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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Shoreham air disaster pilot Andrew Hill refuses to apologise 10 years after deadly fireball
Andrew Hill was piloting the Hawker Hunter jet when it crashed and killed 11 men in Shoreham on August 22 2015 - but the families of those who died are furious that he's refused to apologise Shameless Shoreham air disaster pilot Andy Hill today refused to acknowledge his role in the deadly jet fireball which killed 11 men - 10 years after the disaster. The ex- British Airways airman, 60, has spent the last decade fighting to regain his pilot's licence after he was grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority. And despite a coroner blaming his flying in the lead up to the disaster, Mr Hill has declined to apologise. As the 10-year anniversary of the disaster approaches, a spokesman for Mr Hill said: 'Mr Hill does not want to make any public statement about the tragic events of Shoreham.' Mr Hill was cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence following a trial at the Old Bailey. But during an inquest senior coroner Penelope Schofield said the plane crashing was "a result of the manner in which it was flown". "This was not a small misjudgement," she told the inquest in Horsham, finding the pilot had two opportunities to escape the manoeuvre and prevent the crash. "In my view, this goes beyond a mere mistake," the West Sussex coroner added. Earlier this year, a last-ditch bid for a judicial review by Mr Hill to regain his flying licence was refused. Now loved ones of those who died in the disaster have criticised his refusal to say sorry. Anthony Mallinson, who lost his father, retired engineer James Graham Mallinson, 72, in the disaster, said: 'Hill hasn't let anything drop and so there hasn't really been that sort of time frame where you could say we've had three months grace where we have had time to grieve properly. "I think I think in the ten years since, it's been all about him. It would be very nice for him to acknowledge us properly. To actually have a note or a letter sent personally to each of the families. But I don't see it ever happening in a million years. 'We want to make sure that the right thing is done and that justice is served. Justice is found in whatever shape or form that it can be. Because of his acquittal, we lost the justice that we should. It was a travesty, honestly, he was acquitted. We've had to try and make up for that by fighting him all the way.' Former British Airways pilot Mr Hill was attempting a loop manoeuvre in the vintage jet when he crashed on the A27 in West Sussex. The 1950s aircraft broke into four parts, destroying eight vehicles on the dual carriageway in West Sussex. Mr Hill, 60, of Sandon, Herts, survived after being thrown clear but spent a week in an induced coma. In its final report on the disaster, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) listed a series of failings including poor risk assessments.
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Shoreham Airshow crash families say bosses have 'blood on hands' 10 years on
Loved ones of those who died in a jet fireball at the Shoreham Airshow will mark 10 years since a vintage Hawker Hunter ploughed into the A27 in West Sussex in 2015 Shoreham disaster families today claimed airshow authorities had "blood on their hands" as they demanded: "Never let this happen again." Loved ones will mark the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy which saw eleven men die when a Hawker Hunter jet - piloted by Andrew Hill - ploughed into the A27 during a display at the Shoreham Airshow on Saturday, August 22 in 2015. A further 13 people were injured in the deadliest air show incident in the UK for more than 50 years. But now, a decade after the disaster, victims' families revealed they were yet to receive an apology from Mr Hill, who a coroner blamed for the tragedy. And they said the Civil Aviation Authority had missed opportunities to prevent the disaster. Anthony Mallinson, who lost his father, retired engineer James Graham Mallinson, 72, in the disaster, said: "They've got blood on their hands in this, because of what they should or shouldn't have done. It would just be nice for the present committee to acknowledge that. 'I know I'm knocking my head against a brick wall because it will never happen. They just have swerved it, in my opinion. I just want them to show some responsibility and accountability and that things could have actually been improved at the time. All they will do is swerve it by saying this is what we're doing now, but they haven't taken the responsibility, taking their part in being accountable.' And Caroline Schilt, 64, whose son Jacob, 23, was killed in the inferno as he travelled to play football with his friend Matthew Grimstone, 23, said: 'Hill has never apologised. And it's that's the thing that's flabbergasted me, it is his whole attitude. I can't comprehend it at all. There's been enough time when he's seen us at close quarters and yet he sort of blanked us out of it, blocked us out. 