Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

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.

How That's Life! gave Esther Rantzen a career-defining moment
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Sir Nicholas Winton's story became national news when he appeared on That's Life! in February 1988.

'Hero' pilot stabbed by other pilot on Israel-bound plane, Israeli PM says
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

Passengers and crew overpowered the attacker and safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia.

US Supreme Court allows execution of Christa Pike to go ahead
Posted on Thursday October 01, 2026

The death by lethal injection was scheduled to happen earlier on Wednesday before a lower court paused the execution.

Employers should teach primary-age children about work, says Milburn
Posted on Wednesday September 30, 2026

The author of a major report into youth activity in the UK says children as young as four should be learning about careers.