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Bill to give 'choice at end of life' to be introduced to Parliament this month

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater calls for ‘honest and compassionate’ debate on her Bill

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2024

Czech street named after British man who saved Jewish children from Nazis

Nicholas Winton’s ‘Kinder’ return to Prague to honour man who organised rescue of 669 children

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

UK has once-in-a-generation chance to allow assisted dying, says Labour peer

Lord Falconer reveals that Keir Starmer will not block Commons vote on giving terminally ill people choice of ending their lives

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2024

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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 · Jul 18, 2024

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 · Jun 26, 2024

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 · Jun 16, 2024

‘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 · Jun 15, 2024

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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 · Apr 29, 2024

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 · Mar 28, 2024

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 · Feb 29, 2024

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 · Feb 21, 2024

'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 · Feb 20, 2024

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 · Jan 11, 2024

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 · Jan 9, 2024

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Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2024

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 Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

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

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2023

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 · Dec 23, 2023

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 · Dec 23, 2023

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 23, 2023

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 · Dec 22, 2023

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 · Dec 21, 2023

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 · Dec 21, 2023

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

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