Formal volunteering, monetary donations and random acts of everyday kindness promote wellbeing and longevity.

• Studies show that volunteering correlates with a 24% lower risk of early death, a lower risk of high blood glucose, and a lower risk...

It is not surprising that kindness and altruism should impact our physical wellbeing. People are immensely social. When we are interconnected and are truly useful to others, it influences our wellbeing.

During the first half of 2020, Britons donated £800m more to charity, half of Ameri...

A third of how empathetic we are is down to our genes. But it does not mean people born with low empathy are lost.

No matter where we start, we can all improve in empathy.

• Try to look at the world from another person's perspective for a moment each day.
• Practice mindf...