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Saturday, 17 March 2018

BBC News

• Biggin Hill Airport flight school axed after 70 yearsBiggin Hill Airport will not renew leases, in order to allow more private jets to land.

The Telegraph

• UK weather: Flights cancelled amid snow and ice warnings as 'Mini Beast from the East' hits Britain

Times Online

• All bets are off in Melrose bid to land GKN prize [Subscription]In the penultimate race of the Cheltenham Festival yesterday, Melrose Boy was running in the handicap hurdle. Amid the excitement, punters had good reason to keep a close eye, too, on the horse’s near-namesake.
• Fierce fight for GKN too close to call [Subscription]A second top shareholder in GKN is prepared to back Melrose’s hostile takeover of the FTSE 100 engineering group, leaving its future on a knife-edge.

City AM

• FTSE roundup: Easyjet soars while housebuilders temper blue chip index gainsThe FTSE 100 index has ended the day up 0.34 per cent, as Easyjet continued to climb after directors scooped up shares earlier this week.

Daily Record

• Probe after chopper crashes at Perth Airport Pilot taken to hospital with leg injury

Mail Online

• Defence giant GKN receives triple takeover boost The battle to save defence giant GKN from a hostile takeover received a triple boost yesterday. In a dramatic intervention, an Airbus boss said it would be ‘practically impossible’ to work with GKN.