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Stephen Fry felt ‘guilt and shame’ after attempting suicide

Author diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 37

Stephen Fry says Beethoven helped him cope with suicidal depression

Comedian says he took comfort in the work of the classical German composer, who was ‘lit by the flame of mania and danced by the icy water of depression’

Jodie Whittaker’s back to fight a devilish new Doctor Who villain

Stephen Fry also joins the new series in his first ever Doctor Who appearance

Rod Stewart reveals secret three-year battle with prostate cancer

Singer said that his cancer was found during a routine check-up

What the Quran actually says about blasphemy

Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after British imperialism. But if we go back to the Quran, we can see that what's happening in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Pakistan isn't faithfully Islamic at all

Richard Dawkins asks police to arrest him for blasphemy

Outspoken atheist quotes sentence from ‘The God Delusion’ in solidarity

Teenage mental-health crisis: Rates of depression have soared

How has society managed to produce a generation of teenagers in which mental-health problems are so prevalent?

Stephen Fry and Lionel Messi fall foul of our sense of fair play

Messi is a master of the beautiful game, but his move also revealed him as a braggart, and I can’t help feeling a little the worse of him