Hayes fire: Heathrow airport closed after blaze at electrical substation in west London
Passengers advised not to travel to the airport, which would be closed until midnight on Friday due to a substation fire Live coverage: significant travel...
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Record 170,000 children in England missed at least half of classes in 2024
Department for Education data shows that 2.3% of pupils were ‘severely absent’, up from 2.0% in 2022-23 More than 170,000 children in England missed at...
Israeli government approves firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar despite huge protests
Bar had strained relations with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and whose close aides are being investigated by the intelligence agency...
New forest to be created in west of England, with 20m trees planted by 2050
Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the...
One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers reportedly now admits he was involved
David Norris, whose parole hearing is due, denied guilt after being jailed for the 1993 murder in south-east London One of Stephen Lawrence’s killers may...
Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2bn people, says UN
Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of...
Trump signs executive order to dismantle US Department of Education
Order calls for teardown of department as Trump seemingly tries to circumvent need to obtain congressional approval US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump...
Judge dismisses copyright suit against Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You
Country singer Vince Vance had alleged Carey copied his band’s 1988 Christmas tune of the same name A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit...
Meta exposé tops bestseller chart despite company’s attempt to ban its promotion
Sarah Wynn-Williams’s account of her seven years as a Facebook executive is number one on the New York Times bestseller list and has flown off...
Elon Musk’s daughter says father’s rally gesture was ‘definitely a Nazi salute’
Vivian Jenna Wilson tells Teen Vogue she feels obliged to take stand for trans rights as Trump attacks community Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest...