PC awarded medal for bravery in Iranian embassy siege dies aged 85

Trevor Lock tackled leader of 1980 siege and saved life of SAS soldier after he was among 26 taken hostage

A police officer who received a medal for bravery for his heroics during the Iranian embassy siege in London in 1980 has died aged 85.

Trevor Lock and 24 of the hostages were freed after a six-day standoff between members of a dissident Iranian group and the SAS at the building in Kensington.