Writer was one of the first female news reporters on British TV, interviewing stars including Charlie Chaplin and Audrey Hepburn

The author Lynne Reid Banks has died at the age of 94.

The novelist, known for writing books including the children’s story The Indian in the Cupboard, died of cancer “peacefully with her family around her” on Thursday afternoon, her agent, James Wills, said.

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