Victoria records highest number of annual suicides since 2000 amid fears of national trend Data collected by the state coroners court shows 756 suicides occurred in Victoria in 2022, up 9% from 2021 The Guardian - AU · Feb 6, 2023
Mum of Scots paedo's alleged victim furious at family's fundraiser to help pay for funeral James Urquhart, who was originally from Airdrie, was facing historic sex assault charges when he died following a livestream suicide attempt on TikTok. Daily Record · Feb 6, 2023
Exclusive! Abhishek Nigam on replacing Sheezan Khan in Ali Baba Ek Andaaz Andekha: Comparisons are inevitable, but I will give my best to the character Replacements aren’t easy. For Abhishek Nigam, who agreed to step into Sheezan Khan’s shoes to play the new Ali Baba on TV, it was even tougher. Sheezan is currently in judicial custody. He was arrested on December 25 for abetment to suicide of his co-actor Tunisha Sharma. On December 24,… The Times of India · Feb 6, 2023
Australia needs targeted mental healthcare to prevent further international student deaths by suicide, research finds ‘There’s a real compounding perfect storm of factors right now that could increase the risks,’ lead researcher says The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2023
'Troubling' increase in Victorian deaths by suicide The Victorian coroners court has released its latest suicide data report, showing a significant rise in the number of people taking their own lives. AAP · Feb 5, 2023
Number of deaths by suicide rose in Victoria last year, Coroners Court of Victoria data shows Victoria's state coroner documents a "troubling" increase in the number of deaths by suicide last year — the highest figure since official records began in 2000. ABC News · Feb 5, 2023
Daughter and parents dead on murder-suicide decided to pick date out of Bible verse Morgan Daub, 26, her father, James, and mother, Deborah, were all found dead in the backyard of their house in York, southern Pennsylvania Daily Mirror · Feb 5, 2023
Parents ‘horrified’ by response to petition after suicide of Bristol student Government declines to act on call for legal duty of care for all students after death of Natasha Abrahart in 2018 The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
PHA consultation on suicide bereavement services seeking opinions The consultation launched in January but runs until April. Belfast Live · Feb 5, 2023
Drinking and suicide: How alcohol use increases risks, and what can be done about it Nearly half of us know someone who ended their life by suicide. Worldwide, 700,000 people die by suicide each year. In Canada, 12 people die by suicide each day — and another 200 attempt suicide. While the prevalence and destructiveness of suicide is clear, much less is known about why… The Conversation · Feb 5, 2023
Super Bowl 2023: The 10 most controversial Super Bowl ads ever From robot suicide to cryptocurrency, the Super Bowl has been known to air controversial ads during the big game The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Uttar Pradesh: Man Jumps To Death In Noida's High-Rise Society A man died by suicide by jumping off from his floor in a high-rise society in Uttar Pradesh's Noida. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Feb 5, 2023
HMP Durham prisoner had cocktail of drugs in system after being found dead in cell Joseph Price died in his cell on September 20, 2020 - just 10 days after arriving at HMP Durham on remand Chronicle Live · Feb 5, 2023
UP Police exhume body of man for post-mortem after family alleges suicide Mohammad Dilshad The Times of India · Feb 4, 2023
Wales Online · Feb 4, 2023 Mum who found new love after son's suicide told her husband has months to live Joanne met Ben after her son Charley took his own life. Now Ben has been given a terminal cancer diagnosis
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2023 Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline's outage A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation’s new 988 mental health helpline late last year, federal officials tell The Associated Press
Irish Mirror · Feb 3, 2023 Solicitor denies she intended 'suicide' comment on cruise ship to be taken seriously Ms Fanning was being “sarcastic” when she referenced suicide to a Royal Caribbean receptionist
The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023 Super Bowl 2023: The 10 most controversial Super Bowl ads ever From robot suicide to cryptocurrency, the Super Bowl has been known to air controversial ads during the big game
Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2023 'I lost my son to suicide and now my husband has months to live - every day counts' Joanne Clement, 47, from Somerset, has already had to say goodbye to her 18-year-old son Charley and now her soulmate and husband Ben, 38, has received a shattering terminal diagnosis
The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023 Afghanistan: single women and widows are struggling to find their next meal under Taliban restrictions Jamila*, a widow living in Herat, lost her husband in a suicide attack about eight years ago. She has an 18-year-old daughter who is blind and a 20-year-old son who lost both legs in a mine blast.
Boston Herald · Feb 2, 2023 Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her children to death ‘improving daily,’ police chief says BOSTON — Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of strangling her children to death last month and then attempting suicide, remains hospitalized but is “improving daily,” the local police chief has said.
France 24 · Feb 2, 2023 Old photos of unrelated blast attributed to Pakistan mosque bombing Some social media users and media publications are using photos from a 2022 blast that claim to show the aftermath of the suicide bombing that killed at least 100 people in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday. We tell you where these photos are really from in this edition…
The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023 First ‘high-value detainee’ released from Guantanamo Bay detention Majid Khan was convicted of transferring money to Al Qaeda and plotting a suicide bomb attack
WEKU · Feb 2, 2023 Pakistan is roiled by multiple crises at once, with little end in sight A storm of global issues, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, has exposed and exacerbated Pakistan's political, economic and security fault lines.
The Conversation · Feb 2, 2023 Beta blockers: how these common heart medications may reduce the risk of violence Beta blockers are medications commonly used for treating cardiac problems such as high blood pressure, chest pain, irregular heartbeat and heart failure. In the US, for example, one in five adults aged 60–79 is prescribed a beta blocker.