Heathrow power supply failures cause massive flight cancellations

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is focusing on economic growth and wants to encourage young people to move from benefits to work. She acknowledges that the British economy is struggling, partly due to her recent £40 billion tax plan. Next month, employers will face increased National Insurance contributions, which could further harm the economy. To spur growth, Reeves needs to remove obstacles affecting businesses. She has proposed creating 60,000 new apprenticeships by 2029, which is a step in the right direction. However, the Home Builders Federation says the country needs 300,000 more construction workers to meet housing goals. Concerns have also been raised about Ed Miliband's Net Zero policies, which critics claim could be very costly. They argue that scrapping these policies might help the economy recover. In another issue, Heathrow Airport is facing backlash after a power substation failure caused over a thousand flight cancellations, affecting nearly 300,000 passengers. A report had previously rated the substation's reliability very highly, but the unexpected outage highlights serious infrastructure problems. It seems Heathrow was warned a decade ago about power supply issues but did not act. Calls for accountability and an investigation into the reliability of the power grid are growing, amid fears that more infrastructure failures could follow.