A third runway for Heathrow has been on the cards for nearly a quarter of a century, with plans for it twice approved since it was first proposed in 2003. Today’s administration has an ambition to open the facility by 2035, with Chancellor John Healey insisting the “economic case stacks up and will help bring growth.”

The present blueprint, costed at around £33 billion (around €38.5 billion) would see a 3,500-metre runway and new terminal constructed to the northwest of the airport’s current footprint, demolishing 750 homes across at least three villages and requiring the M25 motorway encircling London to be diverted.

The expansion is intended to boost flight capacity at the UK hub by around 58%, handling up to 756,000 flights per year, instead of 480,000. The UK’s Department for Transport claims any Heathrow expansion will align with net zero goals, and pointed to government investment of £219 million in sustainable aviation fuel production and a further £43 million in cleaner technologies “to support greener aviation, while expansion could deliver around £40 billion to the economy and support up to 60,000 local jobs.”

But environmental champions, including Transport & Environment (T&E) and the Climate Change Committee (CCC), say the increase in flights would exceed the UK’s carbon budgetsand put 2050’s net-zero target out of reach.

To avoid that scenario, Nigel Topping, the chair of the CCC, said the UK government needs to introduce measures to make the aviation sector responsible for managing its emissions within climate thresholds, through increasing the proportion of “sustainable aviation fuels” (SAF) they use, and by paying for the permanent removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere.

“The government cannot expand Heathrow airport without requiring the aviation industry to clean up its emissions. Therefore, the government should legislate policies that require the aviation industry to fully address all of their emissions by 2050, either directly or by purchasing engineered removals. The polluter-pays principle must apply,” Topping said.

But aviation stakeholders such as industry group Airlines UK implied that cost would eventually be passed onto consumers, “pricing Britain out of the skies.” Chief Executive Time Alderslade said the CCC’s suggestion would “put holidays out of reach for millions, turning the clock back to a time when flying was the preserve of the rich”. Instead he called for “affordable SAF … more direct routes and scaled up removals.”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Heathrow said: “Heathrow expansion cannot be a choice between economic growth and net zero – it must deliver both” and added it would “continue working with government and partners across the aviation sector to ramp up today’s proven technologies, while examining options for how the billions of pounds passengers already pay in carbon taxes can be used to support this.”

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The WTTC comments come as England is set to hand mayors across the country the power to charge overnight visitors an uncapped tax on their stay. The levies would apply to nearly all accommodation types, including bed and breakfasts, guest houses, hotels, and short-term lets. Proceeds are supposed to be retained for reinvestment in local priorities, such as connectivity, services, infrastructure, and events.

82 million more international travellers crossed a border in 2025 than the year before

International overnight arrivals reached 1.5 billion, up 5.6% on 2024.

China gained 9 million international visitors, France 8 million and Japan 6 million.

Vietnam and Italy each… pic.twitter.com/NCgs95KbgA

— WTTC (@WTTC) September 2, 2026

But the net effect could be negative, the WTTC said in a statement, flagging a possible decline in visitors from some of England’s biggest source markets. In the US, France, and Germany, an average of 29% of consumers told a WTTC survey they would consider an alternative destination or decide not to visit if asked to pay a €10 visitor tax. Domestic tourists from the UK were even more repulsed by the idea, with 39% of residents saying they would look at an alternative destination rather than pay £10.

The impact of a £10 scenario, the WTTC estimates, could be a loss of £14.4 billion (around €16.8 billion) in visitor spending in 2027, a decline that “demonstrates the potential scale of the economic impact when relatively modest additional costs influence travel decisions,” the WTTC said.

Commenting on the spectre of the UK becoming “a more expensive and fragmented destination at a time when competing countries and cities are fighting hard to attract international visitors,” Gloria Guevara, President and CEO, WTTC, said: “The UK should be making it easier to visit, not more expensive. Travellers have choices, and if the UK becomes less competitive, they will take their spending elsewhere.”

Guevara also highlighted the knock-on effects of less visitor spending, such as “weaker growth and fewer opportunities for the people and businesses that depend on Travel & Tourism.” She went on to urge the UK government to focus on “keeping the UK attractive and competitive as a destination. If we make it more expensive to visit, we risk losing the very visitors whose spending supports local economies across the country.”

