Switzerland Family jumped off balcony in 'collective suicide', say Swiss police Three adults and a child died after falling from a seventh-floor balcony in Montreux. a 15-year-old boy survived but was seriously injured. 29/03/2022
Eco-Innovation What is a cargo bike and could it really replace your car? These bikes are designed to carry a heavy load and could be the answer to making short, inner-city journeys without using your car. 11/03/2022
Sport Ajax reaches settlement agreement with Abdelhak Nouri's family The young Dutch player suffered severe and permanent brain damage after collapsing during a preseason friendly in 2017. 21/02/2022
Italy Discovery of woman two years after her death sparks loneliness debate The body of a 70-year-old woman was found in her Prestino home, more than two years after her death. 08/02/2022
See 'Bacha posh: where young girls secretly live as boys in Afghanistan 'Bacha posh' presents both harrowing joys and traumatic limitations to families who choose to partake in the Afghan custom with their daughters. 18/01/2022
Green News How to bring up climate change at the holiday dinner table The climate crisis can often be a divisive issue and leave us dreading conversations that come up with family over the festive period. 21/12/2021
Conscious Travel Struggling to entertain your teenagers on holiday? Take a field trip If your teenager is a budding documentary maker or archaeologist in the making, Black Tomato’s new Field Trip collection has the perfect holiday for the whole family. 26/10/2021
Italy Man asks police to jail him because life at home is 'unbearable' The carabinieri in Tivoli said the 30-year-old Albanian national, who was under house arrest, "could no longer cope with the forced cohabitation with his wife". 25/10/2021
Rethink Authenticity and openness are key leadership skills at Mercedes-Benz A male-dominated industry hasn't stopped Bettina Fetzer from climbing the ranks at Mercedes-Benz. What did it take for a female leader like her to succeed? 22/06/2021
Travel News Post-pandemic travel trends and what they say about us For the first time in more than a year, Europe is travelling again. We spoke to experts on post-pandemic travel trends and what they say about us. 26/05/2021
Living What’s worse for the climate crisis: Your child or your pet? Research shows a way to bring down carbon emissions is to limit family numbers and forego pet ownership. 28/04/2021
Work Spain poised to trial four-day working week Spain could become one of the first countries in the world to trial a four-day working week. 15/03/2021
Eco-Innovation Meet the cycling obsessed family who spend their lives on the road Safe, accessible roads are "the biggest gift we can give our children." 23/01/2021
Experiences 16 and 60: Travelling through Europe with my grandmother Adam English was a teenager when he travelled to Vienna, Budapest, Prague and Germany by coach with his grandmother. 16/01/2021
no comment COVID-friendly cuddle room boosts pensioners in southern Italy The inflatable installation allows retirement home residents to have contact with relatives without fear of picking up the virus. 14/01/2021
Destinations Coastlines and culture: Family trips to plan around Europe Everything from the sunny beach holidays to the best places to spot wildlife. 29/12/2020
United Kingdom Under-16s 'unlikely to make informed choice' on puberty blockers Hormone blockers are drugs that can pause the development of puberty and are sometimes prescribed to help children with gender dysphoria by giving them more time to consider their options. 02/12/2020
Europe News 'Til coronavirus do us part': Lockdown separates newlyweds for months "It truly feels that our marriage is not even real," says Adrien Deslande who has been separated from his wife for months as she waits for a visa in Turkey. 29/06/2020
no comment COVID-19: 'Hug curtain' used in Brazilian nursing homes Elderly patients in a nursing home in Sao Paulo can hug their loved ones through a plastic 'hug curtain,' a way to bring families together amid the pandemic that is ravaging Brazil, with over 41,000 deaths and more than 800,000 cases 14/06/2020
world news Meet the 87-year-old Instagram influencer helping fight COVID-19 Across Europe, the older generation is hoping that if people won't listen to the police or health authorities about why they should stay home, they will listen to grandma. 17/04/2020
France In pictures: Entertaining children through the coronavirus crisis As schools are closed amidst the coronavirus pandemic, this family is travelling around the world from their living room. 04/04/2020
View LGBTIQ+ communities are today valued members of Maltese society ǀ View Among the LGBTIQ+ community there are persons who are either raising their own children, or who have adopted or fostered children. As a society, we have a responsibility to ensure that these children thrive and reach their full potential, like all other children. 10/09/2019
no comment Families enjoy a bout of box cart racing in La Paz Hundreds of children and parents who are still young at heart took to the streets of La Paz for a bout of box cart racing on Sunday (July 28) 30/07/2019
USA Dying dad writes book to show his toddler son how much he loves him He wanted "to do something thoughtful for his son to show him how much he loved him." 29/07/2019
world news Switzerland and the UK ranked among the worst countries for families According to a new report from the UN's children charity, Switzerland and the UK are among the least family friendly places in Europe. 13/06/2019
Sweden New mothers' health improves if fathers can stay home, study claims The research, conducted by two Stanford economists, studied the effects of a reform in Sweden introducing more flexibility in the parental leave system 05/06/2019
