Obituary

The New World founder on the great journalist, broadcaster and playwright who has died after a short illness

The epitome of acceptance and joy, she was a protector for anyone ever felt unseen, unloved or unsafe

He built a global philosophy of physical freedom – but demanded absolute commitment

The former Federal Reserve chair is dead at 100. Once regarded with awe, the financial crisis made clear he wasn’t what he appeared

Committed pro-European who formed half of the so-called dream ticket with Neil Kinnock was 93

Gerry Gable, the dedicated, controversial founder of Searchlight magazine, had infiltrators and spies on his books in an intelligence war against racism

Her association with the Rolling Stones meant she was dismissed as a ‘muse’ – but she overcame misogyny and drug addiction to become an experimental artist of rare breadth

With his conspiracy theories, pro-Russian propaganda and hatred of migrants, Le Pen inspired a generation of far right leaders across Europe

A government colleague remembers a charming, clever pragmatist who had the odd eggy moment or two

The public saw his combative side, but those closest to him saw his heart

He was a better politician than he ever knew

Silvio Berlusconi was a tax evader, a sleazebag, an enabler of tyrants and mafiosi – and he was adored by half a country