Alison HoltSocial affairs editor and James MelleySenior social affairs producer Family handout Cerys Lupton-Jones died in May 2022 Warning: The following article contains details about suicide which some may find distressing Cerys Lupton-Jones pauses between two doorways. One door leads into a side room in the Manchester mental health unit where she’s a patient. The…
KFF has conducted this annual survey of employer-sponsored health benefits since 1999. Since 2020, KFF has employed Davis Research LLC (Davis) to field the survey. From January to July 2025, Davis interviewed business owners as well as human resource and benefits managers at 1,862 firms. SURVEY TOPICS The survey includes questions on the cost of…
David Wheeler, former Wycombe Wanderers midfielder and one of football’s most vocal environmental advocates, sees climate change increasingly affecting the game, saying it is “becoming a lot more obvious to players and more of a topic of conversation”. Wheeler, who is the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Sustainability Champion, believes the sport has a responsibility to…
Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance reached an average of $26,993 this year, KFF’s annual benchmark health benefits survey of large and smaller employers finds. On average, workers contribute $6,850 annually to the cost of family coverage, with employers paying the rest. Family premiums are up 6%, or $1,408, from last year, similar to the 7%…
While more large employers are covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, conversations with employers highlight concerns about the cost of these medications. Many of these employers have considered scaling back coverage of GLP-1 agonists for weight loss, or in some cases, employers are adding or strengthening coverage requirements. This analysis discusses findings from the 2025…
James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Getty Images Side effects of different antidepressants have been ranked for the first time, revealing huge differences between drugs. Academics looked at the impact medications had on patients in the first eight weeks after starting treatment, with some causing patients to gain up to 2kg in weight or vary heart…
Andy GiddingsShropshire and Victoria ScheerLeeds Getty Images The “rapid review” is now focusing on 12 English NHS trusts, with a report due by December Two NHS trusts have been removed from a review of maternity failings across England. Trusts in Shropshire and Leeds have been dropped from the government’s rapid reviews of “failures in the…
Published October 22, 2025 Hermès had some good news on Wednesday as it reported a slight sales improvement in key market China and said US shoppers continued to buy its ultra-luxury products in large numbers. See fashion showHermes – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Womenswear – Chine – Shanghai – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight It meant that Q3 sales…
Brazil’s state oil firm has received a licence to conduct exploratory oil drilling in the sea off the Amazon, despite environmental concerns about the project. The approval will allow Petrobras to drill in a block located in Amapá, 500km (311 miles) from the mouth of the Amazon River on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. The company…
Published October 22, 2025 Vestiaire Collective has added a new partnership to its resale service, linking up with Copenhagen-based Ganni to introduce “a dedicated service that empowers the Ganni community to give their pre-loved pieces a new story”. Vestiaire Collective/Ganni Ganni is well known for its circularity/sustainability initiatives so it’s unsurprising that it has decided…
