The band – Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange - indulged in a takeaway at Robbie’s Los Angeles home after spending the day recording songs together.

A source told The Sun newspaper: “It’s just like old times. The session on Tuesday (26.01.10) went great and they are planning on getting back in the studio soon.”

Robbie, 35, spent five hours with his former bandmates in the studio this week.

An insider said: “All the signs are looking good. It’s great news for the fans. They’re using this time in Los Angeles to start working together as a band again.

“They were delighted with the session and were congratulating each other as they left. They’re using this time together to crack on with reunion songs.”

A spokesperson for the group confirmed they had been socialising with Robbie.

They said: “Take That didn’t go to Los Angeles with plans to official write or record with Robbie, but they’ve been hanging out together, which is great.”

The pop star has signed up to sing on the music mogul’s star-studded cover version of the REM track ‘Everybody Hurts’, which will be the first time he has appeared on a record with his former bandmates in 15 years.

Robbie, 35, said: “I’m very honoured to be asked to contribute to the single. We can all do something to help the people of Haiti - and I urge everyone to do what they can.”

The ‘Bodies’ singer quit the group - consisting of Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Howard Donald and Mark Owen - in 1995.

Take That and Robbie are due to record their vocals in Los Angeles today (26.01.10), but it is not known whether they will be in the recording studio at the same time or if their voices will be added separately.

Producer John Shanks – who is behind the band’s last two albums – is recording their efforts in the US, while fellow Take That producer Steve Robson is overseeing the track at London’s Sarm studios.

The single - which aims to raise relief funds for the Caribbean island following their devastating earthquakes - will also see Robbie reunite with pop star Kylie Minogue, who Simon invited to appear on the track.

Robbie recorded the hit single ‘Kids’ with Kylie in 2000.

A source said: “Simon’s delighted. Kylie’s shown a real depth of understanding of what the single is all about. She’s one of the biggest stars to say yes so far. It’s a real coup.”

So far, Leona Lewis, British boy band JLS, James Blunt, Girls Aloud star Cheryl Cole and Joe McElderry have already recorded their parts.

Mariah Carey, ‘Hannah Montana’ star Miley Cyrus and Rod Stewart are also participating, alongside Susan Boyle, Canadian star Michael Buble, James Morrison and Mika.

(Flying without Wings…)

Gary Barlow, Jason Orange and Howard Donald were left stranded after bandmate Mark Owen’s Scottish wedding to Emma Ferguson due to freezing fog engulfing Inverness Airport, prompting the military unit to step in.

After all planes were banned from taking off or landing at Inverness Airport, RAF Lossiemouth at nearby Morayshire offered their 17-seater Lear Jet for the ‘Greatest Day’ hitmakers.

A source said: “They must have only had a few hours sleep. The last thing they needed was their flight getting delayed.”

The band were driven to the RAF base, 34 miles away from Inverness Airport, and they were met by military police at the gate, and underwent stringent security checks before being escorted to their private plane to fly home.

Mark and Emma – who have two children, Elwood, three, and Willow, 11 months – married in front of 50 guests at Cawdor Church, just outside of Inverness.

Although former bandmate Robbie Williams failed to attend either the ceremony or reception at Cawdor Castle, other guests are said to have included Coldplay rocker Chris Martin and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow.