News about Andrew Hill

Andy Hill (pictured), 60, has lost his appeal against the Civil Aviation Authority decision to revoke his pilot licences. Hill appealed the decision to revoke his private and commercial flying licences during a two-day hearing in London. The CAA said: 'Following a public hearing on a challenge by Andrew Hill to a UK Civil Aviation Authority proposal to revoke his pilot and flight radio telephony licences, the Civil Aviation Authority's decision panel has confirmed that proposal and Andrew Hill's licences will now formally be revoked. Following the crash at the Shoreham Airshow in 2015 in which 11 people died, Andrew Hill's licences were suspended, and he has been unable to fly in the UK since then. The thoughts of everyone at the UK Civil Aviation Authority remain with those affected by the tragic crash.'

Lawyers for former RAF and BA pilot Andrew Hill today suggested the Civil Aviation Authority took the decision to stop him flying based on public reaction to the 2015 tragedy, an appeal panel heard today. His attempt to win back his pilot's licence has prompted outrage from victims' families, who say he does not deserve to fly again. Mr Hill, a former British Airways captain, nearly died at the side of the road after the Hawker Hunter he was flying crashed into a fireball on to the A27 in West Sussex in August 201. A panel at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in London today began hearing his legal team argue his licence, which is currently suspended, should be reinstated.

Hill, a former British Airways captain, nearly died at the side of the road after the Hawker Hunter he was flying crashed into a fireball on to the A27 in West Sussex. He will appear in front of a panel today to say his licence, which is currently suspended, should be reinstated. The former pilot suffered serious injuries in the crash, including several broken bones and a collapsed lung, and was placed into an induced coma. Relatives of the 11 men said they were furious at the prospect he could fly again. Caroline Schilt's son Jacob, 23, was killed on his way to football. Mrs Schilt said: 'We are furious that he even wants his license back and considering his defence at the trial it is sheer arrogance that he thinks he deserves it.'

Jason Demetriou (pictured left) has been handed a surprise rugby league coaching lifeline. The former Rabbitohs mentor is currently working as a commentator for Triple M radio after he was sacked by South Sydney in April.

A robber who took Rolex watches and jewelry from his wealthy woman while receiving a massage has been sentenced to prison. While visiting Roopnarine in London from New York, Abdow Abdurahman (pictured, left) 39, snatched the valuables from the Roopnarine natches. When Ms Roopnarine went downstairs for a massage, the two were staying at the five-star W Hotel (right) in Soho. When she returned to her room, her possessions, which included a Rolex Datejust and a Rolex Yachtmaster, had been missing, and Abdurahman had left a note saying he'd bring it up to her.

Last year, nearly 5,000 stores closed across the United Kingdom after Wilko, Paperchase, and Lloyds pharmacy closed. However, a surge in new stores opened by thriving UK retailers, including Greggs, Domino's, and Costa last year, even if this hasn't been weighed by the number of closures. According to new reports from accounts PwC, the new stores were mainly coffee drive-through franchises, bubble tea shops, fast food franchises, and discount stores located outside of city centres. Last year, more than 14,000 stores closed across the United Kingdom, an average of 39 per day, with a net decrease of nearly 5,000 shops, or 14 per day. Fashion chains M&Co and Joules, stationers Paperchase, general store Wilko, and pub group Stonegate, which sells Slug & lettuce, saw the largest decrease in the number of outlets due to financial challenges or restructures. Discount store Aldi, Costa Rica, and Starbucks were among the new stores that were seen, as well as fast food franchises Greggs and Domino's.

Private Bradley Clough, 25, crammed seven passengers into his five-seater vehicle before the deadly road crash on October 29, 2021 near Tidworth barracks, Wiltshire. Despite being told to 'chill', the Royal Fusilier, who had sluggish guard duty to give his relatives a lift, lost control of his 'overcrowded' Renault Clio before it smashed into trees. Lance Corporal Jack Paolucci, 19, and his 18-year-old fiancée Private Courtney Jennings, who had been sitting on her partner's lap on the back seat, were killed in the crash. Jack Latus and Kallum Ryan, two other passengers, were also injured in the crash, with the latter being in a coma for more than a month.

At the Shoreham Air Show, Andrew Hill (right), 59, was piloting a 1950s Hawker Hunter jet when it burst into a fireball (right) on the A27 on August 22, 2015. After the cockpit was torn from the aircraft on impact, Mr Hill miraculously survived the disaster, which killed 11 others. A jury found him not guilty of murder in 2019. According to The Sun, the former Royal Air Force instructor now wants to return to the cockpit and re-certify his pilot's license with the Civil Aviation Authority. The decision has enraged the victims' families, who claim that the pilot should fly again out of respect for them and their families.

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According to jurors, private Bradley Clough crammed' seven passengers into his five-seater Renault Clio vehicle before losing control and smashing into trees. His passengers were told to 'chill' and'slow down' by his passengers just moments before the crash because he was driving too aggressively, it was reported. Lance Corporal Jack Paolucci, 19, and his 18-year-old fiancée Private Courtney Jennings, who had been sitting on her partner's lap on the back seat, were killed in the crash. Lance Corporal Jack Paolucci had served for two years in the First Fusiliers' 1st battalion. Private Jennings served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) corps and only recently graduated in September 2020. During the crash on October 29, 2021, two other passengers, Jack Latus and Kallum Ryan, were both seriously wounded.

A court heard today that a juvenile who was brandishing a zombie knife at Notting Hill Carnival has confessed to carrying an offensive weapon and now faces a 'immediate prison term.' Samuel O'Brien, 19, was caught earlier this year charging toward onlookers wielding the two-foot long sword. As revellers watched in helpless terror, shocking photos showed O'Brien, who was dressed in a black hoodie and black sweatpants, approaching members of the audience with the knife raised above his head.

