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London’s Heathrow Airport was closed for all of Friday, shutting down one of the world’s busiest airports and causing worldwide travel disruptions after it lost power because of a fire nearby. The closure disrupts an important travel hub for Britain, Europe and the world. Daily, an average of more than 220,000 passengers traveled through the … Read more
Hamas fired rockets at Tel Aviv Hamas fired its first barrage of rockets in months into Israeli territory yesterday as Israeli troops expanded ground operations across Gaza, including a raid on part of Rafah in southern Gaza, the military said, as well as actions near Beit Lahiya in the north. After the collapse of a … Read more
Five hours after a fire at an electrical substation knocked out power for Heathrow Airport and thousands of homes in western London, the city’s fire brigade said early Friday that it was still trying to bring the blaze under control. By 4 a.m. Friday, half of a transformer remained on fire, the London Fire Brigade … Read more
new video loaded: Fire Engulfs London Substation transcript Back transcript Fire Engulfs London Substation A substation in Hayes, in western London, caught fire and disrupted one of the busiest airports in the world. Fire in Hayes. Look! Fire in Hayes. Oh my God, look at that! West London, Hayes. Recent episodes in International International video … Read more
When Dr. Shoo Lee, one of Canada’s most renowned neonatologists, wrote an academic paper in 1989, he never imagined it would one day help convict a British nurse of murder. But more than three decades after his paper was published, that is what happened. Lucy Letby, a former nurse in a neonatal unit in northern … Read more
London’s Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the world, was closed early Friday after it lost power because of a fire at a nearby electricity substation, the airport’s operator said. Heathrow said it would be closed until 11:59 p.m. local time. It was not immediately clear how many flights would be affected. Dozens of … Read more
In recent weeks, a flurry of international visitors attempting to enter the United States from other countries have been denied entry at border checkpoints, leading to either deportations to their home countries or days or weeks of detention. A 28-year-old British woman arrived in Britain earlier this week after she was held at an immigration … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s former first minister and once one of Britain’s most prominent politicians, is no longer being investigated over allegations of embezzlement at the Scottish National Party, which she led until two years ago. The Scottish police, in a statement, lifted a cloud that had been hanging over Ms. Sturgeon since her arrest and … Read more
Hugues Oyarzabal, one of Europe’s most accomplished surfers and among the first to record spectacular feats from inside the curl of a wave using digital cameras, died on Feb. 21 at his home in Biarritz, France. He was 39. His parents, Charles and Lucette Oyarzabal, said he had taken his own life. Friends told The … Read more
Ukrainian Strike Hits Air Base Deep Inside Russian Territory