Many fathers get depressed after having children

A study says one in five men suffer from depression after becoming fathers. Photograph: Martin Argles One in five men become depressed after becoming fathers as they juggle lack of sleep, extra responsibilities and a changed relationship with their partners, new research shows. By the time their first child is 12, 21% of fathers have [...]

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Ralph Miliband and sons

Family gathering (from left): Marion Miliband, her sister, Hadassa, David, Ralph and Ed Miliband on holiday in Scotland, 1987. Viewed from one angle Ralph Miliband was a theorist of revolution who failed to notice the radical transformations going on around him. A lifelong Marxist, he never doubted that the future would be shaped by the [...]

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Twitter power: how social networking is revolutionising the music business

Twitter fan: M.I.A. on stage during the 2010 Big Chill festival. She regular posts videos on Twitter for her millions of fans. Photograph: Rowan Miles/Empics Entertainment In decades gone by, misunderstood teens with questionable personal hygiene would gather in cramped independent record stores to share excitement about new music, enthuse about rare singles and discover [...]

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Phone hacking: Met police put on spot by ignored leads and discreet omissions

John Yates, assistant commissioner of the Met Police: he said there were relatively few phone hacking victims despite an internal report pointing to ‘vast numbers’. Photograph: Paul Grover/Rex Features Somewhere in the offices of the Crown Prosecution Service, there is a file that will be of great interest to any independent inquiry that attempts to [...]

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Society Daily: 20.08.2010

A Home Office consultation paper has raised the possibility of sanctioning claimants who refuse treatment. Photograph: Sean Smith/Guardian Follow Society Guardian on Twitter Follow Patrick Butler on Twitter Sign up to Society Daily email briefing Today’s top Society stories Fund that... 

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