Supreme Court overturns ruling blocking Heathrow third runway

Cecilia Keating
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BREAKING: Campaigners vow to challenge decision in European Court of Human Rights, arguing the Supreme Court has 'betrayed' the public by ruling Ministers did not have to consider the Paris Agreement when approving the controversial project

The Supreme Court has this morning ruled the government acted lawfully when it approved the expansion of Heathrow Airport, nine months after plans for a third runway were ruled illegal by the Court of...

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