Journalists pay tribute to ‘remarkable’ foreign correspondent Ann Leslie

Pioneer and passionate believer in free press, who thrived at Daily Mail and covered major events all over the world, has died aged 82

• Ann Leslie obituary

Tributes have been paid to the foreign correspondent Ann Leslie, the formidable British journalist hailed as the most versatile of them all", after her death aged 82.

Leslie, who was best known for her work as a freelance contributor, particularly on the Daily Mail, reported on events including the cold war, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Afghanistan.