The leaders of the German minority in Poland are outraged by the inclusion of information on national and ethnic minorities in the government document entitled "National assessment of the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing".more
More than 4 million people in the UK are living more than 50% below the official poverty line, while seven million have been trapped in poverty for at least two of the previous three years, research shows. more
Prime minister Boris Johnson's government is planning a reported £100m public-information advertising splurge to prepare the UK for the increasingly likely prospect of a no-deal Brexit, according to The Sunday Telegraph.more
Europe is aging dramatically - the Portuguese will be the oldest in 30 years. The demographic driver of the world in the 21st century will be Sub-Saharan Africa, and India will overtake China in 2024, according to a report by the EP's research center.
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Almost 4,000 complaints have been lodged over noise from Dublin Airport in the first half of 2019. However, the DAA has revealed that 3,147 complaints were from one person, which makes up around 82% of the grievances.more
Retail sales in the UK were unexpectedly strong in June, boosted by sales of secondhand goods at charity shops and antique dealers, although department stores continued to struggle.
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The public has a far more negative view of the new Tory leader than they did of Theresa May when she took over the top job. Boris Johnson currently has a net favourability score of -27, with three in ten (31%) having a favourable view of him and nearly twice that number (58%) having a negative view of him.more
The UK gambling watchdog has told MPs that it does not currently oversee the purchase of in-game content like Fifa player packs and video game loot boxes.more
Only a quarter of British voters believe the UK will have left the European Union by the current Halloween divorce deadline, a new poll has revealed. more
Have you ever seen a Pole on British television? Poles are the biggest immigrant group in Britain, numbering between 900,000 and one million, so you might think they would be all over the TV. But no, there are hardly any. more
The home secretary, Sajid Javid, will say in a speech that public figures must moderate their language as part of the fight against extremism, noting that he "knows what it's like to be told to go back to where I came from".more
Boris Johnson could become the latest politician to take to the skies of London just days before he is expected to be named as the next Prime Minister.more
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has revealed the locations of 50 new public water fountains being installed across busy areas of London to help people ditch single-use plastic bottles and reduce plastic waste.more
Household water bills in England and Wales are to be cut by an average £50 over the next five years, under proposals set out by the water regulator.more
