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Heathrow Airport closed for at least 24 hours after substation fire | UK | News

Heathrow Airport closed for at least 24 hours after substation fire | UK | News

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Heathrow Aiport has announced it has closed for at least 24 hours due to a nearby electricity substation fire. It comes as a crushing blow to holidaymakers hoping to jet away for the weekend. Passengers have been warned not to arrive for scheduled flights as the airport continues to experience “a significant power outage” following the fire at North Hyde Electricity Substation in nearby Hayes, west London. Thousands of homes have been left without power and more than 100 people were evacuated after a transformer within the North Hyde electrical substation caught fire at around 11.15pm on Thursday. A 200-metre cordon has been put in place as a precaution. Pat Goulbourne, assistant commissioner with London Fire Brigade, said: “This is a highly visible and significant incident, and our firefighters are working tirelessly in challenging conditions to bring the fire under control as swiftly as possible. The fire has caused a power outage affecting a large number of homes and local businesses, and we are working closely with our partners to minimise disruption.” In a statement …

Noel Fielding series cancelled after actor withdraws from Apple TV series over mystery health issues

Noel Fielding series cancelled after actor withdraws from Apple TV series over mystery health issues

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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter The second season of an acclaimed Apple TV+ series has been scrapped after lead star Noel Fielding was unable to complete filming. Comedy show The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin ceased production due to a private health issue faced by Fielding towards the end of the shoot. Season two was near completion before production ground to a halt. Apple confirmed to The Independent that, rather than push ahead with the remainder of the season, it has scrapped the show altogether, meaning everything that was filmed so far will not see the light of day. According to initial reports from Deadline andThe Sun, the axing occurred after Fielding “failed to return to work” after production resumed following the Christmas break. A rep for the Mighty Boosh comedy star, who also hosts The Great British Bake Off, told Deadline: “This is a private and confidential matter regarding …

NCIS: Hawaii fans left furious by cancelled show’s ‘cruel’ cliffhanger ending

NCIS: Hawaii fans left furious by cancelled show’s ‘cruel’ cliffhanger ending

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails NCIS: Hawaii fans are lamenting the show’s cancellation after seeing how the series ended. Last month, it was revealed that CBS, shortly after cancelling long-running series Blue Bloods, had decided to axe the NCIS spin-off. The decision was not met lightly by viewers. The timing of the cancellation – two weeks before the show’s third season was due to end – has particularly irked fans who were left concerned that the show would not provide a satisfying conclusion. As the police procedural series’ finale aired on Monday (7 May), these fears were realised when the episode ended on a giant cliffhanger. *Spoilers follow – you have been warned* All seemed to be going well when the episode featured a send-off of sorts for the main ensemble, in the form of a surprise party thrown for Jane (Vanessa Lachey). The characters, including Sam (LL Cool J), Ernie (Jason Antoon), …

Sheridan Smith is ‘heartbroken’ as she opens up on cancelled West End play

Sheridan Smith is ‘heartbroken’ as she opens up on cancelled West End play

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sheridan Smith has spoken about the premature closure of her West End play Opening Night,which was forced to end its run two months early after slow ticket sales and cutting reviews. The 42-year-old actor said she was “heartbroken” as she broke down in tears in a new interview with The Times. Olivier Award-nominated Smith stars in the musical as an anxious, alcoholic actor whose mental health declines after she witnesses a death. Though it opened in March and was scheduled to run at the Gielgud Theatre until 27 July, Opening Night will close on 18 May. “I was just heartbroken for the company. I felt that I’d let them down in a way, that I couldn’t sell it,” Smith said, as she started to cry. However, the Cleaning Up star has no regrets about taking on a new and unfamiliar challenge. “I feel bad for the team and …

Patients evacuated and scans cancelled after Stockport hospital ceilings fall in | NHS

Patients evacuated and scans cancelled after Stockport hospital ceilings fall in | NHS

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Parts of ceilings have fallen in at two key units of a decrepit NHS hospital, forcing it to evacuate patients and cancel X-rays and scans, the Guardian can reveal. The problems at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport, which is plagued by leaks and major structural defects, have prompted claims it is “dangerous for both patients and staff”. The first partial ceiling collapse occurred on 4 March in the Stockport hospital’s radiology department because of a leak, which meant it had to cancel several scheduled procedures. The trust refused to disclose how many appointments were affected. The second collapse happened the next day in its critical care unit, where seriously ill patients receiving intensive and high-dependency care are treated. Staff had to move quickly to get patients out of the 13-bed unit to ensure no one was hurt. Evacuated patients were initially cared for in some of Stepping Hill’s 20 operating theatres. Some were then transferred to a nearby hospital while repairs were carried out. “These reports from Stepping Hill are both shocking and depressing,” said …

