As Russia taunts U.K. over Heathrow fire, Kremlin-backed sabotage attacks are in the spotlight
A catastrophic incident saw a single fire at a west London electrical substation bring Europe’s busiest airport to a complete standstill on Friday, sparking speculation over Russian involvement, while others pointed to Britain's inadequate infrastructure in the search for answers.
Read more at NBC News
-
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 disruption expected London’s ...The Guardian - 4d -
London's Heathrow Airport to restart flights after fire causes closure
A fire at an electrical substation near London's Heathrow Airport closed one of the world's busiest airports.ABC News - 3d -
How did a single fire bring down Europe's busiest airport?
Questions have been raised over what caused the outage and why back-up systems failed?BBC News - 3d -
London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after huge power cut
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.CBS News - 3d -
Firefighters Tackle Substation Fire That Cut Power at Heathrow Airport
The London Fire Brigade said that disruptions from the fire, at an electrical substation, would increase into Friday. Its cause was not immediately known.The New York Times - 4d -
London’s Heathrow Airport resumes flights after major fire nearby shuts down travel
London's Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, airport officials said.CNBC - 3d -
London's Heathrow Airport closes after power failure
London's Heathrow Airport will be closed on Friday after a power failure due to a large fire at a nearby electrical substation.NBC News - 4d -
Massive fire, power outage shuts down London's Heathrow Airport
London’s Heathrow Airport will remain closed for the rest of the day Friday after a massive fire at an electricity substation caused a power outage at the major transportation center. More than a ...NBC News - 4d -
Flights resume at London Heathrow after daylong closure sparked travel chaos
Heathrow Airport says it is “fully operational” on Saturday, after an almost daylong closure sparked by an electrical substation fireABC News - 3d
More from NBC News
-
Hegseth says ‘nobody was texting war plans’ after chat emerges
Top officials reportedly discussed secret U.S. military plans in a group chat with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic who was inadvertently added. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth says ...NBC News - 2h -
Hegseth says ‘nobody was texting war plans’ after chat emerges
Top officials reportedly discussed secret U.S. military plans in a group chat with journalist Jeffrey Goldberg from The Atlantic who was inadvertently added. Secretary of State Pete Hegseth says ...NBC News - 2h -
Job applications surge among DOGE targets in federal government
As the Department of Government Efficiency upends federal agencies, a new report released Tuesday by the job listing website Indeed shows the number of workers looking for new jobs has spiked.NBC News - 9h -
As Trump and his allies push to impeach judges, Speaker Mike Johnson eyes an escape hatch
Johnson has backed a bill to bar district judges from issuing nationwide injunctions, an alternative to House Republicans' taking politically perilous impeachment votes.NBC News - 13h -
Trump's promise of a quick end to Ukraine war gets a reality check after talks end with no deal
United States, Russia and Ukraine continued talks in Saudi Arabia, as Putin continued to bomb Zelenskyy's people and Trump called the negotiations "great."NBC News - 1h
More in Top stories
-
'Sadistic' online gangs of teen boys targeting children, says crime agency
The agency is concerned about the "egregious harms and the growing caseload we are seeing from this threat".BBC News - 29m -
'Sadistic' online gangs of teen boys targeting children, says crime agency
The agency is concerned about the "egregious harms and the growing caseload we are seeing from this threat".BBC News - 29m -
Strange spiral seen in the sky - BBC explains what it was
On Monday, stargazers may have noticed an unusual sight in the sky above the UK.BBC News - 33m -
Strange spiral seen in the sky - BBC explains what it was
On Monday, stargazers may have noticed an unusual sight in the sky above the UK.BBC News - 33m -
What are today's mortgage and mortgage refinance interest rates?
Knowing today's mortgage rates can help new homebuyers and homeowners looking to lock in a good deal.CBS News - 35m