Controversial British writer, Christopher Hitchens, dies
The often provocative British author and journalist, Christopher Hitchens, has died at a hospital in Houston, Texas.
He was 62 and had been suffering from cancer. Mr Hitchens began his career in Britain as a left-wing journalist, but later moved to New York and to the political right.
Helen Fawkes looks back on his life.
16 Dec 2011
- From the section UK