Gatwick news

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General news from the BBC web site:

'Incident' at immigration centre About 25 detainees are involved in an incident at an immigration removal centre near Gatwick Airport, the UK Border Agency says.

BA lines up 1,000 volunteer crew British Airways says 1,000 staff have offered to work as cabin crew if threatened strikes at the airline go ahead.

Bid to stop danger goods at port Trading standards officers at a port in Suffolk are given an extra £85,000 to help stop dangerous and unsafe products entering the country.

Freed Britons return from Hungary Two Britons freed from a Hungarian jail after being accused of fraud when their Budapest-based firm failed return to the UK.

Why are we grinding our teeth so much? Some dentists are reporting that we are grinding our teeth more, as stress and even fears over the recession grip us. What's wrong with us?

Comic fan's 1,300-mile Hell-Trek A comic book fan is to embark on a journey from Kent to the Highlands for the north's only comic convention.

Gatwick sale knocks BAA results UK airports operator BAA reports a big loss for 2009 as the sale of Gatwick and lower passenger numbers hit performance.

Gatwick trains lifted into place A £45m upgraded shuttle service, which connects the north and south terminals at Gatwick Airport, is being put in place.

London care for quake rubble baby A baby girl who was pulled from the rubble after the earthquake in Haiti undergoes life-saving surgery at leading London hospitals.

Suspended term for helping killer A mother is given a suspended prison sentence for perverting the course of justice by helping her son try to flee the country.

'Snow summit' planned by council A snow summit is to be held in West Sussex to look at how public services were provided during the bad weather.

Watchdog to challenge BAA ruling The Competition Commission seeks leave to appeal against a judgement that said airports group BAA could challenge one of its decisions.

Gatwick second runway ruled out The new owners of Gatwick rule out the possibility of a second runway being built at the West Sussex airport.

Mexico fall student returns to UK A student who fell from a seventh floor balcony in Mexico and had been in a coma for several weeks returns to the UK.

Wanted over drugs after 20 years A British grandmother still being pursued by the authorities in France over 20-year-old drug charges tells her cautionary tale.

Gang jailed for cocaine smuggling Four people who conspired to smuggle cocaine into the UK hidden in tins of Chinese cooking sauce are jailed.

South Korea to buy Gatwick stake South Korea's state pension fund says it plans to buy a 12% stake in the newly-independent Gatwick airport.

Icy runway causes flight delays Early morning ice on Guernsey Airport's runway causes delays for flights to and from the island.

Bank manager cleared of £1m theft A bank manager used like a "cash cow" by her drug addict boyfriend is cleared of stealing nearly £1m from her north London branch.

Concern at airport pollution plan There are "clear inadequacies" in pollution safeguards imposed on the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport, London Assembly members say.

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