'I think he's kind of depersonalised us as if we're not people, not people with feelings. That's how I feel about him. And also, he has always made me feel as though he thinks we're in the wrong and we're persecuting him by not letting him have his license back, trying to block him. It's like we're in the wrong.' Former British Airways pilot Mr Hill was attempting a loop manoeuvre in the vintage jet when he crashed on the A27 in West Sussex. The 1950s aircraft broke into four parts, destroying eight vehicles on the dual carriageway in West Sussex. Mr Hill, 60, of Sandon, Herts, survived after being thrown clear but spent a week in an induced coma. In its final report on the disaster, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) listed a series of failings including poor risk assessments. The AAIB criticised risk assessments which did not adequately protect people in areas "outside the control of the organisers". And the report said the risk assessment "was not suitable and sufficient to manage the risks to the public".It also said the CAA was not required to see or approve risk assessments before issuing a permission to hold a flying display. The AAIB made 31 safety recommendations for the CAA and one for the government. In 2022, a coroner ruled all 11 who died were unlawfully killed and blamed Mr Hill's poor flying. But he was cleared of 11 counts of gross negligence manslaughter charges during a trial at the Old Bailey. The jury acquitted him of 11 counts of manslaughter after hearing he was cognitively impaired during the flight. It emerged that the year before the disaster, Mr Hill flouted CAA rules banning pilots from flying over Lancing College as he performed at Shoreham. During a practice run at Duxford in 2014, he flew just 200ft over the M11 - 300ft below the minimum level. And in the same year at the Southport airshow, Mr Hill was given a rare "stop" call from air traffic control for flying just 75ft above spectators. He was interviewed by the CAA and put on a "watch list". Mr Hill blamed the error on cloud and "goldfish bowl" conditions. It meant Mr Hill retained his flying licence and was free to pilot the Hawker Hunter jet when it slammed into the A27 a decade ago. Now the families who lost their lives say they are still picking up the pieces of the devastating tragedy. Mrs Schilt and her husband Bob, 72, said most of the families will be represented at the memorial on Friday [AUG 22].She said: 'Lots of people said they can't believe it's been ten years. A lot's happened in those ten years.'When you look back, we've had the trial, we've had the inquest and it was always stressful and yet, it still feels like yesterday. 'It's always the lead up that's the worst. The actual day, you always feel quite very supported by everybody and each other. It's really the lead up and the thinking about it and the awful realisation that we're at that time of year again.' Tributes will be read at a private service and Caroline said the families will also remember everyone else who was touched by the tragedy. She said: 'It involves other people who witnessed it, people who've been affected as well. We addressed all of them. I think it is important. 'Other people struggle with being together, whereas we sort of got our little nucleus group. We can then try to involve as many as possible.' Caroline said the group almost feels like family now. She said: 'Things have grown even more over the years. 'Rather than losing touch with people, we've got a stronger bond. It might be a sister rather than the parents or whatever, but it's every family that is involved.' Caroline said it is important for the group to remember the other people who still live with the horrors they witnessed on the day. She said: 'We had a policeman who came to the anniversary only a couple of years ago. 'He was in tears the whole time and he said he would come again, but I don't think he could bear to. He gave up his job because of it. He can't be the only one, there must be a lot of them feeling like that.' Caroline said she and husband Bob will carry on their anniversary traditions. She said: 'We will be there every year. I think the others will be as well. I think we all find that meeting up and then having lunch afterwards therapeutic." Earlier this year, a last-ditch bid for a judicial review by Mr Hill to regain his flying licence was refused. Mr Hill appealed against the CAA decision not to restore his flying licence - but he was grounded for life after his legal challenge was dismissed. Caroline said now all the legal avenues are shut off to Mr Hill, she hopes he will no longer have a hold over their lives. She said: "As long as he shuts up, he's got to fade into the background now because he's been the bane of our lives for ten years. I thought we would have got rid of him ages ago and not needed to think about him, but he pops up all the time.' Fighting for justice and the need to make sure nothing like Shoreham can ever happen again has kept the families going for ten years, Caroline said. She said: 'In a way, it kind of keeps it all going, if you like. It's almost like, 'What will we do if there isn't anything to do?' 'What will we do if we haven't got a battle on our hands? But, it still feels like there's unfinished business with the CAA. They they've never really accepted responsibility. They were partly responsible because they didn't have their regulations in order at all when the crash happened. 