Former Daily Express journalist Chris Buckland dies after battle with cancer
FORMER Daily Expressman and Fleet Street legend Chris Buckland has died aged 73 after a long battle with cancer.
Chris Buckland, who was a political reporter, columnist and foreign correspondent, has died
Buckland, from Burnley in Lancashire, was a political reporter, columnist and foreign correspondent for many national newspapers including the Daily Express.
His passion for journalism began at the age of eight when he ran away from home to queue for a seat in the public Gallery of the House of Commons.
He died peacefully at the Wellington Hospital in London.