U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport

In a major growth speech in Oxfordshire, Reeves said that a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport was "badly needed," adding it would boost investment, support economic expans

What could a third runway at Heathrow mean for tourism and the climate? Whatever the outcome, it’s still a long way away from happening.

British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, turning to the country's most controversial infrastructure project in her hunt for economic growth.

Three cities in Asia appear on Heathrow's top ten Asian routes twice, with four of the ten highest capacity flights from Heathrow going to India.

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport

Britain's Labour government will back plans for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport, finance minister Rachel Reeves announced on Wednesday, saying the project could create over 100,000 jobs in the economy.

What is less clear is how much of the rest of this part of west London will survive following the chancellor's announcement to back plans for a "badly needed" third runway at Heathrow Airport. The U3 bus from the international hub crisscrosses green fields and drops you off close to the heart of the village where a memorial to residents killed in World War One stands.