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Thursday, 19 January, 2023

Friday, 13 January, 2023

News in-depthHealthcare

Britons turn to private healthcare as NHS crisis worsens

Faced with long waits for treatment, millions pay for care

Thursday, 5 January, 2023

EU economy

‘Shadow economy’ drives record jump in Spain’s tax revenue

Pandemic pushes informal business on to the books in a country where underground activity is rife

Tuesday, 6 December, 2022

UK labour disputes

Sunak under pressure to accelerate anti-strike legislation

Tory MPs call for new union curbs as UK faces biggest wave of industrial action since 1989

Thursday, 1 December, 2022

National Health Service

Third of English patients waiting over 30 minutes in ambulances

New NHS data show delays climbing as health chiefs warn of ‘perfect storm’ this winter

Sunday, 27 November, 2022

UK public services

Backlog Britain: How public sector delays spiralled to record levels

Pandemic pressures combined with long-term cuts have left vital services under chronic strain

Thursday, 24 November, 2022

Data PointsMental health

Are we ready for the approaching loneliness epidemic?

Wealthier societies are increasingly troubled by the afflictions of people who live alone — and the young suffer more

Sunday, 23 October, 2022

News in-depthEnergy crisis

‘People will burn anything’: energy poverty and pollution hit eastern Europe

In Hungary and across the region residents are turning to cheaper and dirtier sources of heat such as lignite coal

Saturday, 24 September, 2022

Markets

Corporate America is fretting over Taiwan risks, regulatory filings show

Technology is the sector most concerned, the semiconductor industry raising the loudest alarm

Thursday, 22 September, 2022

The Big Read

What an Italy led by the far-right might mean for Europe

The coalition leaders may be fierce Eurosceptics but both Rome and Brussels need the relationship to remain functional

Tuesday, 20 September, 2022

News in-depthDemographics and population

Niger questions wisdom of sustaining world’s highest birth rate

President comes out against polygamy and early marriage in an attempt to shift social norms

Monday, 19 September, 2022

Social affairs

Funding crunch to limit top UK universities places

Admissions to high-ranking institutions fall by 12.2% as funding pressures take toll, say analysts

Friday, 2 September, 2022

Education

Wanted: tens of thousands of teachers to staff Europe’s schools

Class sizes are rising and recruitment standards being cut as low pay and burnout prompt staffing crisis

Tuesday, 30 August, 2022

The Big Read

The growing evidence that Covid-19 is leaving people sicker

The potential impact on heart and brain disease poses challenges to healthcare systems globally

Friday, 29 July, 2022

Eurozone economy

Eurozone growth boosted by tourism as inflation hits fresh high

France and southern Europe outperform forecasts but economists warn of darkening prospects as German GDP stalls

Thursday, 28 July, 2022

German economy

German inflation hits 8.5% as food prices jump

Surprise increase in eurozone’s largest economy adds to pressure on ECB to continue rate rises

Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

Food security

How bad will the global food crisis get?

Food commodity prices are falling but experts say global production and hunger rates might be even worse in 2023

Wednesday, 13 July, 2022

News in-depthNational Health Service

What can the UK learn from the Dutch approach to end-of-life care?

Intensifying medical needs of baby boomers have exposed flaws in health system

Thursday, 30 June, 2022

Data PointsUK politics & policy

UK political leaders need to beware Texan sharpshooter tendencies

Everyone suffers if governments fail to use accurate and transparent data

Thursday, 26 May, 2022

Workplace diversity & equality

Race at work: how hard are companies really trying?

Dismantling systemic racism is a huge task, but many employees think organisations are failing to take it seriously

Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

Roe vs Wade

How would the repeal of Roe vs Wade shape abortion access in the US?

Restrictions imposed in some states show the impact on individuals and local resources, research findings show

Friday, 29 April, 2022

FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign

A guide for Ukrainian refugees and their UK hosts

How to navigate finances, benefits, employment rules and avoid sticky situations

Wednesday, 20 April, 2022

FT SeriesBaby bust: How the pandemic affected population growth

Baby bust: Can policymakers boost dwindling world fertility rates?

Governments want people to have more children but there is little evidence that policy helps

Tuesday, 19 April, 2022

FT SeriesBaby bust: How the pandemic affected population growth

Baby bust: Pandemic accelerates fall in China’s birth rate

FT Series: Population may already have peaked in centre of global population crunch

Monday, 18 April, 2022

FT SeriesBaby bust: How the pandemic affected population growth

Baby bust: economic stimulus helps births rebound from pandemic

In the first in a series, the FT looks at how Covid worsened the trend of shrinking populations — but only briefly

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