Veteran Northern Ireland journalist Ken Reid has died at the age of 69 after an illness, his family has announced.Mr Reid was best known as the long-time political editor of UTV, where he reported on many of the worst atrocities of the Troubles before chronicling the peace process.

Veteran Northern Ireland journalist Ken Reid has died at the age of 69 after an illness, his family has announced.Mr Reid was best known as the long-time political editor of UTV, where he reported on many of the worst atrocities of the Troubles before chronicling the peace process.