Lady of iron will

Baroness Thatcher has made her first public appearance since announcing that doctors had ordered her to stop work.

The Iron Lady of politics and former Tory prime minister was at the Barbican last night to celebrate the 75th birthday of Russian conductor and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.

Baroness Thatcher, and her husband Denis, attended the gala concert which featured performances from Martha Argerich, Mariss Jansons and Maxim Vengerov.

It was announced last week that Mrs Thatcher would never give another speech after doctors said she had to stop working. It was revealed she had suffered a series of small strokes.