Second Gatwick runway backed
West Sussex County Council has voted in favour of the expansion of Gatwick as part of the solution to increase the UK's airport capacity. Councillors fear that if a second runway is not approved there is a risk of the loss of 10,000 jobs if a new hub for London is built in the Thames Estuary.
EDUCATION
Cheating parents
Hundreds of children have been banned from the state schools of their choice because their parents cheated to win them a place. Council leaders, who have demanded greater powers to track down the cheats, said they were being forced to carry out scores more checks every year following tip-offs from disgruntled parents.
ECONOMY
More positive numbers expected
Figures on Thursday are expected to show that growth has doubled in the past three months. Forecasts predict 0.6% growth in the second quarter of 2013 - double the 0.3% in the previous quarter. Crucially all four major sections of the economy - services, agriculture, manufacturing and construction - are thought to be growing together for the first time since the third quarter of 2010. Consumer confidence is also returning with a rise in the numbers hopeful that the worst is over. One in four of those questioned by consumer watchdog Which? said they were confident the economy would improve over the next 12 months.
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