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27 Feb 2020

Heathrow expansion ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal

Special Correspondent and Presenter

Climate change campaigners have been celebrating tonight – after plans to build a third runway at the UK’s biggest airport were thrown into doubt at the Court of Appeal.

Judges ruled that the Government’s decision allowing the runway to go ahead was unlawful because it failed to take account of the UK’s pledges to tackle the climate crisis.