In a momentous report from Buenos Aires on April 2, 1982, Harold Briley, a veteran foreign correspondent, broke the news of Argentina’s invasion of the Falkland
Tributes have been pouring in for Harold Briley, who passed away in the small hours of 26 June 2023, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer, which he bore bravely.
it was a very dangerous place to be because the argentine dictatorship in six years had a period of repression in which they killed 30,000 of their own, mostly innocent people, including 130 journalists. so it was dangerous to be there. and i got quite a few death threats because they were listening to bbc broadcasts. can you tell me what the first indications were that this military invasion had taken place? yes, in fact, as the invasion was taking place, we got word on an argentine news agency saying it was going ahead. harold was awarded the 0be for his services to journalism and broadcasting in 1990. but this latest honour from the islanders, he says, means something different. chrissie reidy, bbc news. that takes you back, doesn t it? it really does, the phone in the studio, we need one of those. filial]!
chrissie reidy reports. the assault on the islands was timed to begin at first light with a commando raid to take possession of the airportjust outside the capital, port stanley. the voice of bbc world service journalist harold briley, reporting on the radio during the falklands war of 1982. his reports were invaluable to the islanders and now, four decades on, harold, who s 92 next month, has been honoured by the people of the falklands who ve named a new children s park after him. it s a recreation ground sandwiched between two roads, one of which is named after the then governor, sir rex hunt. the other road is named after the commander of the task force, sir sandy woodward. and in between is my recreation park named after me, harold briley! harold was based in buenos aires for two and a half months.
on an argentine news agency saying it was going ahead. harold was awarded the obe for his services to journalism and broadcasting in 1990. but this latest honour from the islanders, he says, means something different. chrissie reidy, bbc news. we are going to take a look at some of the story is making the news across the uk now. sheep farmers are warning about a rise in dog attacks on their livestock. last year farm animals worth more than £180,000 were severely injured or killed by dogsin were severely injured or killed by dogs in the north west, a rise of 65% in 2021, according to nfu mutual. it aims to increase on a