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Public policies shouldn’t be shaped around boosting birth rates, says Madeleine Hewitt. Plus a letter from Val Harding
hile it’s a tragedy that so many are afraid to have children due to climate breakdown, that doesn’t have to be a decision drawn from fear, but a positive, proactive choice to help solve the climate crisis (More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds research, 9 November).… Read the rest
Author of acclaimed biography Wifedom hits back at critics who say book casts Orwell in an unfairly negative light
eorge Orwell was in his mid-40s, enjoying the peak of his fame after the publication of Animal Farm. Yet his mood was low after the death of his wife, Eileen.
ackling the toughest races in the world is all part of the day job for ultramarathoner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys. But where the hard work really begins is confronting racism. Here, she reveals what inspired her to set up the charity Black Trail Runners
We are at the beginning of a 5km trail run, passing through a sun-dappled woodland, when the ultramarathon runner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys says something that almost stops me in my tracks.… Read the rest
Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency said on Wednesday.… Read the rest
Have you found out about your windows of tolerance yet: those moments when you feel fully capable of handling any stress life throws at you?