# Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

- Published: 2026-10-01T01:10:30Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T03:40:24Z
- Section: Breaking
- Language: English (en)
- Source: BBC News — https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4z255y30o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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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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