Tributes paid to writer Darcus Howe who provided a ‘vital voice’ on racial issues in Britain with ‘eloquent ferocity’
Tributes have been paid to journalist, writer, broadcaster and civil rights activist Darcus Howe, who has died aged 74. Howe…
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Rupert Cornwell: ‘An aristocrat by achievement in the grubby trade of journalism’
Tributes have been paid to Independent journalist Rupert Cornwell who has died aged 71. Cornwell had been with The Independent…
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Former Woman magazine editor Barbara Boxall dies aged 84 – ‘Barbie was God, a very big deal’
Former long-serving Woman magazine editor Barbara Boxall has died aged 84. Boxall – known to friends as Barbie – was…
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‘Passionate and fiercely intelligent’ Guardian sports writer Dan Lucas dies suddenly aged 31
Tributes have been paid to Guardian rugby and cricket writer Dan Lucas who has died suddenly aged 31. Lucas was…
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Chris Buckland: A giant of journalism whose life was saved by Mirror bosses in more caring times
Much has been written since the sad death last week of Fleet Street’s gypsy political editor Chris Buckland. Most of…
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Steve Hewlett: ‘Buccaneering journalist’ and ‘moving chronicler of his own ending’
Nowadays Panorama attracts around a couple of million viewers per broadcast. In November 1995, when it aired an interview with…
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Steve Hewlett dies: ‘A trusted voice that embodied everything positive in public service journalism’
BBC broadcaster and Observer columnist Steve Hewlett has died of cancer after being told he may only have “weeks, possibly…
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Sunday Times columnist who chonicled Motor Neurone Disease fight dies aged 31
Sunday Times columnist Gillian Bowditch has paid tribute to fellow writer for the paper Gordon Aikman who has died aged…
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