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Bennett has written a yearly diary for the London Review of Books since 1983. It is printed in the first LRB of the year and this month it is conspicuously absent. In his October 2022 entry he wrote "these days I’m often confused by what day it is, not to mention the date." I took it to be self-deprecation but given that his mother suffered from dementia, that he is 89 years old, and now the absence of his diary, it takes on a darker tone.

Is Cyril "Sammy" Chung still alive? He managed Wolves to the second division title in 1976/77 and later managed Doncaster Rovers in the early 1990s, only to be sacked on the first day of the season and replaced by Kerry Dixon, a player he'd signed. According to Wikipedia he's 88 and is living in Minehead. As a player he turned out for Oxford United back when they were called Headington United.

Craig Charles. He had a heart attack two years ago and had four stents fitted. He claims to have gone from two packs of the gaspers a day down to half a pack, although this interview suggests he isn't exactly moderating things.