Reading Time: < 1 minute Parents in Japan are increasingly averse to the idea of having more children, a survey has revealed, as the country’s government expressed concern over the…
Reading Time: < 1 minute The number of mortgages in arrears has jumped as cost-of-living pressures and higher rates on home loans bite, according to a trade…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Charities have said a “pandemic of poverty” has engulfed the UK as food banks handed out a record of 1.5 million emergency parcels in a six-month…
Reading Time: < 1 minute House prices will fall 6.5 per cent between now and the second quarter of 2025, with 50,000 more households falling into negative…
Reading Time: < 1 minute Poorer families are being “locked out” of a big expansion in free nursery hours, experts have warned, as exclusive Guardian analysis reveals…