Podcaster Dame Deborah James dies of bowel cancer aged 40

After announcing she was receiving end-of-life care, James launched Bowelbabe Fund for cancer research

Dame Deborah James, the headteacher turned podcaster who raised millions of pounds for charity with her campaigning to raise awareness of bowel cancer, has died, her family has said.

James, who was 40, stepped away from a career as a deputy headteacher and began blogging about her diagnosis under the name Bowel Babe in 2017. She went on to become a Sun columnist and released a book, Fuck You Cancer: How to Face the Big C, Live Your Life and Still Be Yourself.