Life expectancy in Britain 'grinding to a halt'

'Entirely possible' austerity is to blame after more than 100 years of continuous progress

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Rises in life expectancy are "grinding to a halt" after more than a century of continuous progress.

Using Office for National Statistics projections for babies born since 2000, Sir Michael Marmot, who has advised both the government and the World Health Organisation, says the rate of increase in life expectancy has nearly halved in England since 2010.

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