Sylvia Chant obituary

Development geographer whose research focused on households headed by women in the global south

Roy Hudd obituary

Comedian, actor and presenter of the long-running radio show The News Huddlines

Lilian Mohin obituary

Other lives: Writer, poet and co-founder of feminist publishing house Onlywomen Press who spent years fighting for equal rights in the US

Lawrence Upton obituary

Other lives: Poet, composer and performer who combined sound and visuals with the power of the word

Donald West obituary

Writer of a book on homosexuality that helped change the climate of opinion at a time when sex between men was illegal

Terry Bamford obituary

Other lives: Director of social services active in the profession’s international organisations

Jack Welch obituary

Chairman and chief executive of General Electric with a fearsome reputation who set the trend for ‘downsizing’