Also sadness at Christmas, but stories like those of Urk’s family after the hotel collapse offer hope Columns

At Christmas we reflect on the birth of Jesus, yet during these dark days many think of those who are no longer here. We lost a cheerful, hardworking fellow editor-in-chief this year. Pascal Weiss led Het Nieuwsblad, a newspaper in Belgium that is also part of Mediahuis, the publisher of De Telegraaf, for almost twelve years – together with Liesbeth van Impe.