Article: And finally...how an ace TV news reporter became a holiday land lady in Majorca; She was awarded an MBE after 30 years reporting from the world's trouble spots, but in her new life Sue Lloyd Roberts ismore likely to be seen haggling over the price of squid.

Byline: CHRIS JAGGER

I met Sue Lloyd Roberts over the garden fence when we were both living in Muswell Hill, North London. Sue was my neighbour long before she became a familiar face on the television news, reporting for the BBC from trouble spots around the world and doughtily defending the underdog in her inimitable no-nonsense fashion.

But it was after we became friends and travelled to Tibet together that I witnessed the remarkable courage that contributed to her being made an MBE.

If caught filming in a restricted area, she would pipe up: 'I am just an English housewife!'

It was far from the truth, for the mother of two was as ...

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