Henry Kissinger, refugee from the Nazis who swept to power serving Nixon as US Secretary of State – obituary
Unlike Nixon he was gregarious, had abundant charm, and could mesmerise journalists even while taking the greatest care to hoodwink them
Unlike Nixon he was gregarious, had abundant charm, and could mesmerise journalists even while taking the greatest care to hoodwink them
He was deft at piloting Bills, but less good at party knockabout, being accused of ‘floating like a bee and stinging like a butterfly‘
The pair became cult figures, and shareholder meetings at their Omaha headquarters were nicknamed ‘the Woodstock of capitalism’
The Soviets accused the US of using drugs to force Belenko to defect, before wheeling out his tearful wife and mother at a press conference
An officer of the old school, through his great charm and impeccable standards Hardy nevertheless achieved success in the modern commandos
For his fans, his run-ins with authority only confirmed ‘El Tel’ as a roguish but decent bloke who stuck it to the stuffed shirts at the FA
He explored the 19th century diocesan revival, set up a database of post-Reformation clerics and investigated the 'Red Vicar' of Thaxted
Sister Wendy Beckett, who lived in the grounds of Quidenham, became a confidante of Sr Rachel; ‘her spiritual penetration was formidable’
His unconventional formula of ‘small plates, loud music [and] waiters with tattoos and bed hair’ was rapidly emulated throughout London
He set up a programme of video interviews with men such as Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris and Leonard Cheshire, VC
For 17 years he represented Scotland on Radio 4’s Round Britain quiz and presented documentaries on Penelope Fitzgerald and TS Eliot
His Polish-Jewish family survived the Holocaust by being imprisoned by the Russians but nine-year-old Marcel had to be nurse and breadwinner
A fervent advocate of European federalism, he traced Britain’s hostility to the movement for European integration to its ‘papist’ origins
As a young woman Prue Penn took a full part in London social life and, working at the Foreign Office, once made a home movie with Kim Philby
With a lively personality, she made her name on children’s TV but ranged from acting (in Riders) to presenting on Radio 4’s Loose Ends
By royal request, she sang Ivor Novello’s It’s Bound to be Right on the Night on the radio for the Queen Mother's birthday