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Top ten best airports in the world 

Top ten best airports in the world
Hamad International in Doha takes the No.1 spot in the 2021 World Airport Awards
10 Aug 2021
Heathrow chaos: one in four border officials in isolation

Heathrow chaos: one in four border officials in isolation
Government losing track of coronavirus cases entering the UK, Border Force union warns
3 Aug 2021
‘Responsibility for lowering Covid-19 transmission has fallen to low-paid hotel workers’

‘Responsibility for lowering Covid-19 transmission has fallen to low-paid hotel workers’
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17 Feb 2021
The plans on Boris Johnson’s desk for Britain’s borders

The plans on Boris Johnson’s desk for Britain’s borders
Cabinet split as PM weighs up options ahead of announcement tomorrow
25 Jan 2021
EasyJet hit by £1.27bn annual loss

EasyJet hit by £1.27bn annual loss
Low-cost airline plunges into the red for the first time in its 25-year history
17 Nov 2020
Could airport coronavirus testing reduce quarantines?

Could airport coronavirus testing reduce quarantines?
Transport secretary downplays possibility of single tests to bypass quarantine
21 Aug 2020
Will the Heathrow expansion go ahead?

Will the Heathrow expansion go ahead?
Speculation grows that Boris Johnson will abandon plans after court backs opponents
27 Feb 2020

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Battle to halt Heathrow expansion ‘on verge of victory’

Battle to halt Heathrow expansion ‘on verge of victory’
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell says picture changed by net-zero emissions target
18 Oct 2019
Heathrow’s new runway approved by the High Court

Heathrow’s new runway approved by the High Court
But green campaigners appeal to growing public concern over climate change
2 May 2019
Passport queues at Heathrow Airport hit two-and-a-half hours

Passport queues at Heathrow Airport hit two-and-a-half hours
UK Border Force routinely failing to meet targets for processing passengers from outside EEA
13 Aug 2018
Will Heathrow’s third runway ever be built?

Will Heathrow’s third runway ever be built?
Parliament approves new runway but Boris Johnson says many obstacles to expansion remain
26 Jun 2018
Heathrow expansion: what are the pros and cons?

Heathrow expansion: what are the pros and cons?
Boris Johnson under fire for taking mystery trip as MPs make ‘biggest transport decision in a generation’
25 Jun 2018
Black ice Monday: UK weather chaos leaves thousands stranded

Black ice Monday: UK weather chaos leaves thousands stranded
Snow and icy conditions halt travel services, shut schools and leave homes without power
11 Dec 2017
'Third Heathrow runway is not enough,' say business leaders

'Third Heathrow runway is not enough,' say business leaders
Institute of Directors calls for further expansion at UK's airports, saying country is 'lagging behind'
15 May 2017
UK needs third Heathrow runway, MPs tell May

UK needs third Heathrow runway, MPs tell May
Politicians from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland urge PM to expand airport, but Cabinet is less keen
17 Oct 2016
Man hospitalised after stabbing himself at Heathrow airport

Man hospitalised after stabbing himself at Heathrow airport
Passenger believed to have picked up sharp object after passing through airport security
17 Dec 2015
Boots, Dixons and WH Smith back down in VAT row

Boots, Dixons and WH Smith back down in VAT row
Shops will either stop asking customers to show boarding cards or make clear it is not necessary
13 Aug 2015
British Airways-owner IAG prepares to swallow Aer Lingus

British Airways-owner IAG prepares to swallow Aer Lingus
Willy Walsh has shown with Iberia that he can rationalise the legacy national airlines
6 Jul 2015
A day in the life of UK air traffic - video

A day in the life of UK air traffic - video
New visualisation shows the 6,000 flights that pass through British airspace on an average day
18 Nov 2014
HEATHROW: The critics' verdict on the new T2 

HEATHROW: The critics' verdict on the new T2
Huge sculpture Slipstream wows critics as Heathrow Terminal 2 welcomes its first passengers
4 Jun 2014
High-tech liquid scanner set to shorten airport queues

High-tech liquid scanner set to shorten airport queues
Long airport security lines and restrictive hand luggage rules could be consigned to the past
6 May 2014
UFO spotted in Berkshire skies leaves investigators baffled

UFO spotted in Berkshire skies leaves investigators baffled
Object shaped like a rugby ball flew within a few feet of passenger jet at 34,000ft, claims pilot
6 Jan 2014
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 17 Jul 2013
Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Wednesday 17 Jul 2013
17 Jul 2013
Third runway at Heathrow
Third runway at Heathrow
13 Nov 2008