Breaking: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher dies of a stroke: reports

http://www.thejournal.ie/margaret-thatcher-dead-861567-Apr2013/

MARGARET THATCHER, the former British prime minister, has died at the age of 87.
Thatcher, who led the British government between 1979 and 1990, suffered a stroke and died peacefully this morning, her spokesman Lord Bell said.
The former Conservative leader had lived a withdrawn life after leaving active politics. She had been suffering from dementia for some time.