Celebs buy Heathrow expansion land
Updated on 13 January 2009
Land earmarked for the construction of a controversial third runway at Heathrow airport has been bought "under the noses" of the Government by a coalition of green campaigners, celebrities, scientists and politicians.
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace said the move threw a "huge spanner" into the expansion plans, warning that the site would become a focus for protesters.
Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson and impressionist Alistair McGowan are among those who announced they had bought the piece of land, the size of a football pitch, from a local landowner for an undisclosed fee.
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