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Female farmers warn Labour of suicide risk among community after inheritance tax hike

Female farmers warn of mental health repercussions of Labour’s inheritance tax

The Independent UK

I’m a Celebrity viewers want Barry McGuigan to win the show after ‘brave’ chat about grief

Danika McGuigan, the boxing champion’s only daughter, died of cancer in 2019, aged 33

The Independent UK

I’m a Celebrity star Barry McGuigan left in tears as he opens up about daughter’s death

TV personality Coleen Rooney also shared her grief after revealing her sister died aged 14

The Independent UK

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Vet killed himself after becoming distressed at wealthy owners asking him to put down their pets

Dr John Ellis tricked a veterinary nurse to give him deadly medication by claiming he was going to put down a friend’s ‘large dog’

The Independent UK

David Walliams opens up about suicide attempt: ‘My mother’s boundless love got me through’

‘Little Britain’ star said the incident ‘broke his mother’s heart’

The Independent UK

The hidden death toll of domestic abuse: ‘There are more suicides than killings. Why isn’t more being done?’

More domestic abuse victims take their own lives than are killed by their tormentors, latest figures show, but perpetrators are rarely held to account for these deaths

The Independent UK

EastEnders star reveals she ‘couldn’t afford to eat’ after cancer diagnosis stopped her from working

‘How could I have been earning that much and now I am here?’ the actor said

The Independent UK

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Mother accused of killing toddler sons by ‘placing them in an oven and turning it on’ jailed for life

Lamora Williams was arrested back in 2017 after telling police she came home to find her children dead

The Independent UK

Ex-Duke basketball star Kyle Singler sparks concern for his well-being with alarming videos

‘I have been mistreated and abused, neglected, made into a mental example,’ the former college basketball star said

The Independent UK

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

If you are experiencing feelings of distress and isolation, or are struggling to cope, The Samaritans offer support; you can speak to someone for free over the phone, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.

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...

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow train lines closed after person hit by train

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

The National (Scotland)

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

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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

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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

The Independent UK

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

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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

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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

**_If you are experiencing feelings of distress and isolation, or are struggling to cope, The Samaritans offer support; you can speak to someone for free over the phone, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch._**

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

The Independent UK

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

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