Around 300,000 passengers faced disruption in the UK and abroad when Heathrow Airport closed following an overnight blaze at a nearby substation on March 21. Heathrow – the UK’s and Europe’s busiest airport – closed for hours until about 6pm on Friday while thousands of homes were left without power in the area.

London Heathrow Airport was warned about possible issues with its power supplies a few days before a nearby fire cut electricity to the hub and forced Europe’s busiest airport into an unprecedented day-long blackout.

The official told a parliamentary committee that he had raised concerns about the resilience of Heathrow’s electricity supply just days before a fire forced the airport to shut down.

The boss of Heathrow Airport has apologised to the over 200,000 passengers whose journeys were disrupted by its closure last month following a fire. Thomas Woldbye offered his "deepest regrets" adding that the "situation was unprecedented".

Heathrow Airport was warned about risks to its power supply days before it closed following a major fire. Nigel Wicking, chief executive of Heathrow Airline Operators Committee, which represents airlines that use the London airport,

Three people have died after a car and a bus were involved in a collision in west London. Metropolitan Police officers found both vehicles alight when they were called to Bedfont Road, Feltham at 23:55 BST on Monday.