11 h. ago Theresa May accused of being ‘deeply insensitive’ after referring to assisted dying as ‘suicide’

Exclusive: The former prime minister was urged to reflect on her choice of words after her intervention in a Lords debate on assisted dying last week was dubbed ‘deeply cruel’

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29 h. ago Family of Black student found hanging from tree on school campus hires lawyer Ben Crump

Questions mount after Delta State University staff found body of Demartravion Reed near campus pickleball courtsThe family of a Black student who was found hanging from a tree on a college campus in Mississippi has retained the civil rights attorney Ben Crump as questions continue to mount around the death.On Monday, staff at Delta State University found the body of Demartravion “Trey” Reed near campus pickleball courts. Michael Peeler, the Delta State police chief, has said Reed appeared to have died by suicide and that there were no signs of foul play, but concerns have grown and the case has brought up painful memories of the state’s history of racist violence. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Iconic children's author who wrote The Paper Bag Princess says he'll die by assisted suicide after dementia diagnosis

Robert Munsch, a ubiquitous children's book author suffering from dementia and Parkinson's disease, has announced that he will die by physician assisted suicide.

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9 d. ago New fathers face ‘hidden’ suicide crisis as study reveals shocking figures

Seven times more fathers died by suicide within their baby’s first 1,001 days than mothers

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1 week ago Olympic equestrian Abi Lyle reveals how she was repeatedly assaulted by horse trainer during their nine

Former jockey Jonathan Creswell fatally strangled Katie Simpson, 21, in August 2020. He died by suicide in April 2024 after the first day of his murder trial.

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2 w. ago Mystery surrounds death of first woman to die in 'suicide pod' in Switzerland

The Sacro pod is designed to give the user a tranquil death, but the first woman to use it was found with unexplained strangulation marks on her neck

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2 w. ago Mysterious marks on neck of first woman to die in ‘suicide pod’

The 64-year-old American woman died in a secluded forest area near a cabin in Merishausen, a sparsely populated region of Switzerland close to the German border.

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2 w. ago Four horrifying words as first woman to die in 'suicide pod' ended her life

The first woman to die in a 'suicide pod' in the middle of a Swiss forest was found with mysterious strangulation marks on her neck, raising questions about her death

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2 w. ago US House committee releases more than 33,000 pages of Jeffrey Epstein files

Files appear to contain information already in public domain as calls grow for release of all pertinent documents The US House of Representatives oversight committee on Tuesday released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from the department of justice.The release comes as the Trump administration has been embroiled in months of controversy over its decision not to release additional files in the case. Epstein died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges and was alleged to have abused hundreds of girls. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Reporter fights back tears as he shares his late son's 'dying wish' live on BBC Breakfast

Mike McCarthy, Sky's Manchester bureau chief, joined hosts Rachel Burden and Roger Johnson to speak about suicide prevention in memory of his son Ross, who died at the age of 31.

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2 w. ago Newsreader fights back tears as he shares his late son's 'dying wish' live on BBC Breakfast

Mike McCarthy, Sky's Manchester bureau chief, joined hosts Rachel Burden and Roger Johnson to speak about suicide prevention in memory of his son Ross, who died at the age of 31.

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2 w. ago Teen used ChatGPT for homework help... it ended up persuading him to take his own life, lawsuit claims

Adam Raine, 16, died by suicide on April 11 after spending the preceding seven months talking with ChatGPT about self harm in graphic detail, per a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family.

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2 w. ago 'I killed a police officer – but his cop colleague apologised to me for one reason'

Clark Fredericks said from the age of year up until he was 12, he was sexually assaulted and raped by Dennis Pegg. He claimed his best friend was also raped by Pegg and died by suicide in 1983.

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3 w. ago Teen tragically kills himself after 'months of encouragement from ChatGPT'

The heartbroken family of teenager Adam Raine has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against OpenAI after he died on April 11, alleging the bot "encouraged" his suicide

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3 w. ago Footy star Shane Christie dies of suspected suicide aged just 39 after suffering shocking health problems from a string of concussions

Shane Christie became an advocate for footy players who suffer the after effects of head knocks as he documented his own struggles on social media.

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3 w. ago ChatGPT coached child on how to commit suicide and complimented him on NOOSE he made to end his life

Adam Raine, 16, died on April 11 after hanging himself in his bedroom. He died after 'suicide coach' ChatGPT helped him explore methods to end his life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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3 w. ago ChatGPT coached child on how to commit suicide and complemented him on NOOSE he made to end his life

Adam Raine, 16, died on April 11 after hanging himself in his bedroom. He died after 'suicide coach' ChatGPT helped him explore methods to end his life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Grieving father says ChatGPT helped son, 16, commit suicide and even complimented him on NOOSE he made to carry out act

Adam Raine, 16, died on April 11 after hanging himself in his bedroom. He died after 'suicide coach' ChatGPT helped him explore methods to end his life, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

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3 w. ago A California teen died by suicide. His family says AI coached him and ‘he would be here but for ChatGPT’

Adam Raine’s parents were horrified to discover that their son had for months been talking with chatbot about ending his life

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3 w. ago Ghislaine Maxwell says she doesn’t believe Epstein died by suicide in interview released by Trump DOJ: Live

Maxwell, a convicted sex offender and Epstein accomplice, told Deputy Attorney General theories Epstein was murdered in prison were ‘ludicrous’

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