Editorial: Empty classrooms are a sign of falling fertility and high living costs. But they should also free up more resources to spend on young people

Official data for England and Wales put the average length at 13 years in 2025, up from 8.9 years in 1985.

In England and Wales, the median duration of marriages ending in divorce reached a record 13 years in 2025, while the share divorcing within ten years of marriage declined.

Think tanks and Alan Milburn's review are pressing Britain to treat ages 18 to 25 as a distinct policy phase, as NEET numbers approach one million.

The datasets will give researchers and policymakers unprecedented insights into employment, benefits and economic wellbeing.

As housing inequality increases, new homes are being built where they’re least needed Tuesday 8 September 2026 New research from the University of St Andrews has shown that, despite the policy focus on increased house building across the UK, new homes are created where they are least needed and...

England's friendliest place has been revealed - and it is a three-hour ferry away from the mainland, but only home to around 2,300 people.

A study into social divides across England has named the Cornish islands as having the greatest sense of connection — and Barking residents were the most lonely

Young people, particularly men, are spending more time alone today than a decade ago, driven by a shift to solo working as well as increased screen time,

The research said: “It is more solo working, rather than screen time, that has driven the rise in reported time alone.“Despite likely under-reporting of screen time, time alone for young people is still up.

Forty percent of Gen Z hesitate over children because of climate change; new research shows eco-anxiety now shapes millennial family planning too.

The increasing number of publicly funded funerals in England has raised concerns about the prevalence of loneliness among older men. A recent study conducted by the Local Government Association and…

Rising numbers of publicly funded funerals in England point to loneliness among older men as the strongest factor behind the trend, above cost-of-living

Jerry Hall’s children are worrying about her ahead of her appearance on Celebrity Traitors and if she’ll be able to cope with its physical challenges. As Charlotte Cripps discovers, it’s a role reversal we all go through – and one that isn’t always easy to navigate

Căsniciile încheiate prin divorț au ajuns la o durată mediană de 13 ani în 2025, în Anglia și Țara Galilor, arată datele ONS.

Financial pressures, legal changes and shifting attitudes may help explain why couples are staying married for longer

We can’t expect young people to make a seamless transition from childhood to adulthood in this chilly economic climate. Finally, Westminster is catching on, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

An archipelago off England's south coast has been named the friendliest place in the UK. The islands are famous for their stunning beaches.

Two areas of Devon and a London neighbourhood ranked in the top five

A UK study finds that a steady start in the labor market is linked to owning a home and building savings by age 32, and that family wealth tends to amplify those gains for people who already started ahead.

Young men now spend roughly six and a half hours of their waking hours alone, and young women spend roughly five hours a day alone.

The changing face of demographics, immigration, social attitudes and LGBTQ+ politics.

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) challenges the traditional view that influence within families flows only from parents to children. The research was led by former LCDS researcher Dr Evelina Akimova, now Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University, and co-authored by Professor Melinda C.