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Nearly 9 in 10 Poles believe that wages of women and men should be at the same level - according to the latest study by Kantar Millward Brown for Work Service S.A.more

From members of the monarchy to scientists, actors to writers, Britain can lay claim to hundreds of influential women. Working alongside Equality Now, Sky News has compiled a list of 100 women from all walks of life who have had a big impact on Britain as we know it today.more

Millennials are set to be the most overweight generation since current records began, research has suggested. More than seven in 10 people born between the early 1980s and mid 1990s are set to be overweight or obese between the ages of 35 and 44, Cancer Research UK found.more

The most advantaged boys in England are expected to outlive the poorest by a decade as inequalities in life expectancy widen, new figures show. Life expectancy at birth among the most deprived males in England was 73.9 years in 2014 and 2016, compared with 83.3 years among the least deprived, according to latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

Londoners leave scarves, coats and hats across capital, and are called on to buy hot drinks for the homeless as city is engulfed in freezing temperatures.more

Consumers in the UK are spending an average of £54.49 (US$76.50) on a night out, with 58% of drinkers going out at least once a week, according to a recent report.more

Police have claimed every single 'homeless' beggar in Britain's smallest city are frauds - making 'substantial amounts of money'. Officers have stated there are no genuine rough sleepers in Ely and are concerned that the street beggars are misleading people.more

One in three children with a working single parent live in poverty, and the figure is set to increase in the coming years, according to a new report. A study by the Gingerbread charity suggested that by 2021 almost two thirds of children in single parent families are likely to be living in poverty.more

Mobile phone users in the UK receive more than 33,000 messages and alerts a year, new research shows. Britons with mobiles are receiving 427% more messages and notifications than they did a decade ago, while people are also sending 278% more messages than they did in 2008.cmore

A care home has hired pole dancers to keep its elderly residents entertained. Pictures from the latest performance show residents watching the dancers acrobatically spin around a metal pole in sports bras and knickers.more

That extra work adds up to a staggering £6,265 per worker, meaning the amount of free overtime put in by workers last year was worth over £31 billion.more

The woman, in her mid-20s and from the Greater London area, became a victim when she saw two men take and then share indecent images of her on their phones. She said she obtained evidence of the suspects' behaviour and presented it to the police, but officers were unable to take the matter further.more

Over 200 representatives of the world of science, business, politics, media, non-governmental organizations and civil society took part in the second edition of the Polish-British Belweder Forum, which took place at Mansion House in London on Tuesday.more

Almost three-quarters of English people are in favour of an opt-out organ donor system, new research shows. A survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found that 74% of people are in favour of such a system - where people are registered as a potential donor unless they state otherwise.more

British Minister of European Affairs, Alan Duncan, assessed that the Polish-British Belweder Forum held in London today will "show the depