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Pride of Britain awards creator leapt to death on day of intended hospital stay

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The founder of the Pride of Britain Awards leapt to his death while severely depressed, just as he was due to check in to a mental health hospital, an inquest has heard.

Adrian Willis, better known by his middle name Peter during his time as a Fleet Street newspaper editor, was waiting outside his home in north London for a taxi to take him to hospital on June 25 2021 when he bolted back inside and threw himself from an upstairs window.

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