Harry Gration, popular broadcaster who was the face of Look North for nearly four decades – obituary
He started out as a history teacher but became one of the best-loved faces of regional news and a passionate reporter on rugby league
He started out as a history teacher but became one of the best-loved faces of regional news and a passionate reporter on rugby league
Talking about rescuing Jews he knew who were in danger, Walaszczyk said: ‘If something was to be done, it had to be done for them all’
She showed that the 1938-39 German expedition, though tainted by its links with the Nazis, was genuinely scientific with no occult purpose
By the time Reardon Smith succeeded as chairman of the group in the 1980s the fortunes of British merchant ships were waning
As editor of Mixmag he chronicled the Nineties clubbing scene before immersing himself in Brazil and the Amazon rainforest
Zimmerman became a well-known figure at sci-fi conventions around the country, helping to raise funds for charity
With his autocratic style and his ever-present cigar he fostered closer ties between the New York and Paris outposts of the Lazard empire
Besides writing and teaching, he spent 25 years restoring a manor house in Norfolk with his wife
His works often defined the times in which they were written, and he bitterly opposed his country’s occupation of Palestinian territory
His Richard Nixon in Secret Honor was a masterful depiction of compromised political power, and he was noted for a 1991 episode of Seinfeld
‘Explosive’ on stage, he portrayed Dylan in the movie Renaldo and Clara and played at Bill Clinton’s inauguration
He rose to fame during the French New Wave and despite personal tragedy established himself as one of France’s most gifted actors
He changed how dance was filmed, saying: ‘You can choreograph with an eyebrow as excitingly as you can with a grand jeté across the stage’
Scott-Morgan planned to ‘be a human guinea pig to see just how far we can turn science fiction into reality’
His team at Phoenix Securities had a hand in about two-thirds of the deals that followed the City revolution
He endured a difficult relationship with his mother Mary Wesley to found his ‘telemedicine’ charity, which has saved lives around the world
The idea for Continuo came in a ‘lightbulb moment’, and she believed that therapy after a blow to the head had stimulated her brain
As well as helping to sink ‘the Beast’, he flew in raids all over Germany, but he was shocked when he saw the devastation wrought in Hamburg
He overcame racism to blaze a trail in maternal healthcare in Malawi and became sub-dean of King’s College Medical School
He won eight Five Nations and three Grand Slams, and playing for the Barbarians in 1972 began the move that led to the ‘greatest ever try’