The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

With extended life expectancy Britain has wound up an increasingly sick nation – and experts say that this is as bad for GDP as it is for our health

In the past few years, a frustrating trend has emerged in reporting on the UK’s falling birth rate. Every month or so, a study reveals new statistics pointing out that either fewer people are having children, or that the average age for first-time parents is increasing. Then a slew of…

Gunner Lewis-Vale’s parents say they are ‘eternally grateful to the incredible mother who donated their baby’s umbilical cord’

Consultation launched as surveys show people have little chance to meet partners and worry about high cost of living

Parents or carers in full-time work said to be ‘dreading’ expense, and sum may be even higher in Wales and south-east England

The average cost of a place at a holiday club is now 2.5 times higher than the cost of an after-school club during term time

Nursing leaders described the statistic as ‘deeply alarming’

Women have been left unable to access treatment or forced to pay for it privately

Expert says the higher average age could be linked to funding fertility treatment struggles amid the cost-of-living crisis