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Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Original: TV presenter and assisted dying campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86 https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity
Dame Esther Rantzen, the broadcaster best known for presenting BBC's That's Life! and founding the helpline ChildLine, has died at the age of 86. In later years she became a prominent campaigner for assisted dying after a terminal cancer diagnosis, helping push the issue up the UK political agenda. Tributes are being paid to her broadcasting career and advocacy.
Why now: The death of a much-loved broadcaster and high-profile assisted dying campaigner prompted an outpouring of tributes and renewed attention to the cause she championed.
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