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John Smyth victim says ‘sadistic beatings’ drove him to attempt on own life

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The Independent UK

Heston Blumenthal recalls being sectioned by his wife: ‘I wouldn’t be here if she hadn’t’

The chef was diagnosed with bipolar earlier this year

The Independent UK

Person dies after being hit by train on Glasgow railway line

A PERSON has died after being hit by a train on a Glasgow railway line...

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Glasgow train lines closed after person hit by train

A PERSON has been hit by a train on a Glasgow railway line...

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Labour warned UK is facing ‘humanitarian crisis’ in farming as thousands march on London

Farming leaders are urging Labour ministers to rethink plans to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1m

The Independent UK

Call to review ‘cancel culture’ in universities after ‘ostracised’ Oxford student takes own life

Alexander Rogers’s body was recovered from the River Thames in January

The Independent UK

Fishmongers’ Hall hero warns of more IPP prisoner suicides as he is finally freed from indefinite jail term

Marc Conway, who helped tackle a terrorist wearing a fake suicide vest, has backed The Independent’s campaign for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed

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Labour accused of ‘traumatising’ farmers in ‘tractor tax’ raid amid warning over mental health crisis

MPs and farmers have attacked the government’s decision to extend inheritance tax to family farms

The Independent UK

Starmer warned over ‘militant’ backlash by farmers over inheritance ‘tractor tax’

Farmers are getting increasingly angry about the controversial plan to impose inheritance tax on many family farms as an MP warns that it will add to a severe mental health crisis in the sector

The Independent UK

‘Torturous’ indefinite jail term robbed son of whole adult life before he died in a cell at 34, mother says

Exclusive: IPP prisoner Josh Mcrae missed 17 Christmases with his mother Theresa, who has gifts for every year he was jailed

The Independent UK

‘We hope people come away feeling hopeful’: Contact Hours tells a powerful story of student suicide

Exclusive: Psychological drama to tour around the UK, to try to start lifesaving conversations among students, parents and universities

The Independent UK

‘He’s been punished enough’: Family’s plea for prisoner who set himself alight under indefinite jail term

Exclusive: On the day 1,800 released IPP prisoners will finally have their lifetime licence terminated, Thomas White is still fighting for a hospital bed as his mental health deteriorates

The Independent UK

Former England footballer Aaron Lennon claims being sectioned saved his life

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The Independent UK

Man, 26, dies at detention centre near Gatwick Airport

It comes almost a year after a 37-year-old Albanian man died after attempting suicide in November 2023 while he was detained at Brook House

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Rob Beckett reveals he struggled to cope with suicidal thoughts after ‘toxic’ comedy career

‘All comedians are broken,’ the 8 Out of 10 Cats star said

The Independent UK

Ant Middleton reflects on Liam Payne’s heartbreaking advice to those struggling with mental health

The Independent UK

Former top judge demands help for prisoners ‘left to rot’ under ‘morally wrong’ indefinite jail terms

Exclusive: John Thomas, who was once Britain’s most senior judge, has said IPP jail terms are ‘inherently unfair’ as he backs The Independent’s call for a review

The Independent UK

Game of Thrones star Hannah Murray reveals she was lured into wellness cult

Actor said new memoir tells ‘deeply personal story that’s lived inside me for many years’

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The Independent UK

Liam Payne’s post-One Direction timeline: from podcast fall outs to fatherhood

Singer was open about his experiences in the aftermath of the band’s split, as he pursued a solo career and had a son with former ‘X Factor’ judge, Cheryl Tweedy

The Independent UK

Liam Payne: The ambitious One Direction star who struggled with dark side of fame

Singer, who rose to fame as a member of boyband One Direction, died aged 31 after falling from a hotel in Buenos Aires

Newcastle Herald

Samaritans start Christmas appeal early due to high demand

The welfare agency turns 40 this year.

The Independent UK

‘I just snapped’: Killer grandma speaks out for first time in I’m Not a Monster documentary

Lois Riess will remain behind bars in Minnesota for the rest of her life after killing her husband and her look-alike in 2018. For the first time, she’s speaking out in a new HBO documentary, Katie Hawkinson and Io Dodds report

The Independent UK

Comedian Romesh Ranganathan reveals that he has come ‘very close’ to suicide

The comedian says that he first started getting suicidal thoughts as a teenager after his father was sent to prison

The Independent UK

FOMO keeps girls on social media despite them experiencing online bullying

‘Girls are experiencing more challenges in society than ever before,’ campaigner says

The Independent UK

Trainee police officer faced bullying and racism at work before death, father tells inquest

Anugrah Abraham, 21, feared he would lose his job and suffered nightmares of his station sergeant strangling him, Rochdale Coroners Court hears

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