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The headlines. anti—government protests in china against wrecked disease marker restrictions were some demonstrators calling for the leader to go. 216—year—old boys have died after being stabbed about a mile apart in south—east london. police are treating the two deaths as linked. with further rail strikes expected, the transport secretary says reform is needed to fund wage rises but labour says the government needs to do more to support workers during a cost of living crisis. people who...

Molly russell, the 14—year—old from harrow in london who died aged 17, she took her own life after viewing content about self—harm and suicide on social media and her family have tirelessly campaigned to improve online safety and they have responded to this update by saying yes, it is significant, but there is a huge grey area, as always the devil is in the detail and they worry doesnt go far enough because they say the harmful but legal content is what did the most damage to mollys mental...

Their only hope now is to help others avoid the pain theyre going through. jessica lane, bbc news, in rotherham. the government says it will criminalise the encouragement of self—harm on the internet, in a forthcoming update to the online safety bill. the department of culture, media and sport said the move was influenced by the case of 14 year old molly russell, who died after viewing social media content linked to depression, self—harm and suicide. with me now is our correspondent, laura t...

Rates of youth suicides at the county level increased as mental health professional shortages increased, according to data from more than 5000 youth suicides across the US.

Women experience a disproportionate amount of sexual violence and associated adverse mental health outcomes.

Angus crawford has more. today is the fifth anniversary of mollys death. and im not sure i could have come to see anyone on any of the other anniversaries. so maybe thats a sign of how things change as you move forward. i had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was wrong. and he walked up the road and 15 minutes later, he was dead. molly russell took her own life five years ago. 0lly stevens was murdered in 2021. their deaths have one thing in common — social media. after she die...

Molly russell took her own life five years ago. 0lly stevens was murdered in 2021. their deaths have one thing in common — social media. after she died, ian found a stream of negative, depressing and graphic content about suicide and self—harm on mollys instagram and pinterest accounts. "this world is so cruel, and i dont want to see it any more." 0lly�*s killers posed with blades, glamorised gang culture, and a panorama investigation uncovered knives and violence rife on social media. two...

Weapons, right, if theyre not going to go to prison for it, if they werent fully convict instead a court, at least for a period of time while they recover their mental health, they lose access to their weapons, to reduce self-harm and suicide, and violent actions. we need law enforcement officers across the state to use it when appropriate, to improve public safety. its a powerful tool. we want to make sure we know thats available in the state of colorado and other states that have red flag laws...

Helps -- self harm and suicide, as well as violent actions. we meet law enforcement officers across the state to make sure they use it when appropriate to improve public safety. its a powerful tool. we want to make sure thats available in the state of colorado and other states that have red flag laws. >> shouldve been used this time around? >> well, look. we havent seen the specifics of exactly what the charges where. it certainly looks like, in a case where, you know, there was a connection, vi...

That might have been available, those who saw warning signs, the there were warning signs in this case. we need to do a better job publicizing and getting information out about what to do if your son or daughter, if your neighbor or friend is acting in a way where you feel that they might use their weapons to cause harm to themself or others. the law has been successfully used several hundred times and i know its prevented self-harm and violence in our state. >> let me ask you this. i know weve ...