| 'German journalists' held in Iran Iranian officials say they have arrested two foreign nationals who interviewed the family of a woman who faces a death sentence for adultery. bbc.co.uk |
Murray storms into Shanghai semis Britain's Andy Murray beats Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2 6-2 in at the Shanghai Masters, while Roger Federer sets up a semi-final against Novak Djokovic. news.bbc.co.uk |
When Cheryl met Cheryl at Tussauds Cheryl Cole checks out her waxwork as it is put on display at Madame Tussauds bbc.co.uk |
Letter: Eileen Nearne obituary Jonathan Lewis writes: Eileen Nearne did not stay quite as silent about her wartime exploits as her obituary (14 October) suggests. In 1997 she appeared in Secret Memories, a documentary I made for BBC2's Timewatch. She told an audience of 3.3 million about her experiences.She told the assistant producer Rebecca Sandiford that she would speak on camera only if she could disguise her appearance; be identified simply as "Rose" – her wartime codename; and speak in French. The reason was that she valued anonymity over silence. She did not, she said, want to be stopped in the street and questioned by neighbours. We, of course, agreed.She greatly enjoyed the process of disguise, telling Rebecca during the wig fitting that it took her back to her days in SOE. In the event, she did not look particularly different to me, but the fact that, on her death, her wartime role came as a total surprise to those who had known her, shows that she had lost none of her old skills at deception. In a film full of extraordinary stories, Nearne's indomitable courage and stamina after capture stood out. We gave her the last word in the film: "When I returned after the war, I, along with lots of others, missed that kind of life. Everything seemed so ordinary."Second world warguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
That's Your Sister? Four of the ice-dancing pairs competing in Vancouver are siblings—and this year, there's a compulsory tango routine. How they get around the awkwardness. online.wsj.com |