Three Ministry of Defence sites in Bath earmarked for housing have been sold to developers, the MoD has confirmed.

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The site, opened in 1941, was used as a radar monitoring station until 2005, before being sold to developers.

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Uganda's Daily Monitor told its readers that the prestigious Makerere University - the country's oldest - will be sold to developers planning to build a satellite city on the site, forcing its 30, 000 students to find places at other universities.

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