Here’s some unhappy news: British women are sadder and more stressed than their European counterparts. Notice I said unhappy news, not shocking, because the results of the latest global survey really shouldn’t come as a surprise.

The annual study of almost 80,000 women from 143 countries concluded that “negative emotions” — worry, stress and anger — have risen among UK women since 2020, while falling across Europe. Researchers found that 32 per cent of British women reported feeling sadness the previous day (a rise from 21 per cent three years ago), compared with 26 per cent in EU countries. Some 39 per cent of British women reported stress, compared with an EU average of 34 per cent.

Among European countries, the UK came 22nd out