Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced the government is planning to overhaul ‘Edwardian’ childcare routes to grant fathers up to ten months off work following the birth of a child. The new rules would entitle fathers to be offered additional blocks of leave which is not transferable to their wives or partners in a read more »

Despite Government health warnings about childhood obesity and recommendations that we all consume five portions of fruit and vegetables each day, a study has found that families with children are not feeding their offspring enough healthy and nutritious foods. A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Reading has found that childless couples read more »

A variety of new schemes intended to promote equality for homosexuals in the workplace is soon to be put into motion. The Coalition’s Equality Strategy hopes to contribute to wiping out the discrimination and violence that many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals face. Ministers are said to be in talks with campaigners and faith read more »

With the recent bout of hazardous weather conditions and below freezing temperatures the public health minister Anne Milton has urged members of the public to keep their eyes open for friends, elderly relatives and neighbours who may be vulnerable throughout the winter. Recent figures taken from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that there read more »

Research into how regular walking can aid our health has revealed that 150 minutes of brisk walking a week, or half an hour five days a week can reduce the risk of 24 illnesses, from dementia and cancer right through to heart disease and diabetes. In light of this the Labour government funded various walking read more »

David Cameron has described the task of gauging people’s wellbeing as one of the “central political issues of our time” and has given the go ahead for a nationwide survey to begin testing the happiness of Brits. On the 25th November independent national statistician Jil Matheson will begin devising questions to add to the existing read more »