It has been the world's most recognisable airliner for decades, but the last British passenger 747 jumbo jet took off from the UK for the final time earlier this week.
Boxing Day sales are expected to fall by more than a quarter compared with last year, despite some shoppers queueing in the early hours in some areas under lighter restrictions.
George Blake - perhaps the most notorious double agent - has died, but his treachery was not the only scandal to befall Britain's Secret Service in the 20th century.
