Every second Pole declares that, despite the pandemic, he will spend the largest part of the Christmas budget on gifts - according to the study "Holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic." On average, we will spend from 100 to 200 PLN for the purchase of a gift for a loved one.more
London will move into England’s highest tier of Covid restrictions from 00:01 GMT on Wednesday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Parts of Essex and Hertfordshire will also enter tier three at the same time.more
The Health Secretary is reportedly considering splitting London into two different tiers of restrictions. The capital is widely rumoured to be headed for tier three when the rules come under consideration again on December 16. more
The Nobel Peace Prize for the Covid-19 pandemic was awarded for the first time outside of Norway. Yesterday the gold medal and the diploma were received in Rome by the Managing Director of the World Food Program (WFP) David Beasley.more
New figures show "appalling" rise in destitution among families between 2017 and 2019 – and experts warn pandemic has only intensified financial pressures.more
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
