Rugby star banned from driving after failed suicide bid

Former Hull FC rugby star Brett Seymour has been banned from driving for 20 months after a failed suicide attempt saw him crash into two parked cars while intoxicated.

The court heard how Seymour was suffering from depression at the time of the incident after a particularly poor run of form with his club. He had been drinking beer and whine as well as taken sleeping pills before getting behind the wheel of his BMW 3 Series in March.