Tom Bateman

If flights have resumed, and they have, in a very small amount of cases, there aren't many of them. A plane is just taking off in front of me, but I've been here for about an hour. I haven't seen anything really take off or land until the one that you can probably hear in the distance taking off. So this is very, very unusual for Heathrow, usually a flight every 45 seconds.

There may be knock-on effects, but actually the airport says that by closing today, it hopes to get everything running again. And I think apart from one or two, or perhaps a handful of flights that have been cancelled, that is what is being promised. Passengers are being told, turn up as normal, you don't have to get here early, you should be able to fly.

There may be knock-on effects, but actually the airport says that by closing today, it hopes to get everything running again. And I think apart from one or two, or perhaps a handful of flights that have been cancelled, that is what is being promised. Passengers are being told, turn up as normal, you don't have to get here early, you should be able to fly.

Well, the first thing to say is that the police have said this evening that there's no sign of foul play, any kind of sabotage here so far. That's their investigation. They haven't got evidence of that. But you're right. Questions are being asked about the resilience of Heathrow. I got a chance to grill the chief executive of the company, Thomas Walby, earlier about exactly this.

Well, the first thing to say is that the police have said this evening that there's no sign of foul play, any kind of sabotage here so far. That's their investigation. They haven't got evidence of that. But you're right. Questions are being asked about the resilience of Heathrow. I got a chance to grill the chief executive of the company, Thomas Walby, earlier about exactly this.

He told me that actually Heathrow has three electricity substations. and a biomass generator, which can also add to the power supply. Now, what happened was the fire affected one of the substations and its backup. Each of the three has its own backup, as well as being, if you like, three power stations to power the airport.

He told me that actually Heathrow has three electricity substations. and a biomass generator, which can also add to the power supply. Now, what happened was the fire affected one of the substations and its backup. Each of the three has its own backup, as well as being, if you like, three power stations to power the airport.

Now, the two that remained after the fire could have powered the whole of Heathrow, but they needed to be switched into the system, and that meant... shutting them down, restarting them and then restarting all the systems in the airport and checking they're safe.

Now, the two that remained after the fire could have powered the whole of Heathrow, but they needed to be switched into the system, and that meant... shutting them down, restarting them and then restarting all the systems in the airport and checking they're safe.

And we're talking about things like aircraft refuelling systems, we're talking about air bridges, escalators and obviously all the lighting and power supplies in the terminals. And that takes a long time, the airport said. They felt they had got the airport back and running as quickly as they possibly could and they were not unhappy with the response.

And we're talking about things like aircraft refuelling systems, we're talking about air bridges, escalators and obviously all the lighting and power supplies in the terminals. And that takes a long time, the airport said. They felt they had got the airport back and running as quickly as they possibly could and they were not unhappy with the response.

IATA, the International Airline Association, is not happy. It says there are many questions to be answered here. And also the British government is saying it would like to take a look at what happened too.

IATA, the International Airline Association, is not happy. It says there are many questions to be answered here. And also the British government is saying it would like to take a look at what happened too.

Well, the first thing to say is this was a very long call, possibly up to two and a half hours between Presidents Trump and Putin. The sort of tangible outcome is that Mr. Putin has agreed, as you say, to what appears to be an immediate cessation of what is basically long-range missile fire on the power grid in Ukraine. Now, that is not... inconsequential.

Well, the first thing to say is this was a very long call, possibly up to two and a half hours between Presidents Trump and Putin. The sort of tangible outcome is that Mr. Putin has agreed, as you say, to what appears to be an immediate cessation of what is basically long-range missile fire on the power grid in Ukraine. Now, that is not... inconsequential.

That has been a significant part of his attacks on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion. However, what seems to have happened here is that President Trump has got agreement from now the Ukrainians and the Russians on two completely different ceasefires. So what he had agreed with the Ukrainians last week was an immediate full 30-day ceasefire.

That has been a significant part of his attacks on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion. However, what seems to have happened here is that President Trump has got agreement from now the Ukrainians and the Russians on two completely different ceasefires. So what he had agreed with the Ukrainians last week was an immediate full 30-day ceasefire.

They said, quote, you know, the ball is now in Russia's court. He's had this call with Vladimir Putin and seems to have significantly retreated on that position. So the language from the White House in the statement they put out after the call makes no mention at all of a full 30-day ceasefire. And instead, you know, we have the clarification from Mr Putin on their statement on the call.

They said, quote, you know, the ball is now in Russia's court. He's had this call with Vladimir Putin and seems to have significantly retreated on that position. So the language from the White House in the statement they put out after the call makes no mention at all of a full 30-day ceasefire. And instead, you know, we have the clarification from Mr Putin on their statement on the call.

that there is this agreement or that Mr Putin says he will stop missile strikes on energy infrastructure, although we don't yet know if the Ukrainians will also agree to that far, far lesser form of truce than they said they were ready for with the Americans.