Dame Esther Rantzen: A presenter who campaigned for change

Dame Esther Rantzen, celebrated for her role presenting the BBC’s That's Life! and for founding the Childline helpline, passed away at the age of 86. Her children announced her death in a statement, saying: "We are grateful she is yet astatine remainder with her beloved husband, Desmond Wilcox, but we volition miss her immeasurably." They added, "We anticipation the humour, ingenuity and audacity she brought to her enactment whitethorn proceed to animate you arsenic it volition bash us." The veteran broadcaster had been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in January 2023 and, over the ensuing years, became a prominent advocate for assisted dying.