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The suicide rate among Americans between ages 10 and 24 rose by 57 percent from 2007 to 2018, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2018, suicide was the second leading cause of death for the age group, as well as those between 15 and 34. Between 2016 … Read more
Travel restrictions imposed on UK travellers returning from Switzerland could make planning assisted deaths ‘almost impossible’ for terminally-ill patients and force loved ones to grieve in isolation, campaigners said. Travellers arriving in England from Switzerland after 4am on Saturday will have to self-isolate for 14 days, a rule which was also enforced in Scotland last … Read more
A serial killer feared to be behind the double murders of five elderly couples could be on the loose, a sensational report claims. The dossier by a senior coroner’s officer claims there are striking similarities between the deaths of the couples in Cheshire, Manchester and Cumbria between 1996 and 2011. In each case the husband … Read more
Suicides in England and Wales rise by ‘deeply concerning’ 11 per cent with 4,620 deaths recorded in 2019 by coroners, according to new figures Men accounted for three times more suicides than women, MoJ data showed Charity head warned suicides were the result of austerity and inequality in UK Accident or Misadventure was the most … Read more
Entering the sitting room at the rectory of the small parish of Nevendon, in rural Essex, the maidservant saw her mistress, Augusta McGowan, the young wife of the rector, lying prone on a chaise. She was dead — with the two bottles marked ‘poison’ lying nearby suggesting suicide. The high-spirited Augusta, 24, was apparently happy … Read more
Up to 150,000 Britons could die from non-coronavirus causes because of the UK’s draconian lockdown, it is feared. A tentative estimate circulating in Whitehall suggests a six-figure death toll from a long-term lockdown, caused by a spike in suicides and domestic violence. Official figures show around 9,000 Britons have already died after testing positive for … Read more
Suicides soar to record levels in England with over 1,400 recorded in just three months – up 25% in two years The Office for National Statistics is finalising suicide numbers recorded in 2019 Early figures claim the end of 2019 saw the highest suicide figures for 19 years Men in their early 50s were most … Read more
Britain’s unprecedented coronavirus lockdown appears to have led to an increase in suicides over the past fortnight, police chiefs revealed today. Officers are also concerned that millions of Britons being forced to stay in their houses will also lead to a spike in domestic violence, sexual abuse and online crimes, the Home Affairs Select Committee … Read more
There has been a recent spate of suicides among former British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan, it has been claimed. Some 14 former and serving army personnel are thought to have killed themselves in the past two months, according to The Times. Johnny Mercer, the minister for veterans, said he was particularly concerned about recent … Read more