The WTTC pointed out that previous government consultations have recognised the importance of ensuring any tourist levies are affordable and stable, and provide certainty for accommodation providers. It called for a policy oversight mechanism in case of excessive rates, and for assurances that any fees would “remain proportionate, predictable, and designed with the UK’s international competitiveness firmly in mind.”

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Announced in autumn 2025, the all-electric Eurostar Celestia fleet, on order for €2 billion from Alstom, should make its debut by 2031, marking the first time double-decker trains will be experienced on British soil (apart from a limited, experimental service that ran from 1949 until the early 1970s).

@traintakes New double decker Eurostar trains! But what happens to the classic sets? #Eurostar #Trains #Railways #news #travel ♬ Double-Decker Bus – Count Five

The new stock will provide 20% more seating, a lower floor to keep the trains within the height constraints of the Channel Tunnel and high-speed tracks, and, the firm boasted during this summer’s heatwaves, will be future proofed with air conditioning for temperatures of up to 55°C.

Cocktails can also keep you cool (though, of course, alcohol should be consumed in moderation particularly in hot weather!), and the bars on the new trains may be more intriguing to some passengers than the intricacies of an air conditioning system. The two-storey affair will have “a different ambience and vibe upstairs and downstairs, making the most of the double-decker views,” a Eurostar spokesperson said, describing the design as a “star attraction of the bespoke train” and “something really special for customers.” Not so special, though, that access can be called exclusive since, unlike Eurostar’s elite passenger lounges in stations, the Celestia cocktail bars will be open to all travellers.

Still, the bars will have to be something special to compete with the arrival of long-awaited new competitors in a Eurotunnel market that has been dominated by a de facto Eurostar monopoly for three decades. Virgin Trains gained Office of Rail and Road approval for its proposed Channel tunnel services back in August 2026. With up to 20 return services slated a day between London St Pancras, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, the Channel Tunnel offer could look very different by 2030.

What’s more, Italian state rail operator Trenitalia is expecting to run 10 return services daily, having already invested €2 billion in the necessary new rolling stock from Hitachi, plus an €80 million depot under development south of Paris, where the firm will overnight its trains to avoid fierce competition for fleet storage at London’s Temple Mills facility. In fact, train expert Mark Smith, aka The Man in Seat 61, told POLITICO: “Trenitalia are in pole position with a 2029 start date.”

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Under the present system, passengers cannot always use their tickets on trains run by another company. Operators sometimes agree to accept each other’s tickets during major disruption, but travellers may have to wait for this permission to be confirmed. Some passengers instead buy an expensive replacement ticket before requesting a refund for the original journey. Others miss appointments or abandon their journeys while waiting for information at the station.

From this weekend, if your train is cancelled, you can get on another operator's service to carry on your journey without paying again.

This covers @GWRHelp and @CrossCountryUK services from #CardiffCentral.

A common sense change that will keep more money in people's pockets. pic.twitter.com/MtKKsxLCZb

— Jo Stevens (@JoStevensLabour) September 15, 2026

The new arrangement will apply to customers holding a valid ticket for a cancelled service. They will be able to take a participating operator’s train departing up to two hours before or after the cancelled service. The replacement journey must follow a direct or reasonable alternative route to the passenger’s destination. Travellers will only have to show their original ticket to customer support staff and will not need to download or obtain a replacement.

For example, a passenger booked on a cancelled 2:00 pm service could consider an eligible alternative departing between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm. This does not mean that the ticket can be used on every train during that period. The alternative service must be operated by a company taking part in the scheme and follow an appropriate route. Passengers should therefore check departure information or speak to station staff before boarding.

Cross-operator ticket acceptance is already available across publicly owned operators. From Sunday, 20 September 2026, Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry and Great Western Railway will also participate, bringing several important intercity routes into the scheme. They join c2c, Gatwick Express, Greater Anglia, Great Northern, LNER, London Northwestern Railway, Northern, Southeastern, Southern, Thameslink, South Western Railway, TransPennine Express and West Midlands Railway. East Midlands Railway is expected to join at a later date.

