Revealed: Cancers, heart attacks, injuries… avoidable deaths in Manchester DOUBLE national average
The number of Manchester men needlessly dying is almost double the national average, claims statistics obtained by MM.
Right to die: UK rejection of assisted suicide law is ‘understandable but sad’, says Salford Uni professor
A Salford University professor has spoken out in support of patients’ right to die following last week’s news that euthanasia and assisted suicide will not be legalised in the UK.
Gifted schoolboy, 16, jumped off Oldham motorway bridge after suffering exam stress
A highly intelligent schoolboy jumped 30 feet to his death off an Oldham motorway bridge after he suffered severe bouts of stress and anxiety over his forthcoming GCSE exams.
Suicide prevention charity urges young people to speak out as North West battles England’s worst suicide rates
Papyrus is a national charity based in Manchester which is committed to the prevention of suicide in young persons
Woman battling depression tells family ‘don’t feel sad’ before jumping in front of Manchester-bound train
A young office manageress, who jumped in front of a Manchester-bound train to end her life, had been suffering from a depressive illness an inquest has heard.
Coroner leads fight against ‘super-violent’ Call of Duty after game linked to suicides of FOUR Manchester teens
A coroner is investigating violent video game Call of Duty after up to FOUR Manchester teenagers who regularly played it went on to kill themselves.
Out-of-work Bury gardener’s suicide shows toll unemployment takes on mental health, claims charity
The tragic death of unemployed Bury gardener Martin Hadfield was ‘shocking and saddening’ according to youth charity YouthNet.
Unemployed Bury gardener hanged himself after job centre meeting left him ‘demoralised’, inquest hears
Martin Hadfield was found hanged the day after attending a meeting at the Jobcentre
Boy of 15 found hanged near country park in Salford
The body of the 15-year-old boy was discovered in a wooded close to Clifton Marina and Country Park, Salford, on Monday evening
‘Heaven only takes the best’: Girl, 16, found hanged at Bolton home – third youth in MONTH across region
Aleysha Rothwell, 16, was discovered yesterday in the Breightmet area of Bolton, days after Kyle Darker, 12, was found hanged in his Eccles home
Kyle Darker tribute: ‘My poor baby, sweet dreams’, says family of Eccles boy, 12, found hanged at home
Officers found the body of Kyle Darker after responding to a call from ambulance services at an address on Boardman Street, at around 3.30pm yesterday