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Hey I posted an update as to what going on. I got called to work last night 6pm, had to drop everything and drive 14 hours, arriving about 3pm today. I was going to do everything last night and it all got screwed up. So I'm on it tonight and will update in a few hours.

And F1 or the Tellytubbies makes no difference to him on TV. Tbh - if he's paying top whack for that subscription to watch F1 the family's been ripped off.

So if you buy a new car in Birmigham (or at least first registered there) after September this year you theoretically could have one of the following new plates BJ 69 COK BJ 69 DIK BJ 69 SUK

I see him in my 2020 vision

Oh aye, and... If he does die he might bump into Ray Charles again

Who doesn't love "vague and likely meaningless updates on DL main pagers?" That's right, a tiny small press releasing a book on Moss sends "well wishes". Linked to new illness or just age frailty - who knows? Could be nowt, could be imminent news, could again be nowt, but you heard it here first, if it is anything...

Msc, It's the same illness for SCM that ruled him out of public life. Sadly he is too poorly at the moment. I can't say too much more than that out of respect.

Russian dressing?

98 seems about right.

"Ah believe - I'll live long enough to MC the next Deathrace, see you sick suckers in 2020!"

I saw this news percolating across Google News earlier. But I didn’t run my search terms through a filter. Usually I have ‘English only’ but this time my results were half n half. SC

Never forget:

There's people on our list in way worse shape than Bob Dole - he's making sense and still has some energy about him despite looking like shit (well, looking 96 which most people perceive as looking like shit). He'd still take Nobby Stiles if they were both Pointless contestants.

Happy 72nd birthday Arnie

To be fair - Maidenhead is a shoo-in for a pig in a suit so long as it's sporting a Tory rosette.

Writings on the wall...

North Africa in general has lot to offer in matter of old politicians. Tunisia: *Rachid Sfar (1933), former PM. *Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), president and PM, now exiled, but in good health despite rumours. If for "good health" you mean "terminal prostate cancer" *Hédi Baccouche (1930), former PM who is now a writer. *Hamed Karoui (1927), rumoured to be dead last year, he actually lost his brother a month later circa. His nephew will run for president. *Fouad Mebazaa (1933), President before Essebsi, he condoled his death today. *Habib Ben Yahia (1938) Foreign Minister, now jailed for power abuse. *Abdelbaki Hermassi (1937) Foreign Minister *Ahmed Ben Salah (1926): he was born to bring socialism and revolution in Tunisia, but failed. Now president of his own party. Algeria: *Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937), Ali Bou. Well, you all know the Living Dead and all hope for a state funeral to be held really soon. *Liamine Zeroual (1941), young, but has great health problems and was reported dead different times. *Abdelhamid Brahimi (1936), PM, who is now a writer. *Sid Ahmed Ghozali (1937) Famous for his papillon, was bound to be a presidential candidate last year. *Belaid Abdessalam (1928): a PM who has fought Islamists like no one. *Ali Haroun (1927): member of the High Council of State. Morocco: *Ahmed Laraki (1931), from Laraki family, one-time PM and multiple times Foreign Minister. *Ahmed Osman (1930), PM, brother in law of King Hassan II. *Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924), the real Moroccan star. Goes in and out of hospital for pneumonia, still made it to 95. Human rights activist. *Abdelouahed Belkeziz (1939), Foreign Minister. *Mohamed Benaissa (1937), quite a celebrity in the Country. Libya: *Mustafa Ben Halim (1921): Last PM of the KIngdom of Lybia and one of those who plotted against Gheddafi. Who tried to have him killed many times, of course. *Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1939), Foreign Minister, arrested and released in 2011. Egypt: *Hosni Mubarak (1928), the ethernal fucker *Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), deposed Mubarak. *Kamal Ganzouri (1933), former PM. *Hazem El Beblawi (1936) ousted Morsi. *Ahmad Fathi Sorour (1932), Mubarak associate, who was ousted in 2011 as well. *Amr Moussa (1936) Foreign Minister

Mike Grady on Twitter has just mentioned that Juliette Kaplan is 'poorly' (his word).

Newsround and Country File legend John Craven on The One Show right now. 79 next month. He’s definitely looked better...