1 hour ago Lessons not learned after Georgia Barter driven to suicide by abuse, says her mother

Family ‘saddened’ by minister’s response to London coroner’s concerns over police database accessGeorgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partnerThe family of a woman judged to have been unlawfully killed by her partner after she took her own life following years of domestic abuse has said “lessons have still not been learnt” after the government indicated it would not make changes to how officers use the police national database.An inquest earlier this year found that Georgia Barter, 32, experienced years of abuse at the hands of Thomas Bignell.• In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Working the land but rarely owning it: life for New Zealand’s young farmers

A country built on agriculture is seeing the sector change as the number of farms shrinks and it becomes harder for young people to buy landOn a farm south of Auckland, Cam Clayton breeds sheep and cattle – working alongside the dogs he’s trained since they were puppies. There, he looks out on knobbly hills and tree-filled gullies in Waikato, close to where he grew up.“I have the best office, with the best views,” says Clayton. Continue reading...

Politics

39 h. ago How a stranger stopped me from taking my own life as a missing child

A musician and public speaker who disappeared from home multiple times has opened up about the moment a stranger stopped him from taking his own life as a missing child.

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57 h. ago Mum says daughter, 12, who took her own life was "failed" by mental health services

Mia Lucas, who had an undiagnosed brain condition, took her own life after being sectioned at a mental health unit

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58 h. ago 'I will never forgive hospitals after my daughter took her own life'

Chloe Hayes's daughter Mia Lucas experienced acute psychosis due to an undiagnosed brain disorder

Science

61 h. ago Mum will 'never forgive' hospital after 'beautiful little girl' took own life

Mia Lucas, 12, had an undiagnosed brain condition and tragically died before medics at the NHS Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham discovered the underlying disorder

Science

62 h. ago I will never forgive medics after daughter took her own life, says mother

Mia Lucas, 12, was found unresponsive in her room at the Becton Centre, which is part of Sheffield Children’s Hospital, in January 2024.

Science

63 h. ago Everything you need to know as BBC TV legend Daniel Postgate is found dead at 61

Daniel Postgate was a BBC Bafta-winner who was found dead in his shed at the age of 61 as an inquest discovered he took his own life while battling a series of medical conditions

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63 h. ago Delays in autism diagnosis did not contribute to tragic boy, 12, taking own life

Riley Townsend, 12, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, tragically took his own life in September last year following delays to him being diagnosed with autism

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64 h. ago 'I will never forgive them': Mother condemns hospital after girl, 12, took her own life on mental health ward

Chloe Hayes criticised a 'failure to provide appropriate care' for Mia Lucas, after an inquest jury found inadequate testing at Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) 'possibly contributed' to her death.

Science

64 h. ago Erin Andrews hits back at claims she's 'under fire' as FOX NFL star shown support

FOX Sports' NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews has responded to claims that she is "under fire" for stating that the job has put pressure on her own personal life.

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65 h. ago Pair guilty of £1.38 million jewellery shop robbery linked to manager’s suicide

Oliver White, who was tied up and put in a headlock during the raid, took his own life the next day as a direct result of the incident, a court heard

Economics

66 h. ago BBC star's heartbreaking final days from worrying NHS letter to death in shed

Daniel Postgate was a BBC Bafta-winner who was found dead in his shed at the age of 61 as an inquest discovered he took his own life while battling a series of medical conditions

Sport

66 h. ago Tragedy as Nottingham schoolboy, 12 'may have taken his own life by mistake'

Riley Townsend was found dead in his bedroom at his Nottingham home - a coroner said it may have happened when 'a sensory exploration went wrong'

Politics

66 h. ago Robbers guilty over £1.3m heist which led to watch dealer Oliver White's suicide

Oliver White took his own life after being ‘shaken up’ by the luxury watch heist

Economics

67 h. ago Douglas Booth says his dad 'tragically took his own life' earlier this year

‘I’ve struggled to find the words for this loss,’ the actor said in an emotional post on Instagram

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3 d. ago Pride And Prejudice star Douglas Booth reveals his father has 'tragically taken his own life'

Pride And Prejudice star Douglas Booth has revealed his father tragically took his own life in May, earlier this year.

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3 d. ago Douglas Booth's heartache as he reveals his dad 'tragically took his own life'

Actor Douglas Booth has taken to social media, on what would have been his dad, Simon's, birthday, to share that his father tragically took his own life earlier this year

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3 d. ago Quiet divorce: why people are checking out of their marriage emotionally – without telling their partner

Are you ready to ‘go zombie’ in your relationship, lowering your expectations of it, forging your own separate life, but staying wed? You’re just one of many who are ‘subconsciously uncoupling’Name: Quiet divorce.Age: Ancient, probably. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Virginia Giuffre's family is at war over who gets Andrew's multi

Ms Giuffre, who took her own life at her farm near Perth in Australia in April, died intestate - meaning without a will - leaving the future of her vast wealth uncertain.

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