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Delta Airlines Plane Grounded at JFK Due to Mouse Onboard

A Delta Airlines plane was grounded at JFK for three hours this past Sunday after a mouse was found onboard. 300 passengers on the plane were told that the pilot wouldn't fly with the mouse in the cabin just in case...

Modern movement protests

Do we want a third runway? Making the case outside parliament these champions of modernity are clear that better transport and freedom of the skies is a must for everyone. Join the debate.

Geert Wilders detained in Britain

This is a step backwards for freedom of speech in Britain. Does anyone know if the EU allows countries within the EU to withhold entrance from citizens of a member country of the EU? "A Dutch lawmaker barred from...

Heathrow expansion: the fight back begins

Three climate change activists from Plane Stupid against the Heathrow expansion project, carried out a night-time attack on the Department of Transport in London as they hurled bricks through the window and threw...

Third Heathrow Runway approved

A third runway for UK airport Heathrow has been approved by the British Government. Despite opposition from environmental campaigners, residents, and even MPs, a third runway will be built and the decision will be...

Heathrow 'airplot' protest supported by thousands

The environmental activist group Greenpeace has teamed up with actress Emma Thompson and British millionaire Zav Goldsmith to buy a plot of land on the site of the planned third runway at Heathrow Airport. The...

Heathrow runway 'white elephant'

An important think tank has dealt a blow to government plans for a new runway at London's Heathrow Airport and brought hope to environmentalists fighting to stop the development. The report suggests that any...

Battle begins over third runway at Heathrow

The final decision as to whether Heathrow will add a third runway will happen in a few days, but the real battle is just beginning. Gordon Brown will make the announcement whether the runway is a go ahead, and it...

The Heathrow Accord – F1 Teams Agree On New Rules

"The Heathrow Accord – F1 Teams Agree On New RulesFormula One racing team management meet outside of London, England over the last few days in order to draft and agree on new rules aimed at addressing the world...

London National Climate Change March

"London National Climate Change March Almost 4000 marchers, along with several hundred cyclists, demonstrated in London on Saturday 6 December, marching from Grosvenor Square along Piccadilly, past...

Heathrow T5 was 'national embarrassment'

The botched opening  of Heathrow's Terminal 5 generated lot of bad publicity and now even the British MP's have cited errors, inadequate training behind the chaos and called it a national embarrasment. The...

'Drunk' pilot taken from plane

Moments before take-off a pilot is taken from his cockpit and marched away by police to be breathalysed. Passengers watch on clutching their duty-free goods a little closer. From Heathrow to San Francisco is long...

“Don’t shout at the telly, change the message on it”

A feisty line up of young volunteers pick on topical news stories and get stuck in. This month’s round up includes Bono’s latest bed net for Africans campaign and a challenge to those who thinks inoculating...

Mayor of London wants to close Heathrow

Boris Johnson, the mayor of London is proposing a plan to close Heathrow and replace it with a 24 hour airport int he Thames Estuary.The airport would have to be built on an artificial island off Sheppey in...

UK flights delayed by computer problems

Update: The problem with the air traffic control computer has now been fixed, but flights continue to be delayed as the backlog is still clearing.Earlier: Flights into and out of the UK are suffering delays and...

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