Last modified on Wed 3 Feb 2021 08.24 EST The Guardian today announces that Merope Mills has been appointed as editor of its new Saturday magazine. Mills is currently partner and editor at Tortoise Media, having previously held a number of senior roles at the Guardian including US west coast editor, editor of the Saturday paper, and Weekend magazine editor during an 18 year career from 2000 until 2018. Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner said: “Merope is a brilliant editor who brings experience, flair, and great ideas to everything she does. I am delighted she is returning to the Guardian to launch our new magazine which will showcase the best features, interviews, books, culture, lifestyle and travel each week for Saturday Guardian readers.”