Daily Express – Esther’s heart lifted at hope of dying in favourite place
The Daily Express reports veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen, who has stage four lung cancer, says a bid to legalise assisted dying brings hope of a dignified end on her own terms.
The front page reports that the shingles jab has been linked to a drop in the risk of Dementia, according to a new study.
The surprising source of joy for Dame Esther Rantzen during star’s terminal illness battle
Dying Dame Esther Rantzen says her heart is filled with hope at the chance to end her life on her own terms.
The terminally ill campaigner faced the bleak prospect of spending her final moments alone inside a Swiss suicide clinic. But a new push to legalise assisted dying is starting in the House of Lords and has “lifted her heart”.
Dame Esther, 84, who has stage four lung cancer, said: “Now, for the first time, I can see a gleam of light at the end of a tunnel which has trapped me for so long. Suddenly my heart lifted.”
Lord Falconer will make a second attempt to legalise assisted dying – a decade after seeing his first attempt fail.
Shingles vaccine can delay onset of dementia – study
The shingles vaccine given to people on the NHS could delay the onset of dementia, according to a new study.
The finding – which experts say is “convincing” – shows the Shingrix vaccine is linked to at least a 17% drop in dementia diagnoses in the six years after vaccination than the previously-used Zostavax jab.
University of Oxford researchers said people could expect five to nine more months of life without dementia for those given the Shingrix jab compared with other vaccines.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
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Editorial 26 July 2024.
Friday’s front pages feature various domestic stories, with several papers looking ahead to a big economic speech by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Monday, where she is expected to reveal a shortfall of as much as £20bn in the government’s finances.
There’s some sports and showbiz news splashed on the front – with the Olympics being a popular topic this morning. The back pages continue the Olympics coverage as well as a large dose of Premier League gossip ahead of the new season.