Suicide strategy launch: Middle-aged men 'highest risk'

Middle-aged men are now the group at highest risk of committing suicide in England, statistics reveal.

Key reasons could be job or money worries due to the recession, says a new government strategy to reduce the number of suicides.

Suicide rates among young men - previously the most at-risk group - have fallen. There was a total of 4,215 suicides recorded in 2010.

Charities said better support was key to cutting rates further.

It is 10 years since the government published its last strategy to tackle suicide rates.

Overall the rate of suicides has fallen - but there has been a slight increase in recent years.