Manchester Study finds Independent shops key to reversing fortunes of struggling high streets

The focus on independent stores and ‘browse-only’ shops can help to reverse the fortunes of the struggling high street, new research shows. Findings from an...

Report finds poor and ethnically diverse areas miss out on health benefits of public...

A report out today has found that there is is significant imbalance between the number of paths available to the most and least deprived...

A third of teenagers do not feel safe walking down a street alone

Over a third of teenagers aged 13-18 said they do not feel safe walking down the street by themselves, an exclusive survey commissioned by...

Gen Z putting their ‘dream jobs’ on hold citing lack of opportunity

New research released today reveals that the younger generation do not feel able to chase their dream jobs, citing a lack of opportunity as...

New evidence exposes huge scale of gambling marketing at start of Premier League football...

Research has revealed for the first time the extent gambling messages saturate UK media coverage and social media during the opening weekend of the...

Loneliness the biggest worry for students as Government launches new campaign

As students prepare for freshers’ week, new research commissioned by the Government has found that while loneliness is experienced by almost all students, nearly...

Manchester Data reveals worrying rates of financial hardship for people from ethnic minority backgrounds

New data from the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity at The University of Manchester has revealed disturbing ethnic inequalities in rates of financial...

Girls’ happiness hits an all-time low

Girls’ happiness levels have reached an all-time low according to Girlguiding. The charity’s 15th annual Girls’ Attitudes Survey, supported by players of the People’s Postcode...

Government pledges to reduce the suicide rate within two and a half years

The Government is pledging to reduce England’s suicide rate within two and a half years with the launch of a new National Suicide Prevention...

Nine out of ten schools providing uniforms and clothing to pupils due to the...

Over 87 per cent of schools in England are reporting providing uniforms and clothing to some pupils to tackle the impacts of cost-of-living pressures,...