welcome
BBC

BBC

World

World

Heathrow airport closure deeply concerning, says PM

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

78% Informative

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says he is "deeply concerned" about Heathrow Airport closure.

Heathrow closed for 18 hours on Friday after power cut caused by fire at substation.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander says Heathrow 's "well designed" resilience plans worked as intended.

National Grid says two other substations remain operational and capable of powering the airport.

VR Score

80

Informative language

78

Neutral language

79

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

Affiliate links

no affiliate links