'It's all very well to say, we put it all all right afterwards, it's all fine now and we know that it actually isn't all fine now because there are still things going on. We're probably never able to make it right because it's probably impossible to do it, but we can have a good go at it. And I think we are making a difference.' Mr Mallinson said: 'We obviously need to protect members of the public to make sure that this cannot happen again. The ten-year anniversary is a milestone for all of us and we always knew this was going to be a biggie.' Referring to the decision to strip Mr Hill of his flying licence, Anthony said: 'I think it's the end of the road for Hill. He's never going to fly again.' Anthony said he would like the CAA to finally admit they were also at fault for the disaster. He said: 'We continue to work with the CAA because it shows that we're trying to improve airshow safety and we want to make sure that this can never happen to another family. 'They say they always have Shoreham in the back of their minds when there are any meetings to discuss airshow safety. We can't bring any of our loved ones back, but what we can do is be working to strive for better safety in the future. 'And we are at the forefront of that, the families. We have been working with them to ensure that happens. All along with this it's always been people dodging responsibility, dodging their accountability on it and not taking the responsibility. You know, it's passing the buck the whole time." Rob Bishton, Chief Executive at the UK Civil Aviation Authority, said: "Our thoughts remain with the families and friends of those affected by the Shoreham Airshow crash. "Following the crash, several investigations and safety reviews were carried out to help prevent similar incidents in the future. This included an immediate review of airshow safety and a full investigation by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch. All recommendations and safety improvements from these reviews were fully implemented. Airshows continue to be subject to rigorous oversight to ensure the highest possible safety standards are maintained.'
CTV News
08-08-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘It's very surreal': Tenants recount escape from ByWard Market fire
A family living the ByWard Market shares the story of how they escaped from a blaze earlier this week. CTV's Katie Griffin has more. Tenants who escaped a fast-moving fire in the ByWard Market this week are speaking out about the experience and praising firefighters for saving what they could. 'My first thought was dinner is burning in the oven,' recalled Andrew Hill, who said his wife went to go look. 'She went and checked and then immediately saw the smoke outside in the back and yelled that the house is on fire.' The fire broke out at the multi-unit property on Guigues Avenue around 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday. Eight adults and three children have been displaced. Andrew Hill Andrew Hill used a fire extinguisher to try and buy his family time to escape from a blaze at their home on Guigues Avenue Tuesday night. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa) Hill, his wife, two of his sons, and their dogs were home at the time. He used a fire extinguisher on the way out to buy them time. 'You're just thinking, like, 'Okay, it's just another summer Tuesday night,' and then literally five, 10 minutes later you're looking at your house and being like, 'We don't live there anymore.' So, it's very surreal,' Hill said. Yassine Assalih was out grocery shopping when the fire started. He's lost everything and doesn't have tenants' insurance—something he said he didn't know about and would have purchased if he had. Yassine Assalih Yassine Assalih lost everything in the fire and didn't have tenants' insurance—something he said he didn't know about and would have purchased if he had. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa) 'From my understanding, the fact that I didn't have insurance, I'm not entitled to anything,' he said. 'I'm just trying to put my life together… I lost my job as well, temporarily, because I work from home.' He's considering starting a fundraising campaign like the one started for the Hills. Impacted tenants were put up in hotels and provided a pre-paid credit card for immediate expenses from the Canadian Red Cross, but that support ends on Friday. 'Got a long road ahead. We're just thankful everyone's safe and just taking it not even a day at a time, just kind of an hour at a time. What do we need to do next? Who do we need to call next? What we need to figure out next?' Hill said. Hill's family had gone over an escape plan and used it—something fire officials say is crucial. 'We say you have about one to two minutes to escape, so that shows the importance of working smoke alarms,' said Nick DeFazio, Ottawa Fire Services' public information officer. 'So have a meeting point, know the exits of the home, show your kids where these exits are and how to use them, like windows,' he said, adding to close doors behind you to stop the spread of the fire. Fire damage Debris from an Aug. 5 fire on Guigues Avenue in Ottawa. Aug. 7, 2025. (Katie Griffin/CTV News Ottawa) If you must use a fire extinguisher, remember the word PASS. P – pull the pin A – aim low at the base of the fire S – squeeze the handle S – sweep from side to side Ottawa Fire Services also offers free courses on how to properly use a fire extinguisher. Hill said they're grateful to firefighters who tried to save as much as they could. 'They just went above and beyond…in cases like this you just want the fire to be put out. You're not really thinking about your stuff but they put tarps over a bunch of our stuff to try to save as much as they could,' Hill said. 'They took the art and family pictures off the walls and put them in a place that was at lower risk.' Damage has been estimated at $600,000.
