Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

Dame Esther Rantzen, who hosted BBC's That's Life! for 21 years and founded the charity Childline, has died at age 86. She launched Childline in 1986 and Silver Line in 2013 to support isolated elderly people. A campaigner for assisted dying, she revealed in 2023 she was terminally ill with lung cancer and had considered going to Dignitas before becoming too physically fragile. Her family paid tribute to her compassion and humor, noting her lasting impact through her charities.