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GIP adds to UK airports with £800 million Edinburgh deal

LONDON (Reuters) – Global Infrastructure Partners, owner of London’s City and Gatwick airports, is to buy Ferrovial-owned BAA’s Edinburgh airport for 807 million pounds, cementing its position as a leading British airport operator. GIP, an investment fund founded by Credit Suisse and General Electric, beat off a consortium led by JP Morgan Asset Management’s infrastructure fund. Earlier on Monday two sources close to the sale process told Reuters that GIP had won the auction after agreeing a price in the region of 800 million pounds. …

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Murdoch’s media empire strikes back

LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch on Thursday declared war against “enemies” who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging its rivals, denouncing them as “toffs and right wingers” stuck in the last century. Reports by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Australian Financial Review newspaper this week said that News Corp’s pay-TV smartcard security unit, NDS, had promoted piracy attacks on rivals, including in the United States. …

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Peru nixes British frigate visit, citing Falklands

Peru has canceled a port call by a British navy frigate in solidarity with Argentina, citing the country’s long-running dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands.

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India court rejects govt plea against Vodafone verdict

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a government plea for a review of its judgement dismissing a $2.2-billion tax bill imposed on British mobile phone giant Vodafone.

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Nigeria security forces: hostages killed before raid

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s secret service said on Wednesday that a British and Italian hostage killed by their captors last week were executed before a failed raid to free them had even taken place, and that the kidnap gang leader had died in custody. Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara were killed by their captors on March 8 before Nigerian and British special forces could free them during a raid on the house where they were being held. They had been kidnapped last May while working for a construction company in northwest Nigeria. …

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Murdoch faces investigation over BSkyB ownership

LONDON (Reuters) – British satellite broadcaster BSkyB, part of Rupert Murdoch’s UK media business, is facing an escalating investigation into whether it is a “fit and proper” owner of a broadcasting licence, Britain’s telecoms regulator said on Thursday. Ofcom said it set up a dedicated team in January known as ‘Project Apple’ to investigate material emerging from the Leveson inquiry and the police’s investigations into phone hacking and the corrupting of public officials. The investigation is considering the status of both James Murdoch, chairman of BSkyB, and News Corp, which holds a 39. …

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Victims say News Corp has admitted hacking cover-up (Reuters)

Reuters – The British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has acknowledged to victims that executives covered up the scale of illegal activity by destroying evidence and lying to investigators, victims’ lawyers said on Thursday.

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Iranian protesters storm British diplomatic compounds (Reuters)

Reuters – Iranian protesters stormed two British diplomatic compounds in Tehran, smashing windows, torching a car and burning the British flag in protest against new sanctions imposed by London.

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British editors appeal to government not to crush Fleet Street (Reuters)

Reuters – British newspaper editors, in crisis after revelations of illegal phone-hacking and other ethical lapses, recognized on Tuesday that Fleet Street had to mend its ways but appealed to the government not to crush Britain’s cherished free speech with draconian laws.

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UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head (AP)

AP – Sudanese twins born with the tops of their heads joined together have been separated in a rare and risky series of operations at a London children’s hospital, officials said Sunday.

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GIP adds to UK airports with £800 million Edinburgh deal

Murdoch’s media empire strikes back

Peru nixes British frigate visit, citing Falklands

India court rejects govt plea against Vodafone verdict

Nigeria security forces: hostages killed before raid

Murdoch faces investigation over BSkyB ownership

Victims say News Corp has admitted hacking cover-up (Reuters)

Iranian protesters storm British diplomatic compounds (Reuters)

British editors appeal to government not to crush Fleet Street (Reuters)

UK surgeons separate twin girls joined at head (AP)

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