‘Epitome of grace’, Lady Anna was ahead of her time
Lady Anna Cowen was the widow of former Governor-General Sir Zelman, but her busy life of service was always much more than that.
Lady Anna Cowen was the widow of former Governor-General Sir Zelman, but her busy life of service was always much more than that.
Dmitry Kovtun was one of the two Russian agents who travelled to London with supplies of polonium-210 to clumsily murder Alexander Litvinenko.
Not many journalists can write with authority across the spectrum of sports — Ron Reed was one of the few who could.
Lester Piggott became the most famous jockey in the world winning the Epsom Derby nine times – and later spent a year in jail.
Putin’s Ukraine invasion is reshaping a Europe that had forgotten the policies needed to deal with conflict.
A grandmother of six, Mavis Hutchison fell into sport by accident and became the world’s best long-distance runner – by miles.
Dhu al-Himma Shalish always traded on his family connection to Syrian dictator Assad, but even trusted relatives have a use-by date in these brutal lands.
Young, English speaking and educated abroad, Vasyl Myroshnychenko — Ukraine’s ambassador of just six weeks — typifies a new generation changing the political system.
Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai called actor Qin Yi the country’s most beautiful woman – but her main role was always looking after her son.
A few notables in music died at the age of 27 and it started trending, but it was always just a coincidence. Rock stars die at 69.
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