Esther Rantzen in 2008Broadcaster, journalist and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86.
The TV personality was best known for fronting the BBC consumer affairs series That’s Life! for more than 20 years, as well as presenting her own self-titled daytime talk show.
She was also the founder of the youth counselling service Childline and, more recently, a similar service offered to elderly people in the UK known as The Silver Line.
Following her diagnosis with lung cancer in 2023, Dame Esther became a vocal advocate for assisted dying, and just last month, shared her disappointme...
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