Man shoots himself after snub by woman
A love-sick man killed himself with a rifle after being shunned by the woman he adored on her doorstep.
Man shoots himself in town centre
A man died after shooting himself in a town centre, police said today.
Op girl's payout 'worth millions'
A teenager left brain-damaged after a heart operation 15 years ago has told of her relief after winning a compensation deal worth millions of pounds.
Addicts must take each day at a time
Heroin addicts are emotionally weak. Hannah Mayne, 19, cannot cope with the smallest setback without reaching for a needle.
My life on heroin, by girl 19
Injecting heroin into her collapsing veins every day makes Hannah Mayne function like the rest of us.
Six days in the life of addict's mother
Three years ago Kate Mayne found out her 19-year-old daughter Hannah was a heroin addict and began a journey most mothers will thankfully never experience. The only time she breaks down and cries is when she has to deal with the bureaucracy she feels hinders Hannah's battle for life.
Teenage heroin addict and her mother describe up-hill struggle with the system
Injecting heroin into her collapsing veins every day makes Hannah Mayne function like the rest of us. The rattling of her bones judders away and the sickness in her stomach is quelled for a few hours.
Mum tells of daughter's grim slide into drugs
Hannah Mayne was a sensitive, artistic child, often moved to stand up for others being bullied at school and always helpful to her parents.
Scouts march forward into next century
Scouting has changed over the years with less emphasis on pomp and ceremony, God and the Queen, and more on fun and adventure.
Farmers' markets lead the way in helping us eat green
Before you bite into that organic Braeburn - smug with the warm glow that being down with environment gives you - think twice.
