UK committee backs Heathrow airport expansion
A British parliamentary committee recommended Friday that the government permit an expansion of Heathrow Airport, rather than allowing the construction of a new airport east of London. Full story
UK local council demands action over falling air stowaways
LONDON (Reuters) - A London local authority close to Heathrow Airport demanded action on Friday from aviation chiefs to protect its residents from being killed by the bodies of stowaways falling from aircraft. Full story
UK school uses domes to silence airport noise
A school close to London's busy Heathrow Airport has found a novel way to protect its young students from the relentless roar of planes taking off and landing nearby. Full story
London pupils find novel way to beat aircraft noise
LONDON (Reuters) - Pupils at a London school so close to Heathrow airport that it sometimes seems descending planes might land in the playground have found a novel way to fight the roar of jet engines. Full story
Heathrow Airport cancels flights as snow carpets London
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Heathrow Airport was hit by a third straight day of delays on Sunday after airport bosses cancelled 20 percent of flights as snow continued to blanket the British capital, with more forecast. Full story
Cancelled flights have Americans stuck worldwide
The effects of Hurricane Sandy are being felt around the globe, as Americans are stranded in international airports and financial markets all over the world are feeling the effects of Wall Street’s closure.
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Heathrow Airport Braces for The Olympics
London Olympics are just three days away and millions of people will go through Heathrow Airport to get to the highly anticipated 2012 games, reports CNBC's Kelly Evans.
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A student from Hounslow Heath infants school sits outside one of four adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport in Hounslow
A student from Hounslow Heath infants school sits outside one of four adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport in Hounslow, west London April 24, 2013. The playground is directly under the flight path of Heathrow's southern runway and outside play for th
Students from Hounslow Heath infants school play in one of four adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport
Students from Hounslow Heath infants school play in one of four adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport in Hounslow, west London April 24, 2013. The playground is directly under the flight path of Heathrow's southern runway and outside play for the chil
Children of Hounslow Heath infants school play around adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport in Hounslow
Students from Hounslow Heath infants school play around one of four adobe huts designed to help minimise the noise of aircraft landing at Heathrow airport in Hounslow, west London April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
