Sale of three BAA airports proposed Heavily-criticised airport company BAA will almost certainly have to sell three of its seven UK airports following a damning report by the Competition Commission (CC).Spanish-owned BAA is set to have to give up Gatwick and Stansted airports in southern England and one of either Glasgow or Edinburgh airports. (20/08/2008) 
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Glitter refuses to board UK flight Paedophile rock star Gary Glitter was in limbo after he failed to board a second flight to the UK following his release from a Vietnamese prison.The Foreign Office said Glitter refused to board the flight from Thailand to England on Tuesday night and remained in transit, reportedly in a VIP area where travellers can rent small bedrooms at Bangkok airport. (20/08/2008)
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Paedophiles face tighter controls Measures to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles have been announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.They included increasing the length of time child sex offenders can be banned from travelling abroad and making it easier for police to obtain orders curbing activities in the UK. (20/08/2008)
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Tory pledge to build fairer society The Tories are now the right party to create a fairer society because the Government has failed to raise the incomes, aspirations and opportunities of Britain's poorest people, George Osborne said.The shadow chancellor accused Labour of failing "on their own terms" and creating a "more unfair society". (20/08/2008)
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Council workers strike over pay row Thousands of council workers in Scotland are taking part in a one-day strike, causing disruption to schools, rubbish collections and ferry services.Up to 200,000 local authority employees across the country were expected to take part in the 24-hour walk-out. (20/08/2008)
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Brown praises Olympic heroes Gordon Brown has lavished praise on the UK's Olympic athletes as Team GB celebrated further gold medal success.The Prime Minister, speaking in Downing Street ahead of his trip to Beijing later this week, said the performance was setting Britain on course perfectly for the London games in 2012. (20/08/2008)
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Pensioners may lose backdated cash Thousands of pensioners could miss out on hundreds of pounds worth of backdated benefits as a result of rule changes that come into force later this year.From October 6, people applying for pension credit, housing benefit or council tax benefit will only be able to have their claims backdated for three months, rather than a year as is currently the case. (20/08/2008)
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Bank committee split over rate rise An interest rate increase was ruled out this month because of the risk that it might make the economic downturn "unnecessarily deep", the Bank of England revealed.Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Tim Besley voted to increase the cost of borrowing by 0.25% to 5.25%, minutes of this month's meeting showed. It was the second month in a row he argued for a rate hike. (20/08/2008)
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Lords urge VAT reform VAT rates should be reformed to make sustainable consumer goods "more economically attractive" as part of a bid to end the UK's throwaway culture, a Lords committee has suggested.The House of Lords Science Committee said variable VAT rates should be introduced to encourage products which are long-lived or can be easily repaired rather than replaced, and to promote repairs services. (20/08/2008)
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Former Labour MP Abse dies aged 91 Gay rights champion Leo Abse has died at the age of 91, a family friend said.The former Labour MP died at Charing Cross Hospital, west London, on Tuesday night after a short illness. (20/08/2008)
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