Iraq war footage wins Rory Peck news award

An American cameraman's footage of the Iraq war friendly fire tragedy that almost claimed the lives of BBC veteran John Simpson and his camera crew has been named the hard news image of the year by the prestigious Rory Peck Trust.

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