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BAA 'should sell three airports' ......
The Competition Commission says BAA may have to sell three of its seven UK airports - two in London and one in Scotland.

Russia rejects UN Georgia draft ......
Russia rejects a draft UN Security Council resolution on Georgia, saying it contradicted last week's truce terms.

'Heart attack' halts Glitter trip ......
Paedophile Gary Glitter's return to the UK from Vietnam is delayed after he says he is having a heart attack at Bangkok airport.

Sarkozy makes Kabul crisis visit ......
French President Nicolas Sarkozy travels to Afghanistan to support his troops, a day after a deadly attack by Taleban fighters.

Call to tackle UK business waste ......
The government should do more to curb waste using tax as an incentive, a House of Lords committee has said.

Thousands strike in Scots pay dispute ......
Council workers are staging a 24-hour walkout over pay, disrupting schools, bin collections and ferries in Scotland.

Tories 'best' to tackle poverty ......
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne will use a speech to claim the Tories are the party best placed to tackle poverty.

Bone marrow donor campaigner dies ......
A journalist who campaigned to raise awareness of bone marrow donation has died from leukaemia.