NEW TRAIN PASSENGER RIGHT — SAVE THIS

From Sunday, if your train is CANCELLED you will be able to use another participating train operator to complete your journey WITHOUT PAYING AGAIN.

You can use an alternative service departing within:

2 HOURS BEFORE

or

2 HOURS…

— Dean Dunham KC (@deandunham) September 14, 2026

“This is a simple, common-sense change that puts passengers first. No one should be left stranded because of a fragmented railway when their journey is disrupted,” said Rail Minister Lord Hendy. He said passengers should no longer have to pay again when their train is cancelled. Hendy connected the measure with the government’s wider plans to make the railway simpler and easier to use. The reform comes before the creation of Great British Railways, which will place most passenger services under stronger public control.

The new right is more limited than the general idea of switching freely between operators. It only applies following a cancellation and passengers must comply with the two-hour window and route conditions. It also covers the operators participating in the arrangement rather than every rail company. The scheme applies to operators serving the British rail network and should not be confused with services in Northern Ireland, which has a separate railway system.

Transport Focus, the independent passenger watchdog, welcomed the change after calling for a simpler response to cancellations. Chief executive Alex Robertson said disrupted passengers generally want to reach their destination instead of worrying about whether another company will accept their ticket. “The key now is making sure passengers get clear information about their options whenever disruption occurs,” said Transport Focus chief executive Alex Robertson. Information displayed at stations and in journey-planning services will be particularly important when several alternatives are available.

Using another operator and requesting compensation are separate parts of the passenger’s rights. The new measure allows a traveller to complete the journey without paying for another ticket, but it does not introduce new compensation rates. National Rail says passengers whose journeys are delayed or cancelled may be entitled to compensation or a full refund, depending on whether they travel and how late they arrive. Travellers should retain their original ticket and check the rules of the operator responsible for the disrupted journey.

The government is also investing £156 million (€182.3 million) in new ticketing systems. Pay-as-you-go travel is expected to become available at more than 100 additional stations across Greater Manchester, the Midlands and the south-east by 2027. A proposed digital system will use a mobile application and GPS data to record journeys before calculating the appropriate fare, removing the need to buy a ticket in advance or physically tap in and out. A Great British Railways website and app are also being developed to combine ticket sales, timetables and passenger support in one place.

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The proposals would allow uncapped overnight fees, with mayors able to set their own tax rate and decide how to spend the money raised. Commentators predict the levy will come in at around five percent or less of the cost of accommodation. Applying to all types of stay, whether in a bed and breakfast, guesthouse, hotel, or short-term let, the tax would also apply to all visitors, regardless of nationality, meaning domestic tourists will pay the price too.

Analysts such as Tax Policy Associates have estimated the tax could raise receipts between £494 million and £977 million (around €577 million and €1.14 billion). But, like  trade bodies, they caution that the levy could also result in fewer visitor nights and reduced visitor spending, putting the loss at between £46 million and £1,550 million (between €53.74 million and over €1,810 million).

Critics have echoed those fears that the taxes could act as a disincentive to travel, as per World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) findings that 29% of travellers from the UK’s biggest source markets (the US, France, and Germany) would reconsider their visit if asked to pay a €10 visitor tax. For domestic tourists, the deterrent effect is even stronger, with over a third (39%) saying they would look at alternative holiday destinations rather than pay a €10 fee.

UKHospitality has estimated that a five percent charge would lead to a drop of 11.9 million visitor nights and a loss of £1.8 billion (€2.1 billion) in tourism spending in 2030. It also warns that nearly 33,000 jobs could be in jeopardy.

But supporters of the fiscal change point out that visitor taxes are becoming more common in destinations around the world, such as the Balearic Islands, various Spanish and Italian cities including notoriously, Barcelona and Venice, and Japan, as a way to generate funds and better manage overtourism. In the United Kingdom, Scotland has already empowered local authorities like Edinburgh to charge overnight guest fees, and city officials in Liverpool and Manchester have introduced them likewise.

A lengthy campaign by English authorities for the same powers has ensued. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has hailed the tax as a way to “raise and invest funding locally” allowing destinations to “reinvest in the places, infrastructure, culture and experiences that make London one of the world’s greatest cities to visit, while helping manage the pressures that come with welcoming tens of millions of visitors every year.”

