Stella Rimington
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 88 |
| Date of birth | May 13,1935 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | South London |
| London | |
| Spouse | John Rimington |
| Rank | Director General of MI5 |
| Job | Author |
| Novelist | |
| Education | Nottingham Girls' High School |
| The University of Edinburgh | |
| University of Liverpool | |
| Servic branch | MI5 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 516606 |
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Stella Rimington Life story
Dame Stella Rimington DCB is a British author and former Director General of MI5, a position she held from 1992 to 1996. She was the first female DG of MI5, and the first DG whose name was publicised on appointment.
The Papers: PM in spotlight and mandatory jabs for school kids
Downing Street's rejection of claims that Boris Johnson squeezed the thighs of Two Women at an event when he was editor of The Spectator in 1999 are widely reported.
Mr Johnson's first day at the Conservative Party conference as Prime Minister made by the Sunday Times journalist, Charlotte Edwardes.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock and former cabinet minister Amber Rudd are both quoted as describing Ms Edwardes as "trustworthy" - But The Guardian says Mr Johnson is "furious" at her claim -which Downing Street insiders privately dismissed as "nonsense".
The when aides told Him of the groping allegation, while the claims he is on a "slippery slide".
Remain coalition 'plots'As the Tories gather in Manchester, to plot a way of forcing Boris Johnson to delay Brexit as early as this weekend.
The Paper says the "Remain coalition" want to bring forward the date when the Prime Minister legally has to ask Brussels for an extension as they fear the current deadline of 19 October will not leave enough time for a court challenge if he defies The Law and attempts to push through a no-deal Brexit.
According to The Daily Mail , " over whether to try to bring down Boris Johnson during this Conservative Party conference.
It says ministers are on standby to travel back to London from Manchester if any attempt is made to topple the PM - But the prospect of a formal vote of no-confidence "appears to be fading" as MPs squabble over who should replace Him .
Prince Harry has made conservation a key focus of his royal dutiesPrince Harry has said that conservation is "fundamental" to our Survival - and he is personally driven by The Desire to help restore The Balance between humans and nature.
Speaking ahead of his visit to conservation projects in Malawi, Prince Harry admits "this may well sound hippy to Some " - But insists we cannot afford to have a 'them or us' mentality.
'Social care Crisis 'thousands of women who look after relatives for free are being "driven to The Brink " by The Social care Crisis - suffering "devastating effects on their health and quality of life".
The Paper says a survey by the NHS has found that women are twice as likely as men to work as unpaid carers, leaving them at a much higher risk of depression, loneliness and other illnesses.
A suggestion that exposure to air pollution on The Day of exams could lower students' marks
It says dirtier air was associated with lower scores in a study involving More Than 2,000 students at a Central London university, while separate research has claimed that air quality on The Day of exams could affect results as much as class size. The Paper points out that the studies were observational and could not prove that pollution causes lower marks.
'Mandatory jabs'highlights how children could be banned from the classroom if they are not up to date with their vaccinations after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said there was a "very strong argument" for requiring pupils to have the jabs before they go to school.
warns a requirement for proof of immunisation would create additional bureaucracy and risk an anti-state backlash -But concludes that the government "may have to draw a line" and declare a minority's refusal to be vaccinated is a luxury that society can no longer afford to indulge.
John Le Carre has been accused of writing "corrosive" books that undermined The Intelligence servicesAn attempt to achieve a World Record gathering of people called Nigel is featured by several papers, after 432 of them turned up at a village pub in Worcestershire on Saturday Night .
, non-Nigels were welcome at the Bash - "But they had to wear a badge saying they were not Nigel".
Finally, The Daily Telegraph reports that novelist John Le Carre - and writing "corrosive" books that undermine The Intelligence services.
Speaking at a literary festival, the former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove , said spies were "pretty angry" with Mr Le Carre for portraying them as duplicitous and untrustworthy.
Sir Richard also criticised MI5's first female director-general, Dame Stella Rimington , describing her as "extremely badly behaved" for writing An Autobiography .
Source of news: bbc.com
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