Mental health illness among young Germans is on the rise, and many refuse to seek therapy out of fear of the stigma attached to being considered mentally ill. The anonymity of online services caters to young people’s need for non-judgemental support.

A sedentary lifestyle is becoming more commonplace in Germany as a report by insurers DKV has found that Germans are spending around 7.5 hours a day sitting down – half an hour more than they were two years ago. But many Germans say this isn’t a problem, believing they’re still fit and healthy.

Replacing slogans such as ‘hard-working families’ and the ‘squeezed middle’, politicians in the UK have been talking about the ‘just about managing’ or JAMs since 2016. There are around six million JAM families in the UK, but who exactly is this vast and growing social group?

With an influx of refugees to Germany, integration is an ongoing challenge. While a number of approaches are being trialled, cooking is a successful way to foster cultural exchange, enabling locals and refugees to share their own traditions, while forging meaningful relationships.