(Join our ETNRI WhatsApp channel for all the latest updates)"Hundreds of critical systems across the airport were required to be safely powered down and then safely and systematically rebooted," a Heathrow spokesperson said. "Given Heathrow's size and operational complexity, safely restarting operations after a disruption of this magnitude was a significant challenge. "John Pettigrew, the CEO of National Grid, said there were two other substations able to provide power to Heathrow, showing that the grid was resilient. "Two substations were always available for the distribution network companies and Heathrow to take power," he told the FT.While airlines such as British Airways , the worse affected, add up the bill for the closure, the government and Heathrow have both commissioned reviews into what happened. "It's really important that we do learn the lessons from this, and that's why I think those two reviews...are going to be really critical," Transport Minister Heidi Alexander told Sky News on Monday.Asked on LBC Radio about whether she had confidence in Heathrow's CEO Thomas Woldbye, Alexander said she wanted to see the results of the reviews.Heathrow is a private company owned by French investment group Ardian, Qatar Investment Authority and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund plus others.

"There was no lack of capacity from the substations," he said. "Each substation individually can provide enough power to Heathrow. "Airport officials said the closure was due to the time it took to switch to the other substations and make safety checks. "Hundreds of critical systems across the airport were required to be safely powered down and then safely and systematically rebooted," a Heathrow Airport spokesperson said. "Given Heathrow's size and operational complexity, safely restarting operations after a disruption of this magnitude was a significant challenge.

Representative ImageThe British government on Monday said that a bird flu or avian influenza (H5N1) case had been detected in a sheep in England for the first time.The discovery occurred during standard monitoring of livestock at a location where avian influenza was previously found in captive birds. Following the US dairy cow outbreak, Defra implemented livestock monitoring at infected sites.“We have confirmed the detection of influenza of avian origin (H5N1) in a single sheep on a farm in Yorkshire. However, current evidence suggests that the avian influenza viruses we're seeing circulating around the world do not spread easily to people – and the risk of avian flu to the general public remains very low. ""UKHSA will continue to monitor the situation closely alongside Defra, DHSC, Animal and Plant Health Agency and Food Standards Agency. UKHSA has established preparations in place for detections of human cases of avian flu and will respond rapidly with NHS and other partners if needed," Chand added.

Skin cancer advanced clinical practitioners ensure continuity of care for oncology patients with malignant melanoma and other advanced skin cancersAbstract Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, has a high propensity to metastasise. Skin cancer advanced clinical practitioners play a vital role in providing high-quality, patient-centred care for patients with malignant melanoma and other advanced skin cancers. Citation: Sherman C (2025) The benefits of advanced clinical practitioners in skin cancer services. Author: Carol Sherman is skin cancer advanced clinical practitioner, University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. What is evident, however, is that advanced practice is prolific in skin cancer services, where nurses have reshaped service provision by developing advanced practice roles across different specialities (Rammanohar et al, 2023).

Wessex Water said its operatives had been “hampered by challenging ground conditions this winter,” and they had to push the finishing date back several months. Additionally, access down Weymouth Street for southbound through traffic from the B3414 is set to be maintained, a Wessex Water spokesperson told the Times. (Image: Wessex Water) Though it was initially due to be completed this month, its extension until July follows a consultation between Wessex Water and Wiltshire Council. It has been continuing below ground in a small car park towards the north end of Weymouth Street after an initial short pause in January. While excavating the shaft for the tank, Wessex Water says the disruptive groundwater meant its team initially required the use of pumps and generators before the project could resume.

The top stories and football transfer rumours from Monday's newspapers. THE ATHLETICChelsea will have to pay Manchester United £5m if they do not turn Jadon Sancho's loan into a permanent deal in summer. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player There were familiar faces at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Spurs Legends beat AC Milan Glorie. DAILY MIRRORLiverpool could use their sought-after winger Ben Doak as bait to land Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo. A pitch-side confrontation in which a fan allegedly attempted to punch Wrexham captain James McClean will be scrutinised by the Football Association.

Live Events(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelAAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP of disregarding the legacy of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh and social reformer Bhimrao Ambedkar. Bhagat Singh used to say that merely removing the British was not enough, the structure of society had to change. Otherwise, brown rulers would replace the British. "They tried to trap and destroy Abhimanyu (Kejriwal), but he is alive and will return with full strength. The strength of this Abhimanyu comes from martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev, who fought against British tyranny," Rai said.

