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Thousands of people are facing summer holiday misery after Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow, cancelled 177 flights as workers prepare to strike.
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- Calais: Dublin man charged with 'largest UK port gun seizure'Man is due in court on Monday after guns were found in a Volkswagen Passat coming from Dover.
- Pilots arrested at Glasgow Airport before boarding US flightThe men, aged 45 and 61, allegedly failed a breath test and were arrested at Glasgow Airport.
- Heathrow flights cancelled as support staff strike loomsAlthough the airport has cancelled the flights, airlines have not revealed which services are affected.
The Guardian
- Unite leaders warn Heathrow bosses over strike disruption Talks at Acas continue with union and airport bosses in standoff over pay offer
The Independent
- Pilots arrested at UK airport after failing breath test before transatlantic flightPair could face up to two years in prison if found guilty
- Heathrow strike: Everything you need to know about the planned industrial actionHundreds of thousands of passengers hoping to fly to, from or through Britain's busiest airport on Monday and Tuesday face uncertainty about their holiday plans
Times Online
- This is your captain speaking. Enjoy the dreamy new planes . . . before the BA strike begins [Subscription]Tomorrow’s debut of its A350 Airbus may help end the airline’s woes — if a pilots’ walkout doesn’t finish it off
- Two US pilots arrested at Glasgow airport after ‘failing breath test’ [Subscription]Two pilots have been arrested at Glasgow airport after allegedly failing a breath test, it emerged last night. The men, aged 45 and 61, had been due to board a United Airlines flight to New York yesterday morning, but were seized by police for alleged offences under the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.
- Uber braced for new London licence setback [Subscription]Uber is set to be turned down for a long-term licence by London’s transport bosses when its probationary period runs out next month.
- The siren goes off on Cobham takeover [Subscription]An American bid for the supplier of aircraft refuelling systems would see another jewel removed from Britain’s defence crown
- Heathrow cancels 177 flights affecting 91 airlines before two‑day strike [Subscription]Thousands of people are facing summer holiday misery after Britain’s busiest airport, Heathrow, cancelled 177 flights as workers prepare to strike.
Mail Online
- Revealed: The militant British Airways pilot threatening summer of misery that could see hundreds of flights cancelled because he thinks 11 per cent pay rise for Ł100,000 pilots isn't enoughThis is the young militant pilot behind plans for a crippling British Airways strike that could ruin the summer holidays of thousands of families.
Sky News
- Two pilots arrested over 'failed breath tests' in GlasgowTwo pilots have been arrested after allegedly failing breath tests before boarding a US flight from Glasgow Airport.
- Hoverboard inventor to try and cross Channel again after failed bidA French inventor is to make a second attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard.
- 60 guns found in car: Dover firearms haul 'biggest-ever at UK port'Border Force officers have uncovered what is believed to be the biggest haul of guns at a UK port.
London Evening Standard
- Royal Navy tracks Chinese warship as it passes through English ChannelA Royal Navy frigate has tracked a Chinese warship as it sailed through the English Channel.
- Two pilots arrested over failed breath test before Glasgow to America flightTwo pilots have been arrested after allegedly failing breath tests before their flight from Glasgow Airport this morning.
Kent Online
- Multi-storey car park opening in Sittingbourne delayed againThe opening of Sittingbourne's new multi-storey car park has been pushed back once again.
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