Beijing spying fears as it emerges airframes of new MoD spy planes were previously used by Chinese airlines. The Government has admitted that two of the five new RAF Wedgetail spy planes were previously operated by commercial airlines in China. Ministers have been accused of risking national securit...

England's oldest living male Test cricketer Don Smith has died aged 97, his former county Sussex have confirmed. Smith played three Tests against the West Indies in 1957 and had a spell as Sri Lanka coach in 1984 before retiring to Australia with his wife Lyn. He passed away peacefully at his home i...

Media billionaire David Barclay dies, aged 86

Michael Apted: 'Visionary' film director dies aged 79. Apted won four Baftas and was known for directing James Bond film The World Is Not Enough and the Up series of documentaries

Bond girl and Charlie's Angels star Tanya Roberts dies, aged 65 Don't think we've ever had one over these before but apparently this is FAKE NEWS!!!! Now being reported as still with us. Very bizarre https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55528352 Bizarre indeed. Hope she pulls through.

Bond girl and Charlie's Angels star Tanya Roberts dies, aged 65

John Reid, the former New Zealand batsman, has died aged 64. The left-hand batsman played 19 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1979 to 1986, scoring 1296 and 633 runs in them respectively. His Test runs came at an average of 46.28, with six centuries and two half-centuries.

Barry Lopez, an award-winning writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of travel, has died. He was 75.

England and Surrey great John Edrich has passed away aged 83. One of the best and bravest batsmen ever to strap on a pair of pads for England.

Robin Jackman: Former England and Surrey bowler dies aged 75

Many thanks & best wishes to all

Celebrated Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis has died in Paris aged 98, his family has said.

Lady Margaret Tebbit, survivor of Brighton bombing, dies aged 86

Rosalind Knight: Friday Night Dinner and Carry On actress dies aged 87

It’s been at EMA this afternoon.....

Will it be used for parking all the airliners withdrawn from service across the world? Highly unlikely. Will be a while until the bulldozers start rolling in. It’s predicted to be 2028 for completion. Increased capacity to a 130 million passengers a year which will make it the worlds busiest airport.

Heathrow Airport third runway can go ahead, Supreme Court rules
UK's highest court rules Government's decision to approve the expansion was lawful

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/1 ... urt-rules/

Interesting article I read online this morning. Thought I'd share it with the good people of UKAR... As we remember aerospace pioneer Chuck Yeager, it’s a timely reminder of the achievements of Sir Frank Whittle, who made jet flight possible. News of the death of Chuck Yeager last week, aged 97, pro...

Gerard Houllier, former Liverpool manager, dies aged 73

Thankyou for the update. For clarity can you list the aircraft that have actually moved. As I understand it the VC-10, not being owned by David Walton ? was still 'at risk' on the airfield. From the photos I’ve seen JP Canberra Meteor Venom Sea Vixen Hunter x 2 Delphin Iskra Starfighter Lightning x...

Wyvernfan wrote: ↑

Sat 12 Dec 2020, 6:22 am

Ok thank you. Any idea if they will still be able to ground run the engines on the new site?

I don’t know about that, it’s early days, hopefully it will be possible in the future

Wyvernfan wrote: ↑

Fri 11 Dec 2020, 7:00 am

Any news on what’s happening with the Dave Thomas airframes of Sea Vixen, Meteor and Venom?

They have been retained and are on the new site

Some positive news.

Last Saturday most of the aircraft that are being retained were moved onto the new site. The plan is to enable visitor access again sometime next year. I’ve seen some photos and it looks very encouraging.

Paolo Rossi, the star of Italy's 1982 World Cup-winning team and one of the best forwards of all time, has died aged 64, according to Italian media.

Heavy D death: Celebrity Big Brother star dies aged 43

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 61674.html

Ben Watkins death: MasterChef Junior contestant dies, aged 14

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 24800.html