Student Loans Company (SLC) also identified suspicious applications involving fake documents and address duplication, along with franchised colleges enrolling students who can not speak adequate English, the paper said. Ms Phillipson said she plans to bring forward legislation to ensure the OfS has new powers to protect public money. The UK's student loan debt currently stands at £236.2bn. The tuition fees are paid directly to a university or education provider, while the maintenance loan is paid directly to a student's bank account in instalments. The Public Sector Fraud Authority is part of the Cabinet Office and Treasury and works with the government and public bodies on reducing fraud.

artsAshley Davies chats with Jason ManfordJason ManfordRecent Nostalgia. As a 17-year-old, he was working at Manchester’s now-closed Buzz Club, collecting and washing glasses, when one of the comedy acts couldn’t make it. The boss, noticing that Jason had the kind of wit and likeability that would work well on stage, asked him to come on as a substitute. “A lot of the show is about where I am in my life, with things changing very quickly. I literally ring them every year,” he laughs.And then there’s the singing - something else he makes look easy.

Write to letters@thetimes.co.ukSir, Giles Coren fears “we’ve lost our Battle of Britain bravery” in his comment piece (Mar 22) on Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving RAF pilot to have flown in the Battle of Britain. Maybe he need not fret quite so much. A few pages earlier in the same edition is an article highlighting Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb’s praise of Nathan Newby, a patient who calmly talked the would-be bomber Mohammad Farooq from detonating a homemade bomb in St James’s Hospital, Leeds, in 2023 (“Patient praised for talking down lone hospital bomber”, Mar 22). Coren points out that Hemingway insisted he was not exceptional and that he did what anyone would have done. Hemingway’s spirit is echoed

You may have noticed that last weekend the paywall on our website was temporarily opened, allowing people to read what they liked, either from the latest edition or our extensive archive. Out of curiosity, I looked at my back catalogue, and it struck me how gloomy the columns were, particularly in recent months. Perhaps the gloom was justified. The economy has been flatlining and the chancellor has struggled to put a foot right. Many people remain downbeat, but maybe there can be too much of

Facial recognition cameras that scan for wanted criminals are being installed permanently on UK high streets for the first time. The Metropolitan Police will permanently put up live facial recognition (LFR) cameras in Croydon, south London, as part of a pilot project that may see the scheme extended across the capital. The cameras, set to go live in June or July, will monitor the faces of people on the high street and match their image to a database of alleged criminals, including rapists, burglars and robbers. It marks the progression of a successful programme the force has been running for the past two years, which involved deploying vans equipped with LFR cameras and resulted in hundreds of arrests. Vans with facial recognition technology have been deployed over the past two years as part of a pilot scheme TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JACK HILLHowever, privacy campaigners described the move as

“But no offer came,” says Roche, of Strictly Jane Austen Tours, as we navigate the cobbled streets of Bath. The annual Jane Austen Festival is set to hold an elevated edition in September, alongside extended events like two Jane Austen balls in summer and one at Christmas (sign me up for the Sanditon-inspired seaside ball, please). It’s easy to see why two million people descend upon Bath every year, Jane Austen’s milestone birthday or not. Afternoon tea at the Jane Austen CentreDuring her time in Bath, Austen skilfully avoided marriage (she was engaged for one whole evening, before she broke it off the next day). You don’t always need a lot of imagination to envisage the Bath of Jane Austen’s day, but sometimes it helps.

On Tuesday, the CM will be at an investment meeting with British business leaders. She had a stopover in Dubai, from where she boarded the A380 Airbus for London. The CM landed in London at 7am on Sunday (12.30pm IST). She did not have any scheduled engagements on Sunday.At Dubai airport, the CM was among the excited audience watching two women from Gujarat dancing. As she entered the business lounge, she noticed two women practising for mehndi celebrations they were going to attend in Europe.

"I'm confident we can reduce civil servant numbers by 10,000," she told Sky News in a Sunday interview. "During Covid there were big increases in the number of people working in the civil service; that was the right thing to do to respond to those challenges, but it's not right that we just keep those numbers there forever. "When asked for examples where technology could be used to help reduce the size of the civil service that had numbered over 540,000 last year, Reeves listed briefing roles and said the UK's tax collecting office was already using AI to reduce fraud. The headroom that allows the chancellor to meet her own fiscal rules has been wiped out since her October 30 budget, due to weak growth and high borrowing costs. She is likely to cut plans for government spending and welfare so as to rebuild the headroom, having promised to avoid further tax rises.