Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang were denied entry to Israel and have now arrived back in the United Kingdomm, landing at Heathrow Airport. The two Labour MPs said they had made the trip âto visit humanitarian aid projects and communities in the West Bankâ. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The boss of Heathrow Airport says he is âabsolutely committedâ to ensuring lessons are learnt from the events which led to the closure of Europeâs busiest airport last month. Appearing before MPs on the Transport Select Committee, Thomas Woldbye also offered a âsincere apologyâ for the travel disruption caused to thousands of passengers during the one-day shutdown.
Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Simon Gallagher, founder of UK Network Services, said Heathrow could have had enough power from one live substation during the outage, but it would have taken hours to reconfigure the airport's network. He acknowledged National Gridâs point that there was sufficient capacity but stressed Heathrow's challenge in adjusting to use that power in time. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Akhil Vyas, a passenger caught up in Fridayâs Heathrow Airport closure, recalled the moment he learned his flight to Dubai for a family holiday was cancelled. He said that he hopes that Heathrow will learn from the incident and create a contingency plan to prevent future disruptions. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander called the Heathrow substation fire an "unprecedented event of very significant magnitude" after it halted flights for 18 hours. She praised firefighters and staff for their response, noting backup generators kept critical systems running but couldnât power the entire airport. The government and Heathrow have launched investigations into resilience planning and infrastructure lessons. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Children being bombed and the prospect of starvation in Gaza is âintolerableâ, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after his Government launched fresh sanctions on West Bank settlers and paused trade talks with Israel. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
David Lammy announced new measures against Israel but Labour, Tory and Liberal Democrat backbenchers urged him to go further. The Government will impose new sanctions on three individuals and four entities involved in the settler movement, and has suspended negotiations with the Israeli government on a new free trade agreement. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Prime Minister visited a Lidl in north London on Tuesday afternoon as he sought to promote the impact of his trade deal with the EU. Speaking to broadcasters, Sir Keir Starmer said: ''We are in Lidl because the deal that we struck yesterday will mean lower prices in our supermarkets.'' Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Senior government ministers depart Number Ten following Sir Keir Starmer chaired his first Cabinet meeting since the government agreed new arrangements with the European Union on Monday. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel urges the government to provide details on the new deal with the European Union and to face scrutiny in the House of Commons. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Flights take off from Heathrow Airport after a fire at a substation in west London sparked a day of travel chaos.
Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us..
![Labour MPs arrive back in UK after Israel denies entry [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250406/1407293636-Labour-MPs-arrive-back-in-UK-after-Israel.jpg)
![Heathrow CEO âcommittedâ to learning from airport shutdown [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250402/1406876790-Heathrow-CEO-committed-to-learning-from-airport-shutdown.jpg)
![Heathrow power fix wouldâve taken hours, says expert [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250324/1406069316-Heathrow-power-fix-would-ve-taken-hours-says.jpg)
![Passenger hopes Heathrow learns from airport closure disrupt [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250324/1406040978-Passenger-hopes-Heathrow-learns-from-airport-closure-disrupt.jpg)
![Transport Secretary: Heathrow fire an 'unprecedented' crisis [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250324/1406033990-Transport-Secretary-Heathrow-fire-an-unprecedented-crisis.jpg)
![PM: We cannot allow the people of Gaza to starve [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250520/1411355646-PM-We-cannot-allow-the-people-of-Gaza.jpg)
![Foreign Sec: Our diplomats are doing all they can [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250520/1411355722-Foreign-Sec-Our-diplomats-are-doing-all-they.jpg)
![Starmer: EU deal good for customers [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250520/1411351808-Starmer-EU-deal-good-for-customers.jpg)
![Ministers depart Downing Street after Cabinet meeting [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250520/1411339802-Ministers-depart-Downing-Street-after-Cabinet-meeting.jpg)
![Priti Patel: We need details of new EU deal [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250520/1411339202-Priti-Patel-We-need-details-of-new-EU.jpg)
![Flights takes off from Heathrow after day of cancellations [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250322/1405857768-Flights-takes-off-from-Heathrow-after-day-of.jpg)
