The campaigner paid reverence to those backing the campaign for the right to die and for sharing deeply moving personal testimonies. She revealed she had been bombarded with harrowing stories – many deciding to get in touch after reading this newspaper’s agenda-setting coverage
Our petition calls for the Government to allocate Parliamentary time for assisted dying to be fully debated in the House of Commons – and to give MPs a vote on the issue. You can sign by visiting petition.parliament.uk/ petitions/653593 Or scan the
Ex-minister Dame Joan Ruddock has revealed she was prepared to smother her dying husband with a pillow to easehis agony. Dame Joan, 80, said her husband, former MP Frank Doran, had end-stage bowel cancer and was struggling with the pain the night
Queen of the Bonkbuster novel Jilly Cooper said she feels “incredibly bowled over”, after being made Dame Jilly in this year’s list. The writer, famed for tales of steamy goings-on among the English county set, counts Prime Minister Rishi Sunak among her
Dame Shirley Bassey receives Companion of Honour (Image: Getty) Dame Shirley Bassey said it was “one of the most wonderful feelings” after being made a Companion of Honour in the King’s New Year Honours list. The Welsh singer, 86, was given the
The campaign to reform assisted dying laws is set to be one of 2024’s most important debates. The Daily Express and Dame Esther Rantzen want millions to be allowed the dignity to choose how and when they can end their lives legally.
It was, said Rebecca, a wondrous few days of unbridled joy. (Image: Daily Mail) Dame Esther Rantzen enjoyed a treasured Christmas crammed with “love, smiles and sparkle”, her emotional daughter revealed on Wednesday night. The TV star, who has stage 4 lung
Kind-hearted readers yesterday continued to give their overwhelming support to Dame Esther Rantzen in her bid see out her days on her own terms – as she spent what could be her last Christmas with close family. A flood of letters
French President Emmanuel Macron reiterated this week his promise to reopen the famous Notre Dame in one year, but he enraged some when he announced he would put contemporary stained-glass windows in the rebuilt cathedral. “I fully support [the idea],” Macron said.
Dame Esther and daughter Rebecca (Image: Getty) The campaigner told how “terrific mother” Rebecca Wilcox will step into her shoes immediately. The decision comes less than a fortnight after Dame Esther, 83, told how “this is the Christmas I thought I wouldn’t