The Heathrow airport chief who presided over the Terminal 5 opening debacle is to leave his job, airport operator BAA said today.

The new £4.3bn (€5.5bn) Terminal 5 has opened for business at London's Heathrow Airport today, with the first plane landing eight minutes early.

Thousands of people are expected to arrive at a “climate change camp” near Heathrow Airport today.

British flights were expected to return to normal today after a thick fog caused Christmas misery for thousands of travellers.