'Brilliant and versatile' Observer and Guardian journalist Sarah Hughes dies at 48

Hughes' work ranged from hard-hitting overseas reports, to sport and television writing as well as candid accounts of coping with cancer

• My TV bellwether, my wonderful friend': a tribute to Sarah Hughes

Tributes have been paid to Sarah Hughes, the Observer and Guardian journalist who has died from cancer.

Hughes, a mother of two, was a hugely respected journalist whose work ranged from hard-hitting and acclaimed overseas reportage, to the television and entertainment writing that she went on to specialise in.