1. Bridgend Teen Suicide Pact 2008

5. The Sun contributed to bringing awareness about the Bridgend teen suicide pact

6. A wild child who surfed her way to suicide and 'virtual immortality’ Natasha Randall Victim: Natasha Randall was the seventh young person to kill themselves in Bridgend in a year The 17-year-old college student's entry on her favourite social networking site was overflowing with tributes to the latest victim of what appears to be a bizarre chain of internet-chronicled suicides. An online memorial wall of "virtual bricks" was started just hours after she was found hanged - and friends quickly began to cover it in farewell messages drawn on individual sections. The fact that at least seven suicides and two attempted suicides might be linked in one area of Britain is a horrifying prospect. But equally disturbing is the possibility - voiced by police - that young people may regard "virtual immortality" as the ultimate in cool. To an adult unfamiliar with the peer status that celebrity on the web can create, it might sound unlikely. But a few minutes spent browsing Natasha's page on "bebo", one of the leading social network sites, would horrify most decent parents. And she was not alone. Her web page contains links to others in the so-called suicide circle, among them Liam "Clarkey" Clarke. She styled herself as provocative and daring, using the sign-on "sxiwildchild"

7. Bridgend deaths: Police warn of Bebo 'internet suicide cult' For millions of teenage fans, the internet site Bebo is a place to swap photos, gossip and while away the long hours of boredom that are part and parcel of growing up. But for a significant minority, the social networking site is more, much more. A small town in south Wales has unwittingly found itself at the epicentre of what police fear could be an internet suicide cult. Senior detectives are investigating 13 young suicides during the past year in the Bridgend area, including the most recent: that of Natasha Randall, 17, who was found hanged at her family home 10 days ago. Two friends are still recovering, after trying to take their own lives within 24 hours of hearing about her. Papyrus, a charity dedicated to preventing young suicides, estimates that every year in the UK 600-800 people aged 15 to 24 take their own lives – equivalent to an average secondary school. In all, some 1,600 people under 35 take their own lives annually. In 2006, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, there were 5,554 suicides in people aged 15 and over in the UK.