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Why are we having fewer children? | In Case You Missed It
If fewer people have children… what happens next?
Across the globe birth rates are falling, populations are ageing and debates about parenthood have become intensely divisive.
In this video, we set out to understand why parenthood might no longer feel like the default option, why birth rates are falling faster in some places than others and what this trend could mean for our future.
In case you’re interested here are some of the stories we reference in this video:
1. Scotland’s birth rate falls to lowest level since 1855 – https://bbc.in/4vV6WBw
2. Scotland’s deaths outnumber births – so why is the population still rising? – https://bbc.in/4sXjG84
In Case You Missed It is a new YouTube series from BBC News telling stories from across the UK. Let us know what you think in the comments and tell us if there are any stories you think we should cover next!
In this video…
00:00 – Intro
00:37 – The UK’s population pyramid
01:34 – The story so far… on social media
02:46 – Scotland’s population data
06:30 – What’s a ‘baby desert’?
07:21 – The cost of having children
08:07 – ‘Social infertility’ – reasons we might not have children
11:32 – The Japanese example – ‘a quiet state of emergency’
12:30 – What does the future hold?
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As Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, intensify – and fears grow over another winter of blackouts and freezing temperatures, some families are making the difficult choice to leave.
BBC Correspondent Paul Adams met the residents heading to very different places to get away.
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Does Green leader Zack Polanski face a leadership crisis after by-election defeat? | BBC Newscast
The Labour Party has won the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, with Sagal Abdi-Wali claiming the seat ahead of Green Party leader Zack Polanski.
But what does the result mean for Polanski’s tenure as leader of the Greens?
Adam Fleming and Chris Mason are joined by the pollster Luke Tryl from More In Common to reflect on events in north London; the first by-election Andy Burnham has faced as UK prime minister and Labour leader.
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The right-wing Flávio Bolsonaro has won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election, beating the incumbent left-wing President Lula da Silva. But he did not obtain more than 50% of the votes required to win outright.
There will be a run-off vote between these two candidates on 25 October.
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An official review in England has found there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism.
Experts say a rise in diagnoses over the past 25 years means cases now appear to be outstripping the expected number in the population for some younger age groups.
As well as neurodevelopmental conditions, the review also looked at mental ill health, particularly in younger people.
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Tourists from around Japan have been flocking to a tiny fishing community, to see what has been nicknamed Cat Island.
The 22 humans who live on Aoshima, off Ehime prefecture, are greatly outnumbered by a population over of 120 cats.
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