British War Correspondent Who Was The First To Break The News Of The Nazi Invasion Of Poland Has Passed Away

BBC: Clare Hollingworth: British war correspondent dies aged 105

Clare Hollingworth, the veteran British war correspondent who broke the news of the Nazi invasion of Poland, has died in Hong Kong at the age of 105.

Hollingworth, who was born in Leicester in 1911, was the first to report on the invasion that triggered the outbreak of World War Two.

She went on to report from Vietnam, Algeria and the Middle East.

Hollingworth was a rookie reporter for the Daily Telegraph when she fell upon "the scoop of the century".

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WNU Editor: Yup .... her scoop on the start of the Second World War is up there for reporters who are always looking for "that story".