As well as London, popular UK destinations from the West of England, to West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, the historic city of York, and Northeast England could be affected. As voices continue to be heard on both side of the argument, plans to implement the tax are pushing ahead. It is thought the charges could come into effect from as early as 2029.

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Ryanair published its statement on 9 September 2026, after the NATS ATC system experienced a technical issue one day earlier. According to the budget carrier, the issue caused delays for 65,000 of its passengers, and over 250 Ryanair flights had to be cancelled. Reports say 2,163 flights throughout the United Kingdom were affected on 8 and 9 September. More than 330,000 passengers were affected overall, according to Airlines UK, while Heathrow and British Airways suffered the largest number of cancellations on Wednesday.

Ryanair compares the travel chaos to a similar event in August 2023, when a flight plan processing failure caused a system outage. An investigation showed that a “one in 15 million” event, including a flight plan with two identically named but separate waypoints, forced a shutdown of the system.

Thousands of passengers have faced frustrating delays and cancellations, and we understand the anger this has caused.

The Transport Secretary @Heidi_Labour met with NATS leadership this morning to demand answers and requested a rapid review within one week. The UK’s independent… pic.twitter.com/YVD86U92Qq

— Department for Transport (@transportgovuk) September 9, 2026

At the time, NATS CEO Martin Rolfe promised that a similar event wouldn’t occur again thanks to a backup system. However, the budget airline states that the 8 September issue proved that backup system to be useless.

As a result, Michael O’Leary directed an open letter at British transport secretary Heidi Alexander to ask for Martin Rolfe to be replaced.

“Martin Rolfe’s position as NATS CEO is untenable. We don’t need more ‘investigations’, we don’t need more ‘reports’, and we don’t need another Parliamentary Committee hearing where Martin Rolfe will promise change, will promise resilience, and will promise an effective backup system. Martin Rolfe is an overpaid (£1.4m p.a.) failure. It is time for his removal, and it is time that somebody competent was appointed to run UK ATC, which is one of Europe’s most expensive ATC systems, and yet it keeps repeatedly failing,” O’Leary wrote.

According to the Ryanair CEO, UK NATS has increasingly been paying dividends to its shareholders, while failing to invest in a resilient primary system and an effective backup system.

“Transport Minister Heidi Alexander, who owns 49% of NATS, must today demand that failing Martin Rolfe must quit, or be dismissed. Airlines and passengers serving the UK keep picking up the tab for Martin Rolfe’s repeated failures. It is time for this expensive, failing CEO to go, and allow UK NATS to be led by somebody competent and capable of delivering a resilient system and a backup system that actually works,” O’Leary concludes.

Although at the time of writing NATS has not responded directly on O’Leary’s statement, it has said the issue was not caused by the same problem as in 2023.

“Due to the continued efforts of airlines, airports and others across the industry, recovery of the aviation network is proceeding well. We recognise that some passengers are still experiencing disruption, and we apologise sincerely to all those affected by Tuesday’s technical issue. We are very much aware of the additional pressure this has placed on colleagues across the industry, and thank them for their continued hard work. A full investigation is already underway. We will report to the Secretary of State for Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority next week,” a NATS spokesperson told The Independent.

Following the incident, transport minister Heidi Alexander stated that she believes the outage could have been avoided. The Civil Aviation Authority will therefore conduct an independent review.

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Around 2,163 flights were affected after National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the UK’s air traffic control provider, experienced a technical issue on Tuesday, 8 September. The four-hour outage led to widespread cancellations and delays, with disruption continuing into Wednesday as airlines worked to reposition aircraft and crews.

Operations had largely stabilised by Thursday evening. According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, 54 of 3,028 scheduled arrivals were cancelled or did not operate, equivalent to 1.78%, while 47 of 3,033 scheduled departures were affected, or 1.55%. Cirium said the figures were only slightly higher than on a normal day. Heathrow remained the most affected airport, with 23 arrivals and 12 departures cancelled.

