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michael<p>in this new era of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalTradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalTradeWar</span></a> and tariffs, maybe we don't need extra <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> capacity at all, as there will be no extra <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> trips to accommodate? Also, transatlantic tourism is going down, as people don't want to spend their holidays in detention centres. </p><p>would be great if <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>starmer</span></a> could join the dots ... </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/03/luton-airport-allowed-to-double-capacity-after-uk-government-overrules-planners" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">apr/03/luton-airport-allowed-to-double-capacity-after-uk-government-overrules-planners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UKpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Luton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luton</span></a></p>
ScienceCommunicator<p>"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes” <br><a href="https://bylines.cymru/politics-and-society/right-wing-disinformation-loop/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylines.cymru/politics-and-soc</span><span class="invisible">iety/right-wing-disinformation-loop/</span></a></p><p>Example of how a person spread fake news because they aren't interested in the facts.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GBNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GBNews</span></a></p>
Manc AvGeek<p>'Throw Thursday27th March 2025.</p><p>G-VYOU, Airbus A340-642, Virgin Atlantic, on final approach to Runway 09 Left at London Heathrow, 18th March 2016, as seen from Stanwell Moor Road.</p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/LHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LHR</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGLL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGLL</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Runway09Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Runway09Left</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/StanwellMoorRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StanwellMoorRoad</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Airbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airbus</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/A340" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A340</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/VirginAtlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VirginAtlantic</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/ThrowThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThrowThursday</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Manc AvGeek<p>Tails Tuesday 25th March 2025.</p><p>A6-EDL, Airbus A380-861, Emirates, sailing past the Esso garage on Southern Perimeter Road after taking off from Runway 27 left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.</p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/LHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LHR</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGLL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGLL</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Runway27Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Runway27Left</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/SouthernPerimeterRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernPerimeterRoad</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EssoGarage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EssoGarage</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Airbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airbus</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/A380" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A380</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Emirates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emirates</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/TailsTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TailsTuesday</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Steven Heywood<p>This grifting fuckwit claims the backup generators didn't work because they'd been removed for Net Zero when they hadn't been and did, and doesn't realise that the chances of the backup generators powering an airport the size of a small city is about the same as his having weekly MP's surgeries in Clacton.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Farage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Farage</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thepoke.com/2025/03/24/nigel-farage-heathrow-conspiracy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepoke.com/2025/03/24/nigel-f</span><span class="invisible">arage-heathrow-conspiracy/</span></a></p>
Hype / Aerospace News<p>Heathrow Criticized for Shutdown Amid Substation Controversy<br>- By Sarah Young </p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-heathrow-defends-decision-shut-airport-amid-blame-game-2025-03-24/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/uk/uks-heath</span><span class="invisible">row-defends-decision-shut-airport-amid-blame-game-2025-03-24/</span></a> <br>More: <a href="https://hype.aero/coverage/airlines/?story=a48d4b2c-9f32-4737-a5d0-71ccbcfecc73" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hype.aero/coverage/airlines/?s</span><span class="invisible">tory=a48d4b2c-9f32-4737-a5d0-71ccbcfecc73</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>👀 Heathrow never lost access to power... 🤔 (but it did shut down) <br><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjy4m0n1exo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cdjy4m0n</span><span class="invisible">1exo</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
quangobaud<p>Heathrow Airport Ownership </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a></p>
WiseGreyOwl 🌍 🦉<p>Airports should implement disaster recovery procedures for at least these reasons:<br>* Ensure passenger and staff safety.<br> * Maintain operational continuity. <br> * Protect critical infrastructure. <br> * Facilitate emergency response. <br> * Minimise financial losses.<br> * Comply with regulations.</p><p>Got it <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/HEATHROW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HEATHROW</span></a>?</p>
Manc AvGeek<p>On This Day 22nd March 2018.</p><p>A9C-KD, Airbus A330-243, Gulf Air, climbing out of Runway 27 Left at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018, as seen from the Esso garage on Southern Perimeter Road.</p><p><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/LHR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LHR</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EGLL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EGLL</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Runway27Left" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Runway27Left</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/SouthernPerimeterRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernPerimeterRoad</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/EssoGarage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EssoGarage</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/Airbus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airbus</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/A330" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>A330</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/GulfAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GulfAir</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a><br><a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/planespotting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planespotting</span></a> <a href="https://social.teamb.space/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
