Dr. Nicholas Archer, a senior partner at Harrold medical practice, was found hanged in the garden of his home on Monday. Tributes are pouring in to the practice, and people are clearly stunned that this much-loved man has apparently taken his own life.
Police say that there are no suspicious circumstances.
Last week I reported about the cull of monkeys at Woburn Sarafi park. The staff who cared for them are reported to be in such distress that some are now receiving counselling. This is not a wind-up. The relationship, apparently, between the keepers and their favourite monkeys is said to be particularly close. Ambulance services are reported to be on the brink of collapse amidst claims that paramedics are working up to 12 hours without a lunch break.