Globe and Mail
14-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Andrew Hill Dumps 38,000 Johnson & Johnson Shares in Q2 2025 Exit
Key Points The investment advisor sold 38,037 shares for a total of $6.31 million in Q2 2025. Move removes JNJ from portfolio, freeing capital for other top holdings. As much as 5.1% of Andrew Hill's assets under management (AUM) were reallocated by the end of the second quarter. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires › On July 11, 2025, Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, Inc. disclosed it sold out its entire Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) position, totaling $6.31 million in trades. What happened According to a July 10, 2025 SEC filing, the firm exited its entire position in Johnson & Johnsonduring Q2 2025, selling all 38,037 shares for $6,308,131 in reported transaction value. Andrew Hill Investment Advisors no longer holds JNJ shares as of June 30, 2025, based on 13F disclosures. What else to know The sale represents a full exit; Johnson & Johnson now accounts for 0% of reported AUM. The following are Andrew Hill's top holdings, as of June 30, 2025: SPDR GOLD Shares (GLD): $9.92 million (7.98% of AUM). JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM): $6.02 (4.84% of AUM). American Superconductor (AMSC): $5.61 million (4.51% of AUM). Netflix (NFLX): $5.50 million (4.43% of AUM). Uber Technologies (UBER): $5.42 million (4.36% of AUM). Johnson & Johnson closed at $157.69 on July 10, 2025; The stock's 12-month return was. 7.2% (for the period ending 2025-07-10), trailing S&P 500 by 5.4 percentage points Some more information on JNJ stock: Dividend yield: 3.18%; forward P/E: 14.86 as of July 10, 2025; EV/EBITDA: 11.33; five-year revenue CAGR: 1.6% as of July 10, 2025 JNJ is trading 7.2% below its 52-week high as of July 10, 2025. Company overview Metric Value Market capitalization $379 billion Revenue (TTM) $89.3 billion Net income (TTM) $21.8 billion Dividend yield 3.18% TTM data as of July 10, 2025. Company snapshot Johnson & Johnson offers a diversified portfolio of pharmaceutical, medtech, and consumer health products, including brands such as TYLENOL, NEUTROGENA, LISTERINE, and ACUVUE. The company generates revenue primarily through the development, manufacturing, and global distribution of prescription medicines, medical devices, and over-the-counter consumer health products. It serves a broad customer base of hospitals, healthcare professionals, retailers, and distributors worldwide. Johnson & Johnson is a global healthcare leader with a robust presence across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer health segments. The company boasts a diversified product portfolio and a global presence. Its trusted brands and long-standing history reinforce its position as a key player in the healthcare industry. Foolish take Johnson & Johnson stock's 10% rally in the past six months may have given some investors an opportunity to take some profits off the table, but it remains a core holding for many institutional investors. Johnson & Johnson, after all, is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world with a humongous portfolio, a massive pipeline, and an incredible dividend history, making it a top stock to own for the long term. To put some numbers to that, pharma and medtech giant generated $88.8 billion in sales and nearly $20 billion in free cash flow in 2024. Its Innovative Medicine segment accounted for 64% sales, with medicines for oncology, cardiovascular, and pulmonary hypertension driving growth. Medtech, its other segment, contributed to the remaining 36% of total sales, with Abiomed and cardiovascular solutions like electrophysiology leading the growth pack. Importantly, Johnson & Johnson continues to innovate, with 26 of its products crossing the $1 billion-mark in sales in 2024. That's the result of its focus on reasearch and development (R&D). Last year alone, the company spent nearly $50 billion on R&D and acquisitions. Furthermore, the healthcare giant prioritizes organic growth and free cash flows, and remains committed to paying steady and growing dividends to shareholders. Johnson & Johnson is a Dividend King, having increased its dividend for 63 consecutive years. Glossary 13F assets under management (AUM): The value of securities reported by institutional investment managers in quarterly SEC Form 13F filings. Reallocated: Moving investment capital from one asset or holding to another within a portfolio. Post-trade stake: The number of shares or value of a position remaining after a trade is completed. Trailing S&P 500: Indicates performance lagging behind the S&P 500 index over a specified period. 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NDTV
