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Flooding caused by a burst water main beneath Inner Ring Road West on 15 August 2026 blocked access to Heathrow Airport’s central terminal area, including Terminals 2 and 3. Passengers are strongly advised to avoid road travel and use rail or park-and-ride services instead.

A Southern Railway derailment on 13 August 2026 near Lewes caused serious injuries and closure of rail lines to Eastbourne. Replacement buses and increased train capacity are in place amid disruption during the Eastbourne Airshow.

The RMT Union will strike EMR staff on August 15, 2026, limiting Sheffield to London St Pancras trains to one per hour between 7am and 7pm. Passengers with booked EMR tickets can use LNER trains from Doncaster to London Kings Cross during the strike.