Obituaries

Stella Rimington - First female MI5 Chief

Stella Rimington, who battled a fiercely protective old boy’s network to become the first woman to lead MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence service, and whose tenure as the country’s spymaster was widely seen as an inspiration for James Bond’s first female boss in the movie franchise, died on Sunday. She was 90. The Security Service announced her death in a statement on Monday without specifying the cause or place of death. Read more about Rimington’s exploits.