How UK paternity leave compares to the rest of Europe

The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is “one of the worst in the developed world”, according to a new report published this week.

The government says the system needs to be “improved” and has promised to review parental leave. But how does the situation in the UK compare to elsewhere?

BBC News spoke to dads across Europe about how much time they can take off work after the birth of their children – and how that has changed fatherhood for them.

When Jamie’s daughter Kiara was born three years ago, he says it was “incredibly difficult”.

“I had to watch my partner struggle looking after our child,” Jamie says….