World Update from BBC News
Flights grounded in strike actionSome short-haul flights are grounded at Gatwick Airport despite some cabin crew working during the BA strike.MPs attack FCO exchange rate moveThe decision to stop protecting the Foreign Office budget from exchange rate changes has risked efficiency, MPs say.No Budget giveaways, says DarlingChancellor Alistair Darling tells the BBC there will be no "giveaways" ahead of the general election in next Wednesday's Budget.Pipe theft families flooded outA mother, her baby and two other families are forced out of their homes in Essex after thieves steal pipes, causing flooding.Gang attacks delivery man at shopA delivery driver at the Co-Op shop in Littleover is attacked by three men.BA and union clash over walkoutThe strike by British Airways cabin crew enters its second day with both sides saying they have the advantage.Police in city centre knife purgeHundreds of police are deployed across Nottingham in an effort to catch anyone carrying weapons or using drugs.
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