10-07-2025
- Health
- NDTV
If US Funding For HIV Programs Is Not Replaced, Millions More Will Die: UN
Years of American-led investment into AIDS programs has reduced the number of people killed by the disease to the lowest levels seen in more than three decades, and provided life-saving medicines for some of the world's most vulnerable. But in the last six months, the sudden withdrawal of U.S. money has caused a "systemic shock," U.N. officials warned, adding that if the funding isn't replaced, it could lead to more than 4 million AIDS-related deaths and 6 million more HIV infections by 2029. "The current wave of funding losses has already destabilized supply chains, led to the closure of health facilities, left thousands of health clinics without staff, set back prevention programs, disrupted HIV testing efforts and forced many community organizations to reduce or halt their HIV activities," UNAIDS said in a report released Thursday. UNAIDS also said that it feared other major donors might also scale back their support, reversing decades of progress against AIDS worldwide - and that the strong multilateral cooperation is in jeopardy because of wars, geopolitical shifts and climate change. The $4 billion that the United States pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January when U.S. President Donald Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspended and later moved to shutter the U.S. AID agency. Andrew Hill, an HIV expert at the University of Liverpool who is not connected to the United Nations, said that while Trump is entitled to spend U.S. money as he sees fit, "any responsible government would have given advance warning so countries could plan," instead of stranding patients in Africa when clinics were closed overnight. The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, was launched in 2003 by U.S. President George W. Bush, the biggest-ever commitment by any country focused on a single disease. UNAIDS called the program a "lifeline" for countries with high HIV rates, and said that it supported testing for 84.1 million people, treatment for 20.6 million, among other initiatives. According to data from Nigeria, PEPFAR also funded 99.9% of the country's budget for medicines taken to prevent HIV. In 2024, there were about 630,000 AIDS-related deaths worldwide, per a UNAIDS estimate - the figure has remained about the same since 2022 after peaking at about 2 million deaths in 2004. Even before the U.S. funding cuts, progress against curbing HIV was uneven. UNAIDS said that half of all new infections are in sub-Saharan Africa. Tom Ellman, of the charity Doctors Without Borders, said that while some poorer countries were now moving to fund more of their own HIV programs, it would be impossible to fill the gap left by the U.S. "There's nothing we can do that will protect these countries from the sudden, vicious withdrawal of support from the U.S.," said Ellman, director of Doctors Without Borders' South Africa Medical Unit. Experts also fear another loss: data. The U.S. paid for most HIV surveillance in African countries, including hospital, patient and electronic records, all of which has now abruptly ceased, according to Dr. Chris Beyrer, director of the Global Health Institute at Duke University. "Without reliable data about how HIV is spreading, it will be incredibly hard to stop it," he said. The uncertainty comes as a twice-yearly injectable could end HIV, as studies published last year showed that the drug from pharmaceutical maker Gilead was 100% effective in preventing the virus. At a launch event Thursday, South Africa's health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said the country would "move mountains and rivers to make sure every adolescent girl who needs it will get it," saying that the continent's past dependence upon US aid was "scary." Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, called Yeztugo, a move that should have been a "threshold moment" for stopping the AIDS epidemic, said Peter Maybarduk of the advocacy group Public Citizen. But activists like Maybarduk said Gilead's pricing will put it out of reach of many countries that need it. Gilead has agreed to sell generic versions of the drug in 120 poor countries with high HIV rates but has excluded nearly all of Latin America, where rates are far lower but increasing. "We could be ending AIDS," Maybarduk said. "Instead, the U.S. is abandoning the fight."
