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Work

Where in Europe has the best paternity leave?

There are large disparities between European countries when it comes to paternity leave rights, but where is the best?

18 February 2022

Health news

Meet the father who built a home laboratory to save his child’s life

The medicine that could help this man’s son is not available in China, while COVID prevented any possibility of travelling abroad for treatment.

25 November 2021

Japan

EU diplomats show support for French father over Tokyo hunger strike

Vincent Fichot ended his three-week hunger strike in Tokyo on Friday, demanding access to his two children who he claims have been abducted by his separated Japanese wife.

30 July 2021

Netherlands

Former Dutch gynaecologist is biological father of 17 children

The now-deceased practitioner used his own sperm during artificial inseminations on women who thought they were using anonymous donors, a hospital has claimed.

6 October 2020

France

'Beautiful progress': France doubles paternity leave to 28 days

President Macron hailed the measure as "promoting equality between women and men" but some say it doesn't go nearly far enough to do so.

23 September 2020

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson's father to apply for French citizenship

The request for French nationality of Stanley Johnson, 79 , was revealed by his daughter Rachel in a book published last week.

22 March 2020