The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades slept in car park for a week after suicide attempt: ‘I just wasn’t existing in that life’

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• The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades was homeless in his 20s and could fit everything he owned in single carrier bag To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades has revealed he was homeless in his 20s after moving back to London. The 52-year-old TV presenter shared that he had initially fled the capital after getting into fights but returned to the city following the birth of his first child and break up with his then-partner. Jay, who grew up in northeast London, said he could…
• Opinion: Big Tech’s right-to-repair programs need fixing Last month, Google became the most recent tech giant to announce plans to expand access to the parts and tools consumers need to fix their own devices. Echoing similar announcements from competitors like Samsung and Apple, Pixel phone owners will be able to buy parts to make common repairs, such as swapping out a battery or display. These announcements follow widespread calls for right-to-repair reforms, which would provide owners and independent repairers with all the materials they need to fix modern devices. If…
• ‘It’s been quite the journey’: Local father jumps rope across country for son who lost life to suicide A local man who has been jumping rope across the country to raise awareness for those who have taken their own lives jumped his last mile Saturday in Jacksonville Beach. Daryl Rosenberger said his efforts were all in honor of his son, Drew, who took his own life in October 2020. Drew was only 30 years old. He suffered from bipolar disorder. Rosenberger said ever since he lost his son, he’s been wanting to make a difference and bring awareness…
• Ex-corrections officer accused of helping Alabama murder inmate escape died by suicide Vicky White died by suicide, officials in Indiana said Wednesday (Pictures: AP)Vicky White, the former Alabama corrections officer accused of helping murder suspect Casey White escape from prison, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to an Indiana coroner’s office. ‘The manner of death has been ruled a suicide,’ the coroner’s officer said in a statement Tuesday night. Vicky and Casey White, who are not related, were captured by police about 270 miles away in Indiana on…
• I was angry that I survived my suicide attempt – and then I discovered painting My 13-year-old daughter refused to go to school after lockdown ended How to ditch the drama and respond, not react It took me giving up smoking to realise I didn't like cigarettes - they were my crutchThe art class was never about my illness, it was about my wellness. Changing that focus made me feel better, respond better and made me start to live life to the full.  I have been off all medication for nearly 10 years now, out…
• ‘I lost my daughter to suicide – I’ll cry every day for the rest of my life’ Debbie wants to raise awareness after the death of her daughter, Darcy (Picture: Debbie Hollinson)On 14 April 2021, 17-year-old Darcy Grace Hollinson, from Tavistock in Devon, took her own life after grappling with worsening mental health.   While the pain of losing the ‘vibrant and beautiful’ Darcy still haunts her mother, Debbie, every day, she is now campaigning to start vital conversations about young people, mental health and suicide.   Heading off to Canada to take part a 10k run in honour…
• Will Young shares anguish over kicking twin brother Rupert out week before suicide: ‘I couldn’t save him’ Will Young’s twin brother Rupert died by suicide in 2020 (Picture: Channel 4)Will Young has opened up on the agony of throwing his twin brother Rupert out of his house just one week before he took his own life. Rupert died by suicide in July 2020 aged 41 after falling from Westminster bridge. He had suffered a long battle with depression and an addiction to alcohol and painkillers.  Will reflected on the pain of his sibling’s addiction in his new Channel 4 documentary, Will Young: Losing…
• Woman gives birth to baby in Australian Burger King car park Tiana had to pull over on her way to the hospital (Picture: Tiana Keane/Caters News)Tiana Keane, 24, and her partner Josh Armstrong, 28, have recently welcomed their new baby boy, Reid into the world. But it wasn’t the birth they had planned – and baby Reid arrived in the car park of a local fast food chain. Tiana, an administrator, wanted to have her second baby in a water birth at her local family birth centre, but – as well…
• Chicago Park District Board appoints Rosa Escareño as permanent CEO Rosa Escareño, Interim CEO of the Chicago Park District, speaks at a town hall meeting at Horner Park’s field house in March.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times The Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners made Rosa Escareño’s role as general superintendent and CEO permanent on Wednesday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot applauded the removal of “interim” from Escareño’s title, saying it was “proof of the hard work, dedication and commitment Supt. Escareño and her team have demonstrated these past few months to the Chicago Park…
• Road resurfaced around BMW after driver failed to move their car Workmen couldn’t tarmac under the car as the owner didn’t move it (Picture: Evening Gazette)Workers were forced to tarmac around a BMW when they resurfaced a road, because the owner did not respond to requests to move it. Those living nearby the street in Darlington, Durham, were stunned to see a new road, with just a big chunk left as it was – perhaps now the town’s largest pothole. Work on Huntley Street was advertised on street signs notifying residents…