keeping her past a secret from her children and grandchildren. her life is being commemorated in a new film, due to be released later this year. david sillito reports. mercedes gleitz, the first british woman to swim the channel, the straits of gibraltar, all the way around the isle of man. she was, in the 205 and 305, famous, a regular on the newsreels. they evene covered her wedding. they even covered her wedding. her honeymoon, another long distance swim. leaving today for turkey, to attempt the hellespont, and i hope to win for england this additional swimming honour. very, very nice. and then she disappeared from public life. indeed, even her own family only realised quite what she had achieved when they found her archive after she died. i knew my grandmother well, i spent a lot of time with her, but she never spoke to me about swimming. you knew nothing about the swimming?
you ve never heard of the remarkable achievements of mercedes gleitz will be celebrated today. she was a pioneer of open water swimming. good morning. a win for england in the cricket at long last in their second t20, as they hang on to beat west indies in barbados. other than some rain in the north and west of scotland, another dry and west of scotland, another dry and rather cloudy day for most. will there be any changes in the week ahead? details here on breakfast. good morning. it s monday, the 24th january. our main story. it s a pivotal week for the prime minister, as the government awaits the publication of a report into downing street parties. it comes as borisjohnson faces significant pressure amid claims of blackmail and islamophobia within his government. our political correspondent, damian grammaticus, reports. this is a decisive week for borisjohnson. the biggestjeopardy he faces is when the inquiry into downing street
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