Overview

• The Metropolitan Police confirmed the fire at the North Hyde substation is not being treated as suspicious, shifting focus to operational and infrastructure issues.
• Heathrow Airport’s reliance on limited power sources and insufficient backup systems is under scrutiny, with its CEO set to face MPs on April 2.
• Airlines are considering legal action to recover costs from the nearly 1,300 flight cancellations and disruptions affecting 200,000 passengers.
• Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has ordered a review into energy resilience for critical infrastructure, with initial findings due in six weeks.
• Heathrow had access to alternative power supplies during the outage, but operational challenges prevented the airport from maintaining normal operations.