Former Guardian editor dies aged 79

Peter Preston, the former editor of the Guardian newspaper, has died at the age of 79.

He joined the Guardian in 1963, was editor between 1975 and 1995, and later went on to be a columnist for the Guardian and Observer.

He died at home on Saturday night ten years after melanoma first struck and 20 months after it returned.

His son Ben said: “Dad died a good death, one that amplified the qualities we so admired while he lived. Resilience, bravery, wisdom, he was loved and loving until the end.”