John Harding (left with his sister Denise), Cambridgeshire assistance worker Dylan Healy (top right) and military volunteer Andrew Hill (bottom right) were captured in Mariupol last year. Prosecutors in the self-proclaimed DPR believe they were members of the Azoc battalion, which fought Russian forces during the siege of Mariupol and has been designated as a terrorist group by Russia. On May 31, the trial will begin on terror-linked and other charges. Mr Harding, Mr Healy, and Mr Hill are expected to face offence in absentia. According to Russian state news service RIA Novosti, three British men, a Swedish national, and a Croatian man have been accused of fighting with Ukrainian forces, including the Azov regiment. Mathias Gustafsson and the Croatian Prebeg were given names as Mathias Gustafsson and Vjekoslav Prebeg. They face numerous charges, including being charged with receiving assistance for 'terrorist activities.' All five men were thought to have been released as part of a prisoner swap in 2022.

A former British soldier has detailed how he was defeated, tortured, and electrocuted after being captured by Russian-backed forces. In an interview, Shaun Pinner, 49, said his'muscles were emerging from his body, blood pouring from his legs, after his captors clipped and rushed 200 volts of electricity through his body, leaving him unable to walk. Pinner was arrested during the early months of the war in Mariupol as he was planning to retire from a military service contract and hoped to transition into a humanitarian role later this year. He recalled how soldiers led him 45 minutes to a wet room in a coworking space, tied him up, stabbed him, chopped off his clothes, and beat him while calling him a Nazi and dismissing his pleas of innocence. He suffered many 'excruciating' shocks that caused his legs to balloon. He was bleeding from the burnt to his body when he took off his thermals. 'I was screaming,' he said. I had 200 volts run through me in the chair then.' My leg muscles were so stiff.

During an aerial display at a West Sussex festival on August 22, 2015, Andrew Hill crashed into the A27, including himself. The pilot was charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence but not guilty on all counts in March 2019. He maintains that he has no recollection of the accident. Penelope Schofield, a senior coroner, said today that although her verdict should not differ from Mr Hill's not guilty verdicts, it was "clear and obvious" that the pilot should have avoided the stunt.

The families of eight additional victims of the Shoreham Airshow tragedy have expressed their sorrow for their loved ones. The inquest continued on Friday, more than seven years after a Hawker Hunter plane crashed into the A27 in August 2015 during an aerial display. In March 2019, the pilot, Andrew Hill, was charged with 11 counts of manslaughter by gross negligence but not guilty on both counts. The inquest began this morning with tributes to the remaining eight victims, led by Mark Trussler, 54 and from Worthing, and 53-year-old Mark Reeves from Seaford. Both men loved motorcycles and had rode them to watch the airshow from the other side of the A27.

In their first live joint television interview since being released from captivity by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine's Donetsk region. Mr Pinner talked to ITV's Good Morning Britain about the care he received in the hands of Russian-backed guards, as well as how he was disciplined for choosing which football team he admired. Mr Aslin, who said he was beaten, stabbed, and psychological torture, said it hasn't set in' that he is back home in the United Kingdom.

A British ex-prisoner of war in eastern Ukraine was stabbed and beaten before being told by a crazed Russian officer: 'I am your death.' Aiden Aslin, a retired Nottinghamshire ex-care worker, was stabbed in the face and played ABBA at high volumes during a five-month torture and exploitation campaign. When he told his kidnappers that he is British, he was struck. Aiden and co-inmates Shaun Pinner, John Harding, Dylan Healy, and Andrew Hill arrived home on Thursday.

On Thursday, Chelsea owner (right), 55, met the five British hostages who had been exposed to the danger of a Russian firing squad in Ukraine before making an emotional return to Britain after Putin's troops tortured them for six months.' Aiden Aslin (inset), Shaun Pinner, Dylan Healy, Andrew Hill, and John Harding (left, with Mr Aslin and Mr Pinner) were finally reunited with their loved ones after months of imprisonment, torture, and fear of execution. Mr Harding, who looked tired but ecstatic as they arrived in the United Kingdom, said the Russian oligarch was actually involved in their release. He said, "He was a bloke, a really sweet guy." He's a hero, and we're so grateful for his efforts.' Abramovich attempted to make the former prisoners comfortable, according to the father-of-two, and they joked that Mr Pinner is a West Ham fan who fought to him about football. The captives had spent the previous two days in transit, first being pulled bound and blindfolded from eastern Ukraine, and then being flown from Russia to Saudi Arabia before finding a British Airways flight home.

EXCLUSIVE: Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner, who had been sentenced to death by a judge in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic in June, released a video announcing that they were'out of the danger zone' when they were flown from Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia. It's believed that the three other British nationals released by Russian-backed forces were John Harding, Dylan Healy, and Andrew Hill. Mr Pinner, a former British Army soldier, was finally reunited with his family back in the United Kingdom today, despite being exhausted and smiling. This morning, he was visited by relatives, including mother Debbie Price and sister Cassandra Pinner, at a hotel near an undisclosed airport. Mr Aslin's mother has also expressed concern for her son's death after her son escaped a death sentence.

According to Russian state-owned news agency TASS, Briton John Harding (2R and inset), Croatian Vjekoslav Prebeg (C) and Swedish citizen Mathias Gustafsson (R), who were detained in and around Mariupol's port city, face a possible death sentence under Russian state-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic rules. Dylan Healy (2L) and Andrew Hill (L) were among two other Britons arrested, but not executed, but not for the first time. According to TASS, all five of the suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges. The new batch of decisions came after Donetsk authorities were sentenced to the deaths of two Britons, Shaun Pinner, 48, and Aiden Aslin, 28, on charges of attempting to capture power and being mercenaries.