Over 80 asylum seekers arrested

Heathrow Airport closes all day over power outage

Heathrow Airport will be closed throughout Friday over a “significant” power outage linked to a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it. The airport, which is the UK’s busiest, has warned of “significant disruption” over the coming days and told passengers not to travel “under any circumstances” until it reopens. The fire at the substation in Hayes, west London, has left thousands of homes without power and 150 people have been evacuated from surrounding properties. Emergency

21 Mar, 2025

Former terrorists Karuna and Pillayan join hands

Former terrorists and one time bitter rivals Karuna Amman and Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, have joined hands to face the upcoming Local Government Elections. Addressing reporters at a joint media conference on Saturday, Pillayan said that they had decided to put aside their differences and work together. He recalled that the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pullikal was formed by Karuna Amman to fight against the LTTE. Pillayan said that following the defeat of the LTTE there were so

22 Mar, 2025

Pope Francis to be discharged from hospital

Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Sunday and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican, doctors treating him have said. The 88-year-old was admitted to the hospital on 14 February with a severe respiratory infection that resulted in double pneumonia. During the past five weeks, he presented “two very critical episodes” where his “life was in danger”, Dr Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors treating the Pope, said. Pope Francis was never intubated and alw

23 Mar, 2025