The top search was, of course, coronavirus - and that drove people to flock to Google search to make sense of the changes to their lives and adapt to new ways of living.more
This year, the average Pole intends to spend an average of PLN 1,318 on gifts, food, travel and meetings with loved ones, according to the Deloitte consulting company "Christmas Shopping 2020" study.more
This year's holidays, although they do not lose their magic in any way, will be definitely different than all of them. Every tenth Pole declares that he will spend the holidays of 2020 traditionally, in a large group of relatives. Almost half of us plan to spend it with the immediate family, but without seniors.more
Police in Poland are using increasingly violent tactics against peaceful demonstrators at women-led protests over abortion rights, according to activists.more
Thousands of people protested and blocked traffic in central London on Sunday over Indian agricultural reforms that have triggered mass demonstrations in India, and police made 13 arrests over breaches of COVID regulations.more
The four UK governments have announced their plans to enable families to celebrate Christmas together. So how is the festive period likely to be different this year?more
Face masks and hand sanitiser may be here to stay despite the arrival of a Covid vaccine, according to Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer.more
The average adult will spend £65,000 over their lifetime - on gadgets. A study of 2,000 consumers revealed they will each fork out £4,742 on mobile phones, as well as £3,625 on televisions and £11,774 on kitchen appliances.more
After hours of preparation and the intervention of about fifty people, Alain Panabière, who weighs nearly 250 kg, was evacuated Tuesday by air from his apartment in Perpignan where he had been living on the ground for months.more
The European Commission welcomes yesterday's unanimous approval of a Council declaration mainstreaming the fight against antisemitism across all policy areas.more
More than half of Britons are eager to adopt the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, and more than half believe it should be mandatory, according to a Savanta ComRes survey published yesterday.more
The United Kingdom recorded 16,170 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday and 648 deaths within 28 days of a positive test for the virus, according to official data. Tuesday's data had shown 13,430 new coronavirus infections and 603 deaths.more
England has returned to a tiered system of coronavirus restrictions after its second national lockdown ended. The tougher new system came into force on Wednesday after being approved by MPs in a Commons vote on Tuesday.more
Nicola Sturgeon has kept open the possibility she will launch her push for Scottish independence in a referendum next year. The first minister said she was not ruling the possibility out, but warned "we don't know" yet when the pandemic will end so while coronavirus grips the world her "energies are focused on that".more
Shoppers should not spend more than 15 minutes inside a store to lower the risk of catching coronavirus during the Christmas rush, a Government scientist has warned. more
This year, Poles bought 20.7 million packages of prescription antidepressants. This is over a million more than the year before - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
Boris Johnson has proposed an expiry date for England’s tiered coronavirus restrictions in a bid to reassure furious Tory MPs that the measures will not drag on for months.more
More than 150 people have been arrested as anti-lockdown protesters clashed with police in central London after officers sought to break up the demonstration.more
European governments are announcing pandemic-related restrictions that will apply during Christmas. In Germany, family meetings of up to 10 people will be allowed, in Italy and Spain probably up to six, in Scotland up to eight.more
The six-week lockdown in Ireland will end next week, and the level of restrictions will be lowered from the fifth, the highest, to the third, the Irish government announced yesterday.more
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that adults 18-64 years of age get around 21 minutes of physical activity a day to improve cardio-respiratory and muscular fitness, bone health, and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases and depression.more
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second independence referendum as soon as next year, The Times newspaper reported.more
