FORMER EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison has announced her ‘return to the BBC’ – over a decade on from being axed.

Cheryl, 60, played Heather Trott for five years, leaving in 2012 when the character was killed off.

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EastEnders’ Cheryl Fergison has revealed her ‘return to the BBC’[/caption]

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Cheryl played soap favourite Heather Trott for five years[/caption]

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Cheryl shared her upcoming work in an online update[/caption]

Posting on TikTok, the actress revealed her upcoming projects – including filming for the BBC.

Cheryl shared to her followers: “I’ve been packing, getting ready for London next week. Going to be doing a little secret project.

“Then, I will be filming for the BBC. And then I will be going to The Groove Chorus, working with the beautiful Groove Chorus at The Clapham Ground on the 21st and 22nd.”

It comes as Cheryl flogged tickets to fans to see her perform at a Chinese takeaway’s opening earlier this month.

Posting on social media, the former soap actress said she’d sing for diners at the The Dragon Lounge in Blackpool.

She serenaded customers at the establishment across February 1 and February 2, kicking off at 7pm.

Last year, meanwhile, Cheryl opened up about her money struggles.

Revealing she had been conned out of a “humongous” amount of money, the actress told how she was forced to claim benefits and turn to a food bank for help.

She said on ITV’s This Morning: “There is a circumstance that started this, which I can’t talk about at this moment in time, but it started to spiral.

“The only way I can say it is I was conned out of a humongous amount of money.

“That led to the cancer thing and everything spiralled. I was robbing Peter to pay Paul.

“I ended up having to sell my house. Now I am living up north and renting.”

Cheryl made her first appearance as Heather Trott, sidekick to Shirley Carter (Linda Henry) in June 2007, initially as a guest character.

Owing to her popularity, Heather later became a full-time part of the BBC soap.

However, her time in Walford ended in tragedy after she was bludgeoned by Ben Mitchell (then Joshua Pascoe) in early 2012.

After Cheryl posted a cryptic message on Instagram last year, fans hoped it meant a return for Heather – despite the character’s death.

At the top of a snap, the star wrote the telling line: “Are you still watching this space?”

In her image caption she added: “Soon all will be revealed,” followed by a red Emoji love heart.

One fan wrote: “Come on Heather dig your way out of that grave.”

Another added: “So hoping you are coming back to EE with Shirley.”

EastEnders airs on BBC One and iPlayer.

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Cheryl has previously opened up about her money struggles[/caption]

IRFU brass have announced that Ireland will hold an open training session at Aviva Stadium.

Fans will be allowed attend the event that takes place at the Dublin 14 venue on Thursday, 27th February.

The session will kick off at 11am, with gates open at 10am.

The event will come ahead of Ireland’s final round of the Six Nations Championship against France on March 8.

Tickets for the open session are free and will be available on a first come, first served basis.

You can get your tickets on Ticketmaster.ie on Tuesday, 18th February from 12pm.

Speaking about the open session, Ireland Head Coach Simon Easterby said: “Welcoming thousands of our supporters to Aviva Stadium for an Open Training Session is a highlight of the Six Nations campaign.

“The support you have given us over the last couple of years has been a real boost to the team and we hope that you will join us on the day.

“Make as much noise as you can and enjoy the action on the pitch.”

Simon Easterby‘s side face lowly Wales this weekend in a vital clash in Cardiff.

Tournament champions Ireland will look to keep their Grand Slam hopes alive.

The green machine are also on course for a record-breaking third successive title.

Wales sacked head coach Warren Gatland last week after a 14-game losing streak.

Kick-off is at 2:15pm on Saturday.

NASA has completed the engine ground tests on its supersonic jet, which is expected to take to skies later this year.

The X-59 jet is Nasa and Lockheed Martin’s joint offering, which the pair hope will retire the deafening sonic boom that is usually associated with supersonic aircraft.

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When planes exceed the speed of sound at Mach 1 – or about 767mph – they produce a thunderous boom[/caption]

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The sonic thump will be about 75 decibels, according to Nasa – which roughly as loud as a toilet flushing[/caption]

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The X-59 is designed to hit speeds of 924mph, at an altitude of roughly 55,000ft[/caption]

“We have successfully progressed through our engine ground tests as we planned,” said Raymond Castner, X-59 propulsion lead at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, in an agency release.

“We were getting smooth and steady airflow as predicted from wind tunnel testing.

“We didn’t have any structural or excessive vibration issues. And parts of the engine and aircraft that needed cooling were getting it.”

When planes exceed the speed of sound at Mach 1 – or about 767mph – they produce a thunderous boom.

The explosion-like noise was part of the reason supersonic aircraft were banned in the US more than 50 years ago.

These aircrafts were so loud they made people’s windows rattle, and scared livestock.

It was caused by air pressure waves combining to form a shock wave produced by the plane’s extreme speed.

The X-59 is designed to hit speeds of 924mph, at an altitude of roughly 55,000ft.

But Nasa and Lockheed say the research jet won’t have a troublesome sonic boom when it eventually flies.

The 30m-long and 9m-wide plane has a sharp, stiletto-style nose that engineers believe will quieten the noise – demoting it from a sonic boom to a “sonic thump”.

“We expect the X-59 sonic thump to be as low as about 75 perceived loudness decibels,” Larry Cliatt, sub-project manager for the Quesst acoustic validation phase, said in an update last year.

“That is a lot quieter than the Concorde, which was over 100 perceived loudness decibels.”

75 decibels is about as loud as a toilet flushing – and half as loud as a balloon popping.

The jet’s F414-GE-100 engine is also mounted on top of the aircraft, in an effort to reduce the amount of noise that reaches the ground.

It’s unclear when the X-59 will take to the skies for the first time.

The jet was supposed to make its inaugural flight last year, but it was postponed.

Nasa has yet to issue an updated timeline on its flight schedule, though the first flight is expected to occur in 2025.

Once the X-59 flies for the first time, the space agency will put the plane through a series of tests to see how the sonic thump is experienced at ground-level.

These demonstrations are expected to run through 2027, although they depend on when the jet eventually flies.

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The 30m-long and 9m-wide plane has a sharp, stiletto-style nose that engineers believe will quieten the noise – demoting it from a sonic boom to a “sonic thump”[/caption]

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The jet’s F414-GE-100 engine is also mounted on top of the aircraft, in an effort to reduce the amount of noise that reaches the ground[/caption]

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