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Proof: 'She gave voice to people who often went unheard': Andy Burnham leads tributes to Dame Esther Rantzen, 86, who has died after lengthy cancer battle

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1b8cf4ed89e5450e4c3bfbf834198060c7c5fbb91160dac032fc373446b2aed1

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Submitted to the OpenTimestamps calendars 2026-09-30 19:42 UTC; waiting for a Bitcoin block (usually a few hours).

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-1b8cf4ed89e5.json prints 1b8cf4ed89e5450e4c3bfbf834198060c7c5fbb91160dac032fc373446b2aed1. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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