) for the scheme on Tuesday. It will be funded primarily by the private sector, according to the Financial Times, confirming speculation after [...]
Spring Statement 2025: Reeves urged to fund Bakerloo Line and HS2 Euston March 24, 2025 London’s property sector has called on Rachel Reeves to introduce new funding models in the Spring Statement to prevent critical transport projects, such as HS2 Euston in the UK capital from stalling. The London Property Alliance, which represents real estate developers and investors, said the government “must be bold” if it wants to move forward [...]
Grid operator to ‘urgently investigate’ Heathrow power outage after fire March 22, 2025 Energy secretary Ed Miliband has ordered the National Energy System Operator to “urgently investigate” the power outage caused by a substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport on Friday. He is working with Ofgem and using powers under the Energy Act to formally launch the grid operator’s investigation. “We are determined to properly understand what happened [...]