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Reporter Charles Wheeler dies

Veteran BBC journalist Charles Wheeler, once described as 'the reporters' reporter', has died at the age of 85.

A foreign correspondent, presenter and producer, he covered stories such as the assassination of Martin Luther King and Watergate when based in Washington.

Nick Higham looks back at his career.

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