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  "id": 11039892,
  "title": "Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/veteran-broadcaster-dame-esther-rantzen-dies-aged-86",
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  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T21:30:38.000Z",
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  "summary": "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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        "title": "British broadcaster Esther Rantzen dies aged 86",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Dame Esther Rantzen Dies: BAFTA-Winning British TV Presenter Was 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/dame-esther-rantzen-dies-bafta-winning-british-tv-presenter-was-86",
        "published": "2026-09-30T19:33:35.000Z"
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