The improvement follows two days of major disruption across airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester and Stansted. More than 330,000 passengers were affected overall, according to Airlines UK, while Heathrow and British Airways suffered the largest number of cancellations on Wednesday.

Despite the scale of the disruption, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that passengers whose flights were directly affected by the NATS failure are unlikely to qualify for compensation.

“We consider that disruption caused by the NATS outage is likely to be considered the result of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ under passenger rights rules,” the regulator said. “This means that although passengers should be looked after by airlines, they are unlikely to be entitled to compensation for delays or cancellations that were directly caused by the incident.”

Thousands of passengers have faced frustrating delays and cancellations, and we understand the anger this has caused.

The Transport Secretary @Heidi_Labour met with NATS leadership this morning to demand answers and requested a rapid review within one week. The UK’s independent… pic.twitter.com/YVD86U92Qq

— Department for Transport (@transportgovuk) September 9, 2026

However, airlines still have obligations towards affected travellers. Depending on the circumstances and length of the disruption, passengers may be entitled to assistance such as meals, refreshments and accommodation, as well as refunds or alternative transport when flights are cancelled.

The incident has increased pressure on NATS and its chief executive, Martin Rolfe, following three major system failures in three years, including incidents in August 2023 and July 2025. Rolfe has been given a week to provide information on the reasons behind the latest failure.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said she does “not believe this issue was unavoidable” and asked the CAA to conduct an independent review, which is expected to report within six months. NATS is also carrying out its own investigation, while Rolfe has said the incident was not caused by a cyber attack.

With flight schedules now close to normal, attention is shifting from the immediate disruption to the resilience of the UK’s air traffic control system and the financial consequences for airlines and passengers.

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Tourism places additional pressure on local services, from transport and public facilities to sewage treatment and waste management. This raises a broader question about who should bear these costs and whether visitors, alongside residents, should contribute through taxes or levies to help fund the services and facilities needed to accommodate them.

There is an obvious link between tourism numbers and volumes of sewage produced, and where combined sewer systems carry both rainwater and sewage, there is an inevitable risk of stormwater discharge, including sewage, when there is heavy rainfall. Without stormwater discharge, sewage would likely back up and flood people’s homes, better that the sewage is dumped into lakes, rivers, and the sea than that it bubbles and spills out of the water closets.

Lake Windermere is England’s largest lake, just over 18 km long. It is a long and narrow ribbon lake, carved by glaciers, and it is up to 64 metres deep. It is a World Heritage Site within the Lake District National Park, an area of 2,362 square kilometres, attracting around 18 million tourists every year, 80% of the day-trippers, but roughly 29.15 million tourist days are spent in the park annually, counting anyone who spends more than three hours in the park. The resident population, according to the 2021 census, is a mere 38,993, in 17,800 households.

There has been mounting concern about the pollution of Lake Windermere. Algal blooms turn Lake Windermere green and starve the wildlife in the lake of oxygen.

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A study funded by the UK Space Agency found a direct correlation between visitor numbers and algal blooms in Windermere. In the UK, water companies are legally permitted to discharge untreated sewage during periods of heavy pressure on the sewer network to prevent it from backing up into homes.

Research company Map Impact analysed mobile phone data to estimate the number of people in the Windermere area and compared it with levels of chlorophyll-a, an indicator of algal growth detected through satellite data. Researchers identified individual days when more than 300,000 people were present in the area, compared with a resident population of around 35,000, according to Map Impact’s research, highlighting the intense pressure tourism can place on the lake and its surrounding infrastructure.

However, visitor numbers are only part of the problem. Rising average temperatures linked to climate change create conditions that can encourage algal blooms, while fertiliser runoff from agriculture provides additional nutrients that support algae growth.

Sewage pollution has added to concerns over the lake’s water quality. Map Impact reported that raw sewage was discharged into Windermere for around 5,904 hours in 2022 — equivalent to 246 days, or roughly 67% of the year if the hours were counted continuously.

The Big Windermere Survey, published in August 2025, involved 350 citizen scientists taking more than 1,000 samples over two and a half years and revealed High levels of bacteria found in human faeces – Escherichia coli (E coli) and intestinal enterococci (IE) – indicating sewage pollution. They were highest in the summer months, but the analysis showed high levels throughout the year.

