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Indian men spend less time on unpaid domestic and caregiving work compared to the women, and the little time they do spend is also concentrated in outdoor activities such as shopping, travelling, moving and transporting for family needs, and playing with children, an analysis of data from the Time Use…

The language of health insurance is so dense that it could do with its own glossary, which can make finding the right policy confusing and challenging. Here are three terms to understand about private health cover before you take the plunge.

A defender of Lucy Letby was motivated by a sexual attraction to "pretty young blonde females", a key witness who was central to her conviction has suggested.

Grattan Institute finds one in 10 Australians now paying $600 a year for specialist appointments

Accepting you can no longer do things is a huge deal, so this will need to be handled very sensitively

The old 10,000-step rule is not based on research or scientific evidence.

Reflecting demographic trends, Germany's prison population is ageing. The largest unit for senior prisoners in the country is in Bielefeld-Senne, east of Cologne – where inmates live in specially adapted cells and aren't required to work once they pass retirement age.

A federal program that provides benefits to the families of police and firefighters who die and become disabled on duty is rapidly growing while facing criticism for increasing delays in deciding claims

Next week’s final vote finely balanced, with scrutiny growing over loopholes and who will deliver the system

On Friday a majority of MPs approve a new clause to ensure medics cannot raise the topic of assisted dying with under-18s.

Exclusive: Charities and service providers say six-week timetable is too rushed in letter to equalities watchdog