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• Families falling apart because of UK’s ‘broken’ paternity leave, study suggests

  12-02-2026 11:44 via theguardian.com
  About 39% of separated parents say not sharing caring responsibilities contributed to breakdown of relationshipUK politics live – latest updatesMore than one in three separated parents believe the UK’s “pitiful” paternity leave played a part in their breakup, research has suggested.The campaign groups, The Dad Shift and Movember, said hundreds of thousands of families were falling apart as a result of a parental leave system described by MPs as “one of the worst in
  
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• Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’

  12-02-2026 01:01 via theguardian.com
  Rics surveyors report inquiries from new buyers, agreed sales and house prices were less negative in JanuaryThere are “tentative signs” that the housing market in England and Wales is recovering from a months-long slowdown after uncertainty around the autumn budget and economic pressures, estate agents and surveyors have reported.The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said its members were feeling more optimistic about the year ahead than at any time since December 2024,
  
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