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. the princess of wales has been making pancakes at an oxford nursing home. she told them not to eat the one she made because the ones made earlier were much nicer. today is shrove tuesday, also known as pancake day. let s take a look at the weather forecast. mild today with the cloud but for north eastern scotland, the pennines, parts of the midlands, we
By Graham Bound, London - HAROLD Briley, a BBC World Service journalist who reported from Buenos Aires throughout the 1982 Falklands War, has received a special and rare honour from the government of the Islands.
By Graham Bound (Stanley, FI) – Days were short during the occupation of 1982, and everything in Stanley seemed hostile and frightening. Our situation was hardly any safer when the watery winter sun went down and the Argentine-imposed curfew forced us indoors. But within whichever substantial building one chose to shelter, with windows blacked out and peat stoves glowing, there was comfort and at least the perception of safety.