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Revealed: poor women 15 times more prone to suicide than the rich

THE poorest women in Scotland are 15 times more likely than their wealthy counterparts to attempt suicide, a report to be published later this week will reveal.

The report, Poverty in Scotland, by the nation’s leading poverty charities and academics, paints a grim picture of life on the breadline.