The Latest Breaking News from Samaritans

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

When is the second cost of living payment due?

Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Radio DJ Roman Kemp says pal Ed Sheeran has helped him through 15-year depression battle

Radio DJ Roman Kemp says being able to chat to his pal Ed Sheeran helped him through the darkest of times. The 29-year-old has been battling depression for nearly 15 years

Daily Mirror · Oct 15, 2022

Renowned NYC musician dies by assisted suicide in Switzerland after having ‘completed life’

Anton Fier, 66, was a prominent figure in the New York music scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and had fallen on difficult times, friends said

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Lanarkshire volunteers raise over £2000 for mental health charity at comedian's show in Glasgow

The group from Lanarkshire Samaritans raised the cash at Sarah Millican's show at the SEC Armadillo.

Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022

Increase in calls to Samaritans amid cost of living crisis

The charity said financial worries "are by no means a new concern to our helpline"

Liverpool Echo · Oct 12, 2022

How do interest rates affect inflation?

Borrowing costs at their highest level in 14 years

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Starbucks barista claims he was fired for wearing suicide awareness pin in honour of former co-worker

Starbucks spokesperson said barista was fired for ‘refusal to abide by dress-code policy’

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2022

Bryce Dallas Howard reveals her ‘depression has been the biggest challenge’ to her ‘identity’

‘I’m an emotionally-charged ball of wonder and awe, practicality and possibility’

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022

Meghan Markle reveals how Prince Harry helped her at her ‘worst point’

The Duchess of Sussex previously revealed she suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts while pregnant with son Archie

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2022