A groundbreaking new study in The Lancet Public Health shows that the average increase in life expectancy across Europe has slowed dramatically since 2011. Between 1990 and 2011, life expectancy grew by 0.23 years every year. But from 2011 to 2019, that rate dropped to just 0.15 years.

The expanding waistbands of the English public have left the nation lagging behind other European countries when it comes to life expectancy, a study suggests.Experts have called for urgent action to help people get healthier,

The slowdown in life expectancy improvements... highlights the urgent need for stronger action on the root causes'

Life expectancy in England is rising more slowly than in the rest of Europe, according to a Lancet study. Obesity, bad diet and a lack of physical activity are behind a decade of life expectancy stagnation, the researchers said, with stalling progress to tackle deaths from heart disease and cancer.

Bulging waistlines are partly to blame for England experiencing the biggest slowdown in life expectancy across Europe since 2011, experts say. A study found life expectancy for older people was still rising in many countries,