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  "id": 6298892,
  "title": "Nearly 300 flights cancelled as London's Heathrow, Manchester among UK airports hit by technical issue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nearly-300-flights-cancelled-as-londons-heathrow-manchester-among-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T15:28:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/uk-airports-heathrow-air-traffic-control-issue-hit-london-stansted-gatwick-manchester-nats-flight-delays-news-101788880819156.html"
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  "summary": "There appeared to be no reported impact on incoming flights. The cause of the technical issue was not immediately known.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Major UK air traffic control failure disrupts flights: Heathrow, Manchester hit; EasyJet, British Airways warn of delays",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/major-uk-air-traffic-control-failure-disrupts-flights-heathrow",
        "published": "2026-09-08T15:49:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Nearly 300 Flights Cancelled Across UK After Major Air Traffic Control System Glitch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/nearly-300-flights-cancelled-across-uk-after-major-air-traffic",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:25:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Hundreds of UK flights delayed, cancelled due to Heathrow Airport air traffic control technical issue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/hundreds-of-uk-flights-delayed-cancelled-due-to-heathrow-airport-air",
        "published": "2026-09-08T20:13:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Australians sleep at Heathrow after UK air traffic control failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/australians-sleep-at-heathrow-after-uk-air-traffic-control-failure",
        "published": "2026-09-08T23:52:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}