Barrie

"She was a very active cheerful woman like myself," Barrie recalls, adding: "She loved animals and she loved birds and she was fond of children."

Simon Allen, 54, James Byrne, 23, Barrie Glynn, 46, and David Harrison, 58, are due to appear at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with her murder.

Barrie; and José Rivera earned his first and so far only nomination for “The Motorcycle Diaries,” about the life of Che Guevara.

His wife, Susie Barrie, who is also an MW, adds: "I remain to be convinced that a wine made by blending grapes from different countries can be great in terms of taste."

Lynne Barrie, procurator fiscal for Lothian and Borders, said Hogg had now been "held accountable for subjecting his estranged wife to years of domestic abuse".