Map shows where women have the longest ‘healthy’ life expectancy in the UK

Women who live in the North of England have shorter lives and work more hours for less pay, a startling new study has revealed.

They are also more likely to be an unpaid carer and live in poverty compared to women living in other areas of England, according to the study from Health Equity North.

The report, Woman of the North: Inequality, health and work, has been backed by two female northern elected mayors, Tracy Brabin and Kim McGuinness...