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The Latest Breaking News from Esther Rantzen

Keir Starmer backs calls for change in law on assisted dying

Labour leader says MPs should be given free vote on issue recently brought to the fore by Esther Rantzen

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says good case for ending ban on assisted dying

Labour leader says there are ‘grounds for changing the law’, after Esther Rantzen’s plea for new Commons vote

The Independent UK

Cabinet minister Mel Stride wants MPs to look again at legalising assisted dying

Support for fresh look follows Esther Rantzen’s call for new vote, as he reveals joining Dignitas

The Independent UK

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Bravo, Esther Rantzen, it’s only the wimps in Westminster who are too afraid to talk about assisted dying

The campaigner is right to call for reform. It’s political cowardice, not public opinion, that stands in the way, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

MPs moving towards majority backing for assisted dying, ex-minister claims

Kit Malthouse says sentiment has moved significantly since last Commons vote on issue in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying around the world: where and when it is allowed

In light of UK broadcaster Esther Rantzen’s revelation that she has considered assisted dying, we look at the policies of other countries

The Guardian - UK

Dame Esther Rantzen wants vote on assisted dying after revealing she has joined Dignitas

The broadcaster said she would call for a vote on assisted dying rights if she was the prime minister

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Tell us: what are your views on UK assisted dying laws?

We want to hear people’s experiences and thoughts about legislation on assisted dying

The Guardian - UK

Dame Esther Rantzen considering assisted dying if lung cancer doesn't improve as she joins Dignitas

The 83-year-old Childline founder and broadcaster revealed in May she had stage four lung cancer

Evening Standard

Esther Rantzen ‘considering assisted dying’ if cancer treatment fails

Broadcaster, 83, is waiting to hear result of ‘miracle drug’ and says she wants UK law to give the terminally ill the choice of how they die

The Guardian - UK

Strictly bosses ‘lost the plot’ by casting ‘pro dancer’ Layton Williams, says Dame Esther Rantzen

Former contestant said West End star had been ‘hogging the limelight… since his first week’

The Independent UK

Dame Esther Rantzen quits Childline charity after cancer diagnosis

Rantzen shared that her cancer had progressed to stage four earlier this year

The Independent UK

How Nicholas Winton saved 669 children (and counting) from the Holocaust: ‘He became everybody’s grandfather’

Four generations owe their lives to the man who brought trainloads of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia to Britain in 1939. The original refugees remember the Kindertransport – and the shy stockbroker who got them on it

The Guardian - UK

Brave Esther Rantzen 'surrounded by family' in cancer battle, close pal reveals

Dame Esther Rantzen was diagnosed with lung cancer at the start of the year, which had spread into her armpit. It has since deteriorated but pal Angela Rippon says she's remaining upbeat

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Nottingham Post

Dame Esther Rantzen shares how long she has left to live after her cancer diagnosis

She gave her first interview since announcing news of her diagnosis

Wales Online

BBC The One Show: Esther Rantzen issues health update following lung cancer diagnosis

The 83-year-old journalist and Childline founder has stage four lung cancer

Daily Mirror

Dame Esther Rantzen shares how long she has left to live after her lung cancer diagnosis

Journalist and presenter, Dame Esther Rantzen, 82, shared her lung cancer diagnosis in January and has since revealed she is facing Stage 4 cancer

The Independent UK

‘Sex drives people mad’: Esther Rantzen shares her most important life lessons

Rantzen, 82, revealed her lung cancer had progressed to stage four this May

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‘Esther, the singing dog won’t sing!’ Rantzen and team on the joy of That’s Life!

It mixed performing pets and suggestive parsnips with bold exposés – and hooked 20m viewers. Fifty years after That’s Life! launched, its proud presenters recall their favourite moments

Daily Record

Key facts to know about lung cancer as Esther Rantzen reveals stage four diagnosis

The broadcaster is one of over 43,000 people in the UK diagnosed with the condition every year.

Daily Mirror

Key ways to protect against lung cancer as Esther Rantzen diagnosed as Stage 4

Esther Rantzen has revealed she battling stage four lung cancer and is undergoing treatment with "new medications"

Manchester Evening News

Dame Esther Rantzen says she's 'not good at regrets' as she issues stage 4 cancer update

The trailblazer became a household name after fronting BBC series That's Life

The Guardian - UK

Esther Rantzen reveals her lung cancer has progressed to stage 4

Veteran broadcaster says she has no regrets and treasures the friends she has made

The Independent UK

Dame Esther Rantzen faces stage four lung cancer: key facts about the disease

As Esther Rantzen undergoes treatment for lung cancer, here’s what everyone needs to know about the condition. By Imy Brighty-Potts.

Evening Standard

Dame Esther Rantzen confirms lung cancer is now at stage 4

The legendary broadcaster was first diagnosed in January

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