In October 2024, the BBC reported that United Utilities “repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of England’s most famous lakes over a three-year period. “Permit breaches should be reported to the Environment Agency, but United Utilities failed to do this for most of the discharges identified by the BBC between the start of 2021 and the end of 2023. … United Utilities failed to report at least 102 million litres of that pollution.”

Surfers Against Sewage has developed a Sewage Alert App which pulls together the UK’s live sewage discharge data from over 18,000 overflows. Their sewage alert app issues warnings specifically for designated bathing waters to inform water users when water quality is compromised and it may be unsafe to enter the water. We had heavy rain in Faversham, where I live, on Tuesday 8^th September; untreated sewage was discharged for 5 hours and 16 minutes.

Stok Kangri, located just 15 km from Leh in the Ladakh region of northern India, is closed to tourist and military expeditions. The closure is an extreme example of the consequences of overtourism, after years of trekking placed growing pressure on the mountain’s fragile ecosystem and local water resources.

Abdul Qayoom, writing about the reasons behind the closure, describes how temporary bathrooms and toilet facilities near the base camp affected streams used by surrounding communities. “Urine and human waste often ended up mixing directly with the nearby streams,” he wrote, including waterways relied upon by villagers for drinking and irrigation.

Climate change added to the pressure. As water flows declined, the impact of waste became more severe, with Qayoom noting that “the same amount of toilet waste and pollution became far more concentrated in a smaller volume of water.” At the same time, climate-driven changes were placing additional stress on the glacier and its watershed.

Ultimately, it was the local community that pushed for action. The Stok village committee, working with the All Ladakh Tour Operators Association (ALTOA), supported stopping expeditions to give the mountain, its water resources and wildlife time to recover.

The decision was therefore not simply imposed by authorities, but driven by those living with the effects of growing tourism. As Qayoom writes, “It came from local people actively protecting their own home, their environment, and their future water supply” — making Stok Kangri a striking example of a community responding directly to the pressures of overtourism.

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Richmond is approximately 20 minutes from central London by train, making it an easy excursion for visitors staying in the capital. Before Ted Lasso, the area was better known for its Thames waterfront, royal history and large park populated by deer. Its historic streets and green spaces now provide the background for the fictional football club AFC Richmond. The trend is an example of screen tourism, also known as set-jetting, which means planning trips around places seen in films or television programmes.

The comedy follows Ted Lasso, played by Jason Sudeikis, after the American moves to England to coach a struggling football team. He initially knows little about the sport, but uses his optimism and coaching skills to build stronger relationships within the club. The stories also explore friendship, mental health, environmental responsibility and the position of women in sport. “The first time you watch it, you think the series is about football. But the culture, the messaging — it’s about so much more,” Natalia, a Brazilian fan visiting Richmond, told CNN.

Many fans begin on Paved Court, a narrow pedestrian lane near Richmond Green. The exterior used as Ted’s home is located among the passage’s independent shops and traditional buildings. A dedicated Ted Lasso shop nearby sells red and blue AFC Richmond shirts, keychains and shortbread inspired by the “biscuits for the boss” featured in the series. These additions have made the small street one of the main stops for visiting fans. The short distance between the apartment, shop and pub means most of the central locations can be visited on foot.

@aladyinlondon Let me show you these Ted Lasso filming locations in London. They’re fun spots to see. You can find them and more on my free self-guided walk in Richmond. Head to the link in my bio, @aladyinlondon, and use the search box to find the full route and map.    #richmondlondon #tedlasso #tedlassolondon #tedlassofilminglocations #london ♬ Moment of Peace – vozes da natureza & Sons da Natureza & Nature in the world & sublime vocal

The Prince’s Head stands at the end of Paved Court and represents the Crown & Anchor pub in the programme. Several characters meet there, while fictional AFC Richmond supporters gather inside during matches. Visitors concentrate outside, where Ted’s familiar bench has become a popular place for photographs. Although the exterior belongs to a functioning Richmond pub, its indoor scenes are recorded on a studio set.

