Suicide rates registered in England and Wales highest in more than two decades

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By Aine Fox, PA Media Social Affairs Correspondent

Suicide rates registered in England and Wales last year were the highest in more than two decades, new data shows.

Around three-quarters of deaths by suicide were among males, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, noting this has been the case since the mid-1990s.