Annual River Thames open-water swimming event cancelled over pollution | UK | News

Annual River Thames open-water swimming event cancelled over pollution | UK | News

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An annual open-water swimming event first held in the River Thames in 1890 has been cancelled this year because of fears about sewage in the water. The Boulter’s to Bray Swim in Maidenhead, Berkshire, involves competitors completing a 5km (3.1 mile), 2.8km or 1.4km swim in the water. However, the trust that manages the event said it was “unable to find any satisfactory way” in which it could be assured the river would be safe for swimmers on July 6, reports the BBC. Anyone who entered this year’s swim will see their entry deferred until the next event or refunded. The Boulter’s to Bray Swim Trust said it heoped there will be “tighter controls on what is discharged into rivers” by 2025. It said there should also be “clear guidelines for recreational users” wishing to enjoy the water. Swim trustee Keith Dixon told the BBC he would not feel safe swimming in the Thames this year, despite having done so for the past 16. He said: “If I can’t look myself in the mirror and …

Ryanair warning to 50,000 passengers as 300 flights cancelled

Ryanair warning to 50,000 passengers as 300 flights cancelled

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Ryanair has cancelled over 300 flights affecting thousands of passengers from the UK. The airline has issued a warning to 50,000 of its passengers who will be affected by last minute cancellations. The decision is in response to air traffic control strikes in France today, April 25, however most of the disrupted passengers are not flying to or from France. Most of the axed flights were due to fly over French airspace en route to other destinations, such as from the UK to Greece, Spain and Italy. Ryanair claims that France has ‘failed to protect overflights during its national air strikes’ and has called on the EU to take urgent action to keep Europe’s skies open. Warnings have been issued in Spain, Britain’s favourite holiday destination, and people flying out of the country this Thursday have been told to expect delays. Read more: TUI issues ‘three hours’ warning to anyone flying from Birmingham Airport before June The Association of Airlines said that Spain will likely bear the brunt of the French strikes and warned travellers …

Hundreds of flights cancelled despite French air traffic controllers calling off strike

Hundreds of flights cancelled despite French air traffic controllers calling off strike

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Hundreds of flights were cancelled at French airports Thursday despite the country’s main air traffic controllers’ union dropping a call for a one-day strike after making a deal for higher pay. Issued on: 24/04/2024 – 23:26 2 min In Paris around 75 percent of flights at Orly and 55 percent at Charles de Gaulle airport will be dropped Thursday, the DGAC civil aviation authority told airlines in a notification seen by AFP on Wednesday. Around 65 percent of services at Marseille airport and 45 percent elsewhere in France will also be cancelled, it added. The impact is expected to be similar to the cancellations expected when the strike was still going ahead. Earlier Wednesday, the SNCTA union walked back a strike call, saying it had struck a deal for higher pay and other measures with the DGAC. The union’s demands had come in response to a planned overhaul of French air-traffic control systems. The DGAC said that despite the strike’s cancellation, the last-minute deal with the SNCTA and the need to finalise details with smaller …

Family Guy star reveals his mother tried to get the show cancelled

Family Guy star reveals his mother tried to get the show cancelled

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Family Guy star Patrick Warburton has said that his parents hate the show so much that his mother once tried to get it cancelled. Warburton, 59, has voiced the wheelchair-using character Joe Swanson since the popular cartoon’s debut season in 1999. Speaking to People at the recent PaleyFest media convention in Los Angeles, in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary, the New Jersey native revealed that his parents “hate the show even more today than they did 25 years ago”. “My father was in a monastery for three months. He almost became a monk… My mother [went] around the neighborhood when I was 13 years old passing out pamphlets on the sins of masturbation, [which] did not get me into the cool crowd,” he explained. “My mother belonged to the American Television Council and they were trying to get the show cancelled,” Warburton continued. “I was helping support …

‘Cancelled’ Welsh hymns about mental illness and addiction to be sung again | Wales

‘Cancelled’ Welsh hymns about mental illness and addiction to be sung again | Wales

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A trove of Welsh hymns believed to have been “cancelled” by all-male committees because they did not like their open approach to issues such as mental health and addiction has been unearthed and is being performed at 50 chapels across the country. The Welsh folk singer Lleuwen Steffan was working in a museum archive when she came across recordings of Welsh-language hymns she had never heard before. “I knew that they were not in the current hymn book. I checked the older editions and spoke to experts on Welsh hymns and indeed they were not in any of the older hymn books either.” The hymns were recorded by the historian Robin Gwyndaf, an expert on folklore and oral history, who worked at St Fagans National Museum of History from 1964. He travelled the country, recording rhymes, riddles, poetry and folk hymns. Many of the hymns date back to the 18th century and passed down through the generations. Steffan said: “They’re conversational and the lyrics feel so current. There were committees who would choose what hymns …