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The Latest Breaking News from Esther Rantzen

What the papers say – October 24

Here are the biggest stories leading Thursday’s headlines.

Evening Standard

What is the Assisted Dying Bill? Progress stalls in the House of Lords

The Private Member’s Bill calls for terminally ill people in England and Wales to be given the right to choose to end their life

Evening Standard

Assisted dying bill MP in clash with Archbishop of Canterbury on 'slippery slope' claim ahead of historic vote

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater believes a new law could be tightly drawn to restrict it to applying to the terminally ill

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New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed

The Independent UK

Legalising assisted dying a ‘slippery slope’, says archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby warns new law risks turning right to die into a duty ahead of bill being formally introduced in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Leading UK provider of respite holidays for severely disabled people to close

Revitalise says challenges ‘insurmountable’ due to local authority cuts, higher running costs and fall in donations

The Guardian - UK

Anton Du Beke reflects on 'awful' Strictly partners after backing Giovanni Pernice following misconduct probe

The pro dancer, 58, has partnered with celebrities including Ruth Langsford, Ann Widdecombe, Lesley Joseph, and Dame Esther Rantzen

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Amol Rajan left mortified after asking terminally ill Dame Esther Rantzen awkward question on BBC Radio

‘That was probably the worst question I’ve ever asked’ said the host

The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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The Guardian - UK

‘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

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Evening Standard

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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?

Evening Standard

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

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

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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