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Rapist who won £2.5m with fake Lotto ticket may have had help from Camelot official
Edward Putman, 51, won in 2009 with a 'deliberately damaged' ticket, Gambling Commission ruled.
Man, 20, shares tragic final Facebook post before ending his life over relationship heartbreak
Kieran Lister, from Leeds, had broken up with his girlfriend of two years and was struggling to cope with the split.
Father drowned daughter, 6, in bath before placing her in bed next to dead dogs as revenge on wife
Darren Flux-Edmonds was looking after daughter Keziah when he killed her and then himself.
What is sextortion? Beware the webcam sex con ruining hundreds of lives
Four British men have killed themselves in the past year after falling victim to extortion.
Police may have solved historic Peggy Knobloch case after finding DNA of dead neo-Nazi near her body
Peggy Knobloch was just nine in 2001 when she vanished while walking home from school.
British photographer David Hamilton dies in Paris, aged 83
Hamilton was facing multiple accusations of rape in his adopted country of France.
Paedophile baby rapist 'hanged himself' in cell after prison bounty put on his head
James King, 31, was jailed for 24-years after filming himself raping a three-month-old baby
Bristol University investigates suspected suicides of students in their first term
Three suspected suicides are thought to have taken place on the campus since the beginning of term.
Russian teen lovers livestream themselves shooting at police before committing suicide
Friends of the 15-year-olds watched live Periscope feed as the teenagers took potshots at police.
Dementia now the leading cause of death in England and Wales
The condition replaces heart disease as England and Wales' biggest killer.
'Traumatised and depressed' Calais child refugees suffering from mental health issues
Citizens UK charity say more than 30% of children from the Jungle are suicidal.
Woman, 33, jumps to her death from rooftop bar of Manhattan hotel
Marodelle Prin, 33, leaped from a ledge in the Bookmarks Lounge at the Library Hotel after eating her last meal.
Neo-Nazi neighbours of refugee camp goaded depressed Somalian migrant 'to jump to his death'
The 17-year-old boy sat on the window sill for more than an hour before jumping from fifth floor.
British Army Deepcut Barracks' deaths: Fresh inquest into soldier with five bullet wounds to chest
Private Sean Benton was the first of four privates to die at Deepcut barracks between 1995 and 2002.
Heartbroken Turkish man takes own life on Facebook Live after breaking up with girlfriend
Erdogan Ceren, 22, told the camera "no one believed when I said I will kill myself – so watch this."
Scientists a step closer to creating blood test to predict suicide risk
A defective enzyme leading to higher levels of an inflammatory acid may be partly responsible for suicidal behaviours.
Quarter of people won't talk to depressed friends about suicide, new poll shows
Ged Flynn from Mind says getting a depressed person talking doesn't make their suicide more likely.
Suicidal thoughts plague more young people than ever — we must improve child mental health services
One in ten children are affected by a mental health disorder, but many don't have access to professional help.
South Africa: Oscar Pistorius on suicide watch after claiming nurses gave him 'toxic' medication
Former athlete, who denies trying to kill himself, was rushed to hospital with injuries to his wrists.
Shoppers watch in shock as man leaps to his death from top floor of Debenhams store in south London
The man plunged to his death in front of shocked shoppers in the St Nicholas centre.
Does this little girl deserve to be bullied?
I was beaten for looking different. No campaign should encourage bullying.
California mall evacuated after man shoots himself in front of passers-by
Witnesses described 'hysterical' scenes as people left the shopping centre.
Oscar Pistorius hospitalised for slashing his wrists after 'self-harming in prison'
Paralympic gold medallist told prison staff he had injured himself by tumbling out of bed.
Heartbroken mum of teen who committed suicide after false rape claim, also found hanged
Karin Cheshire from Southampton said she 'could not see a future' without her 17-year-old son Jay.
Ansbach attack: Syrian suicide bomber was supposed to be deported to Bulgaria
Attacker refused access to music festival before detonating backpack outside restaurant.
Shoppers watch in horror as man plunges from balcony at Birmingham Bullring shopping centre
The busy shopping centre was evacuated as emergency services arrived at the scene.
Five people drown in an attempt to save suicidal colleague in China
A 19-year-old woman who jumped into a river drowned along with her colleagues who tried to save her.
Up to 20 US military veterans commit suicide every day according to latest statistics
Department of Veterans' Affairs is boosting psychiatric help for struggling veterans.
Massachusetts teenager who urged her boyfriend to commit suicide ordered to stand trial
'You just need to do it; you're ready and prepared. No more waiting' Michelle Carter told Conrad Roy
Women kill differently to men
Women are more likely to kill in their own homes and the victims are often men they know.