bad news vs suffering

bad news

noun
  • An irritating, troublesome or harmful person, situation or thing. 

  • News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events. 

suffering

noun
  • The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress. 

adj
  • Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering. 

How often have the words bad news and suffering occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )