Watch: Acrid smoke and empty runways – the scene at Heathrow
The BBC’s Charlotte Gallagher reports from Heathrow Airport which is going to be closed all day.
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Netanyahu fires Israel’s security chief over ‘distrust’
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Trump signs order to dismantle US education department
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Watch: Eyewitness videos show towering flames at substation
London’s Heathrow Airport is closing Friday due to a significant power outage caused by a nearby fire at an electricity substation.
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