Doug Bostrom<p>A little investigation reveals that perhaps 25% of <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> activity isn't completely useless. Most is simply boredom expressed as kilograms of Jet A converted into kilograms of CO2. </p><p>Anyway, restless folk with itchy feet becoming angry because the choices they made resulted in non-existential inconvenience are critical to politicians, so here we are, facing an exaggerated crisis.</p><p>If Heathrow was appropriately sized it would certainly be easier to maintain.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/mar/22/heathrow-airport-closure-fire-reopens-london-travel-flight-information-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-67deddce8f08e154ecc1611f#block-67deddce8f08e154ecc1611f" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/22/heathrow-airport-closure-fire-reopens-london-travel-flight-information-latest-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-67deddce8f08e154ecc1611f#block-67deddce8f08e154ecc1611f</span></a></p>
BBC News<p>Good afternoon. It's 3PM, Saturday, 22nd March. The headlines: <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airport</span></a> resumes full operations following an unprecedented shutdown caused by a power station blaze, affecting over 1,350 flights. The incident, which led to diversions across Europe, is not deemed suspicious by officials. The Comic Relief telethon has garnered £34m and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/boxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boxing</span></a> icon George Foreman has died aged 76. Three rockets have been launched towards <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> from southern <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Global News National<p>Heathrow Airport ‘fully operational’ after fire sparked travel chaos<br>More than 1,300 flights were cancelled after an overnight fire at a substation cut power to London Heathrow Airport, and to more than 60,000 properties.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11093636/heathrow-fire-flight-disruption/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11093636/he</span><span class="invisible">athrow-fire-flight-disruption/</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Heathrow Airport ‘fully operational’ after fire sparked travel chaos<br>More than 1,300 flights were cancelled after an overnight fire at a substation cut power to London Heathrow Airport, and to more than 60,000 properties.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11093636/heathrow-fire-flight-disruption/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11093636/he</span><span class="invisible">athrow-fire-flight-disruption/</span></a></p>
BBC News<p>Good afternoon. It's 12PM, Saturday, 22nd March. The headlines: <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> Airport is back in service after a power station blaze led to its most extensive shutdown in years, affecting over 1,350 flights. Authorities do not suspect foul play. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> escalates its <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> campaign, with the military instructed to expand control as casualties near 50,000 and Gaza faces a 19-day blockade. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Knud Jahnke<p>The closure of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> yesterday had 200,000 people not flying. If each flight had a climate impact of 1 tCO2 equivalent, then this would be 200,000 tCO2eq of emissions that didn't happen.</p><p>A study showed that for every ~4400 tCO2eq one human will die from climate change impact until the year 2100.</p><p>200,000/4400=45</p><p>Every day of Heathrow operation will kill 45 people in the future. Yesterday saved 45 people's lives.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateImpact</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flying</span></a></p>
Thomas<p>I wouldn't want to be among the people who now need to explain why there is a single-point-of-failure for critical infrastructure. It might have looked like an acceptable risk at the time. After the fact it looks like a foolish decision.</p><p>I'd expect that other subsystems will be scrutinized as well. This looks like a higher level problem.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SystemsSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemsSafety</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/mar/22/heathrow-airport-closure-fire-reopens-london-travel-flight-information-latest-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2</span><span class="invisible">025/mar/22/heathrow-airport-closure-fire-reopens-london-travel-flight-information-latest-news-updates</span></a></p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“‘I want to look my nieces in the eye and say I did everything I could’: eight Just Stop Oil supporters found GUILTY”</p><p>by The Canary <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://independent-media.co.uk/@thecanaryuk" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thecanaryuk</span></a></span> <br>“During the trial the judge removed all legal defences from the jury’s consideration, ruled the climate emergency to be ‘irrelevant’ and forbade defendants from mentioning that a jury has a right to acquit a defendant as a matter of conscience”</p><p><a href="https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/03/21/just-stop-oil-heathrow-10/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanary.co/uk/news/2025/03/2</span><span class="invisible">1/just-stop-oil-heathrow-10/?__s=pw3ygmyxve9etudpqdrh</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trial</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BritishJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Travesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travesty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Heathrow flights have resumed: What we know so far.</p><p>Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport, a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation shut down operations at one of the world's major transport hubs.</p><p>Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, said on Saturday morning it was open and fully operational, however flight disruptions are expected to last days.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250321-heathrow-flights-have-resumed-what-we-know-so-far?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250321</span><span class="invisible">-heathrow-flights-have-resumed-what-we-know-so-far?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Airport</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a></p>
BBC News<p>Good morning. It's 9AM, Saturday, 22nd March. The headlines: Boxing legend George Foreman has died aged 76. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Heathrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heathrow</span></a> Airport resumes normal service after a brief halt, prioritising European flight redirections. The Tate brothers have been extradited to Romania. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> escalates its <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> offensive, launching renewed ground attacks and ordering the military to expand territorial control. <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>