Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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"changed countless lives"
— Andy Burnham , Politician
"too physically fragile to make the journey"
— Dame Esther Rantzen , Activist
"I will die happy"
— Dame Esther Rantzen , Activist
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Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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