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As the pandemic fuels a wave of fake news, experts are concerned that the UK is becoming a hot-house for radical conspiracy theories like QAnon. more

Fears over young shoppers' debts mean buy now, pay later firms such as Klarna will face more scrutiny by regulators.more

People in areas where community transmission of the South African coronavirus variant has been found should "think again" before they leave the house for reasons even within the rules, a minister has said.more

Due to the pandemic, most Spanish women postponed their decision to become a mother. Nearly 74 percent of women under 45 do not consider motherhood a priority in the next 5 years, according to the latest research.more

46 percent of Polish consumers buying in stock is the highest figure in Europe. Food products in Poland are most often bought in stationary stores - according to the latest research by the consulting company Deloitte.more

If there is a growing pressure from the European Union to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other countries, such an attempt should be stopped by legal means - said Michał Wójcik, member of the Council of Ministers, deputy head of Solidarity Poland.more

German authorities have recommended that the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine should not be used on people aged 65 or above, citing a lack of sufficient data.more

Bill Gates was “very surprised” when he and Dr. Anthony Fauci became the targets of “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy theories related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gates told Reuters on Wednesday.more

Poland will reopen shopping malls on Feb. 1 while keeping most other restrictions in place until the middle of next month, as the number of coronavirus infections has fallen, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Thursday.more

Poor white teenagers in England's former industrial towns and those living on the coast are among the least likely to go to university, warns the watchdog for fair access.more

President Joe Biden has repealed Donald Trump's ban on transgender Americans joining the military. The ban was announced by Mr Trump during his first year in office.more

The combined wealth of the world's 10 richest men rose by $540bn (£400bn) during the pandemic, according to Oxfam.more

The English and Scottish have topped an international league table of how often people get so drunk that they lose their balance and slur their speech.more

Poles are less worried about their health and more about the stability of their financial situation, according to a recent study.more

More than a third of households in the UK have not managed to put aside any money since the first coronavirus lockdown began last year, and more than half are worried about running out of savings, a survey has found.more

Hundreds of people have been detained as police try to stop nationwide protests in Russia in support of jailed opposition politician Alexei Navalny.more

The greatest income inequalities are visible in the most affluent, well-developed Polish cities, according to experimental research by the Central Statistical Office.more

Experts estimate that from 12 to 15 million Poles could already get immunity to the virus. However, in order for us to gain collective immunity, we must get sick or vaccinate twice as much - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

Under tougher plans reportedly being considered by ministers, supermarkets could be encouraged to implement a ‘shop alone’ policy amid concerns that trips to the local store are being seen as a family ‘outings’. more

The Prime Minister of Ireland, Micheal Martin, apologized yesterday on behalf of the state to tens of thousands of women who, due to the social lack of acceptance for illegitimate pregnancies, ended up in single mother's homes. He also issued an apology to their children.more

The uncertainty related to Covid-19 has resulted in more people willing to save for a rainy day - according to a study for the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register.more

Thousands of children have died in church-run homes for unmarried women and their babies during the 20th century in Ireland, a report published by an independent commission on Tuesday said.more

Nearly 56 percent of respondents say "no" to the nationwide quarantine and do not want to extend the lockdown - according to the UCE RESEARCH and SYNO Poland study, the results of which were published in today's "Gazeta Wyborcza"more

Last year, 270,000 citizens left Germany, most of them with higher education. The most common destinations are Switzerland, Austria and the USA. However, this is more than offset by the high level of immigration, writes the Welt daily, commenting on the data of the Population Research Institute for 2020.more

The Covid pandemic has caused excess deaths to rise to their highest level since World War Two. There were close to 697,000 deaths in the UK in 2020 - nearly 91,000 more than would be expected based on the average in the previous five years. This represents an increase of 15% - making it the largest rise in excess deaths for more than 75 years.more