Ralph Slater: Former newsdesk stalwart of pioneering Herts daily has died suddenly
A newsdesk stalwart described as one of the Welsh ‘tafia’ who helped launch a pioneering evening newspaper in the 1960s…
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Tributes to ‘one of the best picture editors on Fleet Street’ Alan Reed, who has died aged 83
Former Evening Standard and Sunday People picture editor Alan Reed has died aged 83. Reed, from East Dulwich, London, began…
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Denis Cassidy, news agency boss who could ‘charm his way out of any tight corner’, dies aged 81
Obituary for Denis Cassidy of the Cassidy and Leigh News Agency and President of the National Association of Press Agencies…
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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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