Nation america’s life-expectancy map

The past half century has revealed a “consistent and enduring pattern” in human affairs, says Adair Turner. In every society that combines economic prosperity, a well-educated female population and ac

Suicide wrecks lives. Researchers are trying to understand why people kill themselves and what we can do to reduce the numbers of people it affects

“History is just one f**king thing after another,” declares a vulgar schoolboy in Alan Bennett’s play The History Boys. Surveying the past 25 years can feel the same way. From Iraq to the euro crisis

From the isolated village where I live you can catch a minibus to the nearest supermarket, seven miles away. On the return journey it will drop you and your shopping off right outside your front door.

Good news and bad for people aged 50 or above. On the positive side, there’s a reasonable chance you’re going to live longer than you might think. The downside, however, is that this could leave you s

In the UK, one in six households lives with food insecurity, meaning they struggle to access a reliable and healthy source of sustenance. Despite the abundance on supermarket shelves, millions of peop