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Singapore suicides rise to highest in over 20 years: Samaritans

Singapore recorded its highest suicide tally since 2000, indicating a rise in mental distress from factors including social pressures and economic uncertainty, a report by non-profit Samaritans of Singapore Ltd said.

Bangkok Post

'Football saved my life' - First transgender ref "honoured" by Guinness World Records inclusion

Lucy Clark transitioned five years ago and has continued to referee matches in the Women's National League and at men's grassroots level, having found escapism from her struggles through football

Daily Mirror

Baton of Hope tours Belfast in bid to inspire mental health changes

"The one thing that unites everybody that takes their life is a complete loss of hope."

Belfast Live

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Suicides in Singapore rise to 22-year high

Suicides in Singapore rose nearly 26% last year to their highest level in more than two decades, reflecting the "unseen mental distress" in the city-state, according to a local non-governmental organisation (NGO).

Bangkok Post

Fact check: The inaccuracies in Trump, DeSantis and Haley’s speeches at the Moms for Liberty convention

PHILADELPHIA — Top GOP presidential candidates spoke at the Moms for Liberty convention in Philadelphia this weekend, making their 2024 pitch while also focusing on the culture war issues the controversial political group has railed against.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Minor girl found dead, parents allege torture by teachers

A 16-year-old girl studying in a private school in Hoskote ended her life after she was allegedly subjected to torture for nearly a month. The Hoskote police have booked three teachers under charges of abetment to suicide.

The Hindu

Health care’s AI revolution is well under way

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Discussions about artificial intelligence have proliferated recently as more people have access to programs that can make art or answer questions.

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Student stabs girlfriend to death, survives suicide leap

A school student stabbed his girlfriend to death before attempting to take his own life by jumping from a building in Bangkok. His suicide attempt failed, leaving him with serious injuries.

Bangkok Post

West Lothian mum who tragically lost son to suicide speaks out over 'healing experience'

The family of Jamie Aitchison has been spreading hope to others after they were left devastated when the 20-year-old tragically took his own life in December 2022

Edinburgh Live

Coroner criticises Betfair for failing to act before man’s suicide

Gambling disorder cited as a contributory cause in the death of Luke Ashton, who was not identified as a high-risk customer

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury's darkest tragedies - bodies in tents, suicide and Tory found dead in VIP toilet

Glastonbury Festival has seen some iconic moments over the years, but sadly it has seen its fair share of tragedy too. Following the passing of two men at this year's festival, we take a look back at some of the event's darkest moments...

Daily Mirror

She lost her transgender son to suicide. She isn’t giving up fighting for him

Weeks after her son’s death, Kentucky state Senator Karen Berg confronted the very same legislation that he warned was coming. Her love and her grief fuel her fight against a ‘desperate last stand’ of political attacks, she tells Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

Former LAPD officer dies by apparent suicide after being charged with murder

A former Los Angeles police officer died by apparent suicide in jail a few days after being charged with murder in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend last week at their home in western Arizona, according to authorities and local news reports.

Los Angeles Times

Scathing watchdog blames Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide on prison staff leaving him unchecked in cell

The DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General released its report on Tuesday, finding that multiple prison staff members failed to check on the disgraced financier despite him being on suicide watch

The Independent UK

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Brave Wales star Will Vaulks reveals he lost both his grandfathers to suicide in double tragedy just 13 months apart

The Wales midfielder was just a teenager when his beloved grandparents took their own lives

WEKU

In Texas, a rare program offers hope for some of the most vulnerable women and babies

Many pregnant people struggling with substance abuse don't want to get help for fear of losing their children to the state. Casa Mía offers safe harbor.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago's Latin School refuses parents’ request for records of son who died by suicide after bullying, new lawsuit says

The parents of a Latin School of Chicago student who died by suicide in 2022 after being bullied “relentlessly” filed a second lawsuit on June 5 against the elite private school for refusing to hand over their son’s records, including his multiple reports of being bullied, the suit says.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke arrested over mother's suicide

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke on Tuesday on suspicion of assisting the suicide of his mother, following the death of both of his parents last month.

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DOJ watchdog cites prison lapses leading up to Epstein’s death, but no sign of foul play

Prison officials and guards made numerous errors in overseeing Jeffrey Epstein when he was in federal custody, and tried to falsify records to cover their tracks, but the watchdog for the U.S. Department of Justice found no evidence to suggest that Epstein’s death on Aug. 10, 2019, was anything other…

Daily Mirror

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson's in-laws and child shot dead in 'murder suicide' horror

NASCAR star Jimmie Johnson's wife, Chandra Janway Johnson, suffered a tragic loss as her parents, Jack and Terry Janway, and her 11-year-old nephew, Dalton Janway, were found dead in their Oklahoma home

Al Jazeera

‘Negligence, misconduct’ led to Epstein jail suicide: Watchdog

DOJ inspector general releases report on death of well-connected financier as he awaited sex trafficking charges.

Daily Mirror

Worker who jumped in plane engine showed no sign of wanting to kill himself, says brother

The brother of the Texas airport employee who jumped into the jet engine, committing suicide last month, says that his brother showed no signs of wanting to take his own life

Chronicle Live

Bereaved families carry 'baton of hope' across Tyneside to raise awareness of suicide

Families bereaved by suicide spoke of the importance of raising awareness of suicide and charities that can help prevent it.

Irish Mirror

Coroner gives official verdict on Nicola Bulley's death and reasons it wasn't suicide

Nicola Bulley body was found on February 19 in the River Wyre around a mile from the bench where her phone was found on the day she went missing

The Independent UK

Jeffrey Epstein report: ‘Significant misconduct’ by prison officials led to Epstein’s suicide

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