News about Patrick White

CRAIG BROWN: Actors like to think of themselves as sensitive, but more often than not it's just another word for touchy. Over the years, Queen Elizabeth showered Sir Ian McKellen with honours - a CBE in 1979, a Knighthood in 1991, a Companion of Honour in 2008 - but he remains steadfastly ungrateful. 'The Queen, I'm sure she was quite mad at the end,' he told a journalist from The Times last week. 'And on the few occasions I met her she was quite rude. When I received a medal for acting, she said, 'You've been doing this for an awfully long time.' I said, 'Well, not as long as you.' I got a royal smile for that, but then she said, 'Does anyone actually go to the theatre?' That's bloody rude when you're giving someone a medal for acting. It meant, 'Does anyone care a f*** about you because I don't. Now off you go!'

The $135million jet crashed near crashed Tuesday afternoon at Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico, sending up a large plume of smoke and injuring the pilot. The plane had left Fort Worth, Texas and was headed to Edwards Air Force Base near Los Angeles when it crashed on a hillside on the south side of the airport. The military fighter jet crashed after the pilot stopped to refuel at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The pilot, the only person on board, was taken to a nerby hospital with serious injuries and last reported to be in stable condition.

According to investigators, a missing Celebrity First Dates actor whose family is 'increasingly worried' about his welfare. Patrick White (pictured), 33, also known as Paddy, was last seen in Bishopsgate, London, on Thursday, June 29. His family wanted to 'know he is safe,' and police in Gloucestershire said they'd like to see if anyone with information came forward. Mr White, who is 'considered fragile,' appeared on Channel 4's Celebrity First Dates on a date with Batley Bulldogs rugby player Keegan Hirst in 2016. According to investigators, he is 5ft 11ins tall, white, and of slim build with short, blonde, wavy hair.

A chapter of Sydney's history is being erased, leaving nostalgic Australians devastated. On the busy CBD, demolition of the old monorail network has started. On Reddit, a grey, eerie photograph showing construction has started at the original Darling Harbour site, a stark contrast to earlier colorful photos of the monorail in operation.

This week, the iconic Harbourside monorail station, which dropped tourists off at the original Darling Harbour station, was scheduled to be phased out. The station is one of seven stops on the defunct monorail network that connected the city with Darling Harbour, Chinatown, and the Spanish Quarter. Scaffolding has been ramped up around the Harbourside site, marking the official end to a station that served locals between 1988 and 2013.