Easy on the wallet, not so great in terms of how much stuff we accumulated over the years.

Supplies ran low as people stocked up, not knowing how long it would take for fresh goods to arrive.

Chinese corporations are not only burdened by more debt, they are adding debt at an alarming rate.

Almost a third of women aged over 18 have taken antidepressants, according to research published today which its authors claim reveals "generations of women in crisis" with mental health problems.

But once these ice reservoirs are spent, the water supply for a sprawling, overpopulated continent will be threatened, and the impacts on water resources and food security could be dire.