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Updated on 13 January 2009

Source PA News

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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