--Vodafone's chief executive says talks related to the purchase of some Liberty Global assets could extend to the U.K., reports the FT, as he rebuffed Deutsche Telekom's argument that the proposed deal should be blocked by German regulators on competition concerns.

--Vodafone is in talks to buy Liberty Global's cable assets in some markets, including the Unitymedia network in Germany, the FT reports.

--Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao said he was "surprised" that the head of Deutsche Telekom--the largest telecoms company in Europe--had complained about a threat to competition, according to the FT.

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