Lauretta Ngcobo obituary

South African writer and activist whose work explored apartheid and the struggle of black women

Cynthia Payne obituary

Streatham brothel-keeper whose ‘personal services’ inspired a film and books, and launched her on a celebrity career

Historian of modern Italy who shed new light on its espousal of fascism

Distinguished natural history illustrator who taught at the Royal College of Art

Other lives: Headteacher and champion of historical activities in Suffolk

Writer who edited the BFI’s Sight & Sound magazine for 35 years

Eloquent and incisive chief film critic of the Observer for 35 years

Feminist historian and activist who helped to launch New York Radical Women

Radical film-maker and artist who was a pioneer of modern feminist cinema

Actor and writer who adapted his novels for the big and small screen

Climber, writer and outdoor instructor who as part of the Bradford Lads put up new routes in the heartlands of British climbing

Other lives: Writer and artist who created sculptures from scrap metal

Other lives: Historian of Wales who influenced the course of Welsh devolution

Other lives: Determined fighter against fascism who helped to found the 43 Group

Britain’s most outspoken art critic, he went on to become an outraged commentator on politics