Other locations encourage fans to explore more of the neighbourhood. They can cross Richmond Green, have a picnic or continue towards the Thames and Richmond Bridge, where Roy Kent and Keeley Jones had their first date. The riverside also offers walking routes, local pubs and performances by street musicians. Richmond Theatre, which opened in 1899, was used for Rebecca Welton’s charity gala during the first season. However, AFC Richmond’s Nelson Road stadium is actually Selhurst Park, the south London home of Premier League club Crystal Palace.

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A tourism industry has developed around the programme since its premiere. Richmond resident Emmy Mac established Ted Lasso Tours in 2022, offering private and group visits to 27 locations associated with the series. Most customers are American, although she has also guided fans from India, Mexico and Singapore. Mac said the programme arrived “at a time when the world needed uplifting” and described Ted as “the ideal human that we all aspire to be”.

The visitors bring customers to hotels, shops, restaurants and pubs, but have also changed daily life for residents. Steve Lloyd, who has lived in Richmond since 1992, regularly finds himself in tourists’ photographs. “I’ll admit I don’t know television. But I do know beer. I much prefer the pub next door,” he told CNN. Meanwhile, the fourth season’s new women’s team has been welcomed by football player Jasmine, who said: “I’m happy there’s a women’s team this season. I like seeing them on the screen.”

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The problem affected the National Air Traffic Services (NATS), which experienced an issue with its flight data processing system. Although the technical problem was resolved, the disruption continued to affect airports as airlines dealt with the backlog of flights.

We apologise again for the disruption caused.
Passengers should check with their airline on the status of their flight tonight or tomorrow. (2/2)

— NATS (@NATS) September 8, 2026

“Work is continuing to assist airlines and airports recover from today’s disruption,” NATS posted on X. “This has been a very complex recovery and has created difficulties for the whole aviation network, from which it will take time to recover,” the organisation said.

FlightRadar24 said 177 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been cancelled, following around 1,300 cancellations to and from UK airports on Tuesday, 8 September. Nearly all of Wednesday’s cancelled flights were at London Heathrow, the country’s busiest airport.

Heathrow said flights had resumed after the technical issue forced it to suspend air traffic on Tuesday. However, the airport warned that “disruption may continue as airlines reposition aircraft and crew” and advised passengers to check with their airline to confirm that their flight is operating before travelling to the airport.

Chaos at Heathrow Terminal 4 after the airport suspended all flights pic.twitter.com/OTdRIaQV18

— Areeb Ullah (@are_eb) September 8, 2026

The disruption was also reported at Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool and Edinburgh airports. Dublin Airport in Ireland said it had cancelled dozens of flights as a result of the disruption affecting the UK aviation network.

British Airways said it had been forced to cancel or divert more than 100 flights, affecting tens of thousands of customers. Ryanair said more than 65,000 passengers had been disrupted and that it had cancelled more than 50 flights.

Inbound flights to London airports + Manchester + Birmingham looking very different tonight compared to last Tuesday.

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled at UK airports following a technical failure at a NATS ATC facility earlier today. pic.twitter.com/9HU2Rv7PSY

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) September 8, 2026

Passengers were left facing long waits at airports. One traveller at Gatwick, healthcare worker Josie Donoghue, said she had to leave her flight to Ireland after spending three hours stuck on the runway.

“It’s just an absolute nightmare down there,” she told UK’s domestic Press Association news agency. She described getting through the airport as “like trying to get out of Alcatraz.”

The latest disruption has also renewed criticism of NATS following previous technical problems. Britain experienced a major air traffic control failure in 2023 that affected more than 700,000 passengers, while another technical glitch in July 2025 resulted in flight disruptions for more than four hours.

Ryanair's Chief Operations Officer Neal McMahon calls out NATS CEO Martin Rolfe's incompetence with yet another UK ATC System Failure pic.twitter.com/zumRFgOw2A

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) September 8, 2026

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was “seeking assurances that lessons will be learned and systems that support aviation are up to the job.” Meanwhile, Ryanair chief operating officer Neal McMahon renewed calls for NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe to be fired, accusing him of having “failed UK travellers.”

With the air traffic control system operational again, airports and airlines are now working through the consequences of Tuesday’s failure, but passengers have been warned that disruption will continue while the network recovers.

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