Fiona Hill: The blunt-speaking British miner's daughter who tried to steady Trump

The road to the impeachment inquiry witness desk for Fiona Hill was a long and unlikely one, starting in northern England and winding its way through the Soviet Union and the halls of Harvard.  The soft County Durham accent on display as she testified about Donald J Trump gave away Ms Hill's British roots, a heritage she touted at length before the House Intelligence Committee.  Ms Hill, 54, was born to a coal mining family, with her father Alfred, sent down the pits aged jus