How much could a walk in the park improve your mental health?

Aiming to address one of the key issues of our time the University of Salford has been awarded part of a €5.8 million Horizon...

Young people now the most likely to be out of work due to mental...

A new report out today says that Young people are now more likely to experience a common mental disorder (CMD) than any other age...

International Women’s Day: Manchester welcomes back Walk for Women 2024

The annual Walk for Women will return to the streets of Manchester in celebration of strong and inspirational women for International Women’s Day. The much-loved...

Net zero policy risks making the poor poorer, according to new study

The poorest 40 per cent of UK households will be most impacted by existing net zero policies, leading to further deprivation and exclusion, new...

UK workers put in £26 billion worth of unpaid overtime during the last year - TUC analysis

UK employers claimed £26 billion of free labour last year because of workers doing unpaid overtime, according to new analysis published today by...

It could be years before Online Safety Act makes a difference say MP’s

MP’s are warning that years could pass before the Online Safety Act makes a notable difference to people’s online experience. In a report published today,...

Squeezed Middle-Report says those on middle incomes struggling to save,have insecure jobs and insecure...

The ‘squeezed middle’ is now the ‘precarious middle’ with those on middle incomes struggling to save, and more likely than before to be in...

Britain’s exposure to trade has changed the nature of the jobs we do and...

Britain faces new and emerging trade exposures – from high-earning service sector jobs to cheap food in supermarkets – according to new research published...

Suicide prevention funding end could have ‘life or death consequences’

The end of funding for suicide prevention projects in April could have “life or death consequences” in some areas, the Local Government Association (LGA)...

The UK’s tiny houses are woefully ill-prepared for an ageing population

With babies born in the 21st century expected to live, on average, to 100, by 2050, one in four people in the UK will...