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Strictly Come Dancing is show with 'dark heart', says ex-contestant Richard Coles

The former contestant welcomed changes being made to protect welfare of contestants

Evening Standard

Dana Gillespie: Music is still my last love, in between there’s loads of guys who have come and gone

The singer talks getting Morrissey’s approval for her cover of his song, and her relationships with Davie Bowie and Bob Dylan over the years.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak says he is not opposed to assisted dying

PM says ‘I’m not against it in principle’ with issue expected to be subject of Commons vote in next parliament

The Guardian - UK

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‘I will probably not be given the chance to die in my favourite place’: Esther Rantzen on the right to choose a good death

A cancer diagnosis has reinforced the presenter’s belief that the time for change has come

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Dimbleby urges MPs to ‘get off the fence’ on assisted dying

Public opinion ‘overwhelmingly in favour of change’, says broadcaster, as MPs debate law in Commons

The Guardian - UK

UK membership of Dignitas soars by 24% as assisted dying in Scotland moves closer

Bill being laid before Scottish parliament could, if approved, allow people in Britain to take their own lives within the law

The Guardian - UK

UK government law on assisted dying a mess, says Esther Rantzen

Broadcaster who has cancer says she wants the choice of a ‘pain-free, dignified, private’ death

The Guardian - UK

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Former Hampstead home of Childline founder Esther Rantzen available to rent

The journalist, campaigner and broadcaster lived at the penthouse apartment for a decade, between 2011 and 2021

Evening Standard

'Proof talent and personality can prevail': Esther Rantzen praises 'flavour of the month' Alison Hammond

The 49-year-old presenter has gone from starring on reality TV to try and clear ‘traumatising debt’ to British daytime stardom on This Morning

Evening Standard

Roger Daltrey says ‘my generation’ to blame for NHS crisis as he steps down from Teenage Cancer Trust

The Who star says ‘you’ve got to be tough’ as he accuses MPs of using the NHS as ‘a political football’

The Independent UK

From the Post Office scandal to nuclear attack: 13 TV shows that shook Britain

Mr Bates vs the Post Office has caused shockwaves in Westminster. Is it the most influential TV drama ever? We weigh the contenders, from Cathy Come Home to Queer As Folk to Who Bombed Birmingham?

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying petition inspired by Esther Rantzen signed by more than 10,000

The broadcaster previously disclosed that she has signed up for Swiss-based Dignitas

Evening Standard

One Life: The true story of Jewish heroism behind the Anthony Hopkins tearjerker

In his new film, Anthony Hopkins plays the real-life hero Sir Nicholas Winton, who was made famous in a landmark episode of Esther Rantzen’s BBC One show ‘That’s Life!’. Decades earlier, he facilitated the rescue of 669 Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Adam White digs into his remarkable story

The Independent UK

Why assisted dying should remain illegal

Letters: Michael Wenham was grateful that the option of assisted dying wasn’t available to him when he had a frightening diagnosis. Plus letters from Charles Harris and Alison Watson

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The Guardian - UK

One Life review – Anthony Hopkins in extraordinary true story of ‘British Schindler’

Hopkins stars as Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 Jewish children from the Nazis – alongside Helena Bonham Carter on mighty form

The Guardian - UK

For many, the case for assisted dying is clear. But life – and death – is often not so simple

Diana Rigg made a compelling argument because she had terminal cancer, but recent experiences abroad suggest a more complex reality

The Guardian - UK

Two former health secretaries join calls for new law on assisted dying

Senior Conservative and Labour figures said they would back changes to legislation on the issue in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

‘What is it about life that’s sacred?’: Harriet Walter backs change in law on assisted dying

The actor, who has played characters on both sides of the debate, says the UK needs a conversation about euthanasia and assisted suicide

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The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Chimes; Uncanny Christmas Special; The Today Podcast – review

Toby Jones stars in a pitch-perfect Dickens adaptation; it’s all round to Daisy May Cooper’s haunted house; and Esther Rantzen’s frank revelations are an inspiration

The Guardian - UK

Why can’t we allow our loved ones to die with dignity?

Letters: Readers respond to Esther Rantzen saying she is considering assisted dying if her cancer treatment fails

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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

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