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Saturday, 24 September, 2022

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

Tuesday, 12 April, 2022

Transcript

The rise of conservative shareholder activism

Conservative activists in the US have filed a record number of proposals this year as they try to counter what they call ‘woke-ism’ in corporate America

Monday, 4 April, 2022

News in-depthRussian economy

Ukraine war threatens to deepen Russia’s demographic crisis

Conflict has forced skilled workers to flee, compounding the impact of low birth rates and pandemic deaths

Sunday, 6 March, 2022

Food security

Food crisis looms as Ukrainian wheat shipments grind to halt

Prices soar as Black Sea ports at virtual standstill amid Russian assault

Wednesday, 2 March, 2022

Coronavirus treatment

NHS at risk of taking longer to recover from pandemic than other health systems

Years of underfunding and high rates of Covid-19 have taken their toll, Nuffield Trust research shows

Wednesday, 23 February, 2022

News in-depthNational Health Service

How ‘hospital at home’ model is being used to help the NHS cope with Covid

Virtual care system was introduced at the start of the pandemic and is now being expanded to tackle treatment backlog

Sunday, 13 February, 2022

UK employment

Pandemic triggers exodus of older people from UK workforce

Since March 2020, the number of economically inactive 50 to 64-year olds has risen by almost 250,000

Wednesday, 29 December, 2021

The Big Read

Graphics of the year — making sense of 2021

Visualisation has become increasingly important in the telling and the understanding of stories

Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

News in-depthNational Health Service

Covid risks deepening NHS ‘permanent winter’

FT analysis shows the pandemic has lengthened backlogs that England’s health service will struggle to eradicate

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