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‘A death worth dying for’

Sir Terry Pratchett, the best-selling author who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, made an impassioned plea for assisted death for seriously ill people last night.

Actor Tony Robinson delivered Sir Terry’s Richard Dimbleby Lecture, a task that appeared to be beyond the author’s powers of endurance. He sat nearby as Mr Robinson spoke.