Churchdown: HISTORY lovers meet tomorrow for a talk about the history of aviation in the Cotswolds. The talk to Churchdown Local History Society will be given by Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork, who served in the Royal Air Force for 36 years as a navigator in Germany, the Far East and Aden.

By LUCY HANBURY A BOOM in travel by private jet has prompted plans to build a new terminal at Biggin Hill airfield. Charter group Air Partner will expand the Kent airport with a new Pounds 7 million hangar and terminal.

By Mark Leftly LONDON Biggin Hill, the Kent airport, is to undergo a major revamp following the Pounds 100m ($196m, E134m) sale of Southend Airport. Regional Airports, the parent company of both businesses, will use the cash to upgrade infrastructure at Biggin Hill, used largely by private jets.

By David Jones Ten people were arrested yesterday after climate change protesters staged simultaneous demonstrations at two airports against private air travel.

By Jerome Taylor The environmental campaign against air travel moved towards a more confrontational phase and spread outside the climate-change camp at Heathrow yesterday as protesters launched simultaneous demonstrations against two airports in the South-east.