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Israel says suspect killed wearing a suicide vest following roadside bomb

Israeli security forces killed a man suspected of planting a roadside bomb that injured a man near the occupied West Bank this week, the military said on Wednesday, adding that the suspect appeared to have been planning other attacks.

Reuters

It’s a good time to think again about Paula Yates. She was the other Diana: hounded by the press for being herself

A new documentary reveals how the tabloids turned on their one-time darling – for daring to be a woman who didn’t shun the spotlight, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

This safety-net hospital doctor treats mostly uninsured and undocumented patients

Many of Ricardo Nuila's patients at Houston's Ben Taub Hospital are dealing with serious illnesses as a result of not being able to access basic preventive care. His new book is The People's Hospital.

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Hunt gives nod to predecessor in cash boost pledge for suicide prevention work

The Chancellor said £10 million would be made available to third sector organisations for their work in this area.

The Independent UK

Teenager with severe brain damage after 'suicide bid' should be allowed to die, judge rules

The High Court heard the 16-year-old was found unresponsive at home nearly two years ago after “what it seems was an attempt to take his own life"

Wales Online

IIT-Madras forms internal committee to look into suicide incidents

Following the two suicides in a month at the Indian Institute of Technology here, an inquiry committee has been formed to look into such incidents, the IIT-Madras said on Wednesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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IIT-Madras student dies by suicide, second incident in a month

A third-year B Tech student of IIT Madras died by suicide on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Gratuitously violent': Bandidos members accused of sparking brawls at fundraiser

Four members of the Bandidos bikie gang are accused of sparking two "gratuitously violent" brawls at a suicide prevention fundraiser at the Minmi Hotel.

Newcastle Herald

Saudi Arabian trans woman feared dead after posting suicide note saying family had forced her to detransition

Eden Knight, 23, had been living in the US until late last year

The Independent UK

One in ten first-time callers to the Samaritans worried about money or jobs

The mental health charity is calling on Jeremy Hunt to invest more money in supporting people in need in tomorrow's budget. It it is seeing record numbers of people contacting it with financial issues

Daily Mirror

Connecticut woman wins right to assisted suicide in Vermont, paving way for overhaul of residency rules

Vermont has agreed to a legal settlement that will allow a Connecticut woman to be the first out-of-stater to take advantage of its decade-old law that allows people who are terminally ill to end their own lives

The Independent UK

How one woman’s grooming gang lies drove three men to attempt suicide

Eleanor Williams gave several accounts of being raped and trafficked. Her claims were proven false, but not before the men implicated were made to suffer, Liam James reports

The Independent UK

Dad welcomes GAA initiative to tackle gambling after losing son to suicide

"It's the casino in your pocket, the mobile phone, that's the biggest problem."

Belfast Live

Conn. woman 1st non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right

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Record numbers of people are contacting Samaritans worried about money and jobs

The charity's boss has urged the Government to use Wednesday's Budget to 'genuinely help save lives'

The Independent UK

Records numbers calling Samaritans with worries about money and jobs

The charity said it is seeing just how much the cost-of-living crisis in particular is starting to hit home.

The Independent UK

Government urged to include suicide prevention on national curriculum

MPs from across the political spectrum backed the appeal on Monday during a parliamentary debate on making the subject compulsory in schools.

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Suicide Has Rose Substantially Among Young People During The COVID-19 Pandemic

They found that depression and anxiety symptoms doubled in children as suicide attempts among young people rose substantially

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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League release date delayed again – but it's too little too late

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League could be pushed back as far as 2024 if rumours are to be believed

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IIT Bombay suicide: Did Darshan Solanki face discrimination over JEE rank?

On February 18, two students from IIT Bombay discussed how Darshan Solanki’s roommate “reduced his interaction” with him after asking Solanki his rank in JEE.

ABC News

Mother of Jye Dyer, 14, who died by suicide says she faced a long wait for mental health support for her son

A heartbroken mother outlines her desperate efforts to get help for her 14-year-old son who took his own life just weeks ago.

The Times of India

Farmers suicides not new, happening for many years, says Maharashtra agriculture minister Abdul Sattar

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra agriculture minister Abdul Sattar on Sunday courted controversy once again by saying that farmers' suicide wasn’t an issue that was new and that farmers have been committing suicides for many years.

The Independent UK

WV House OKs transgender care ban mental health exemption

West Virginia’s Republican supermajority House of Delegates swiftly OK’d a proposal to add mental health exemptions to a bill that would ban certain health care for transgender youth

Irish Mirror

Stephen Bear has been crying for days in cell as he's put on prison suicide watch

The former Celebrity Big Brother winner was sentenced to 21 months in prison last week

Tribune News Service

Georgia's disability community worries lack of services is driving desperate acts

ATLANTA — In early January, workers at a nonprofit that cares for disabled Georgians were stunned to learn that one of their former clients was killed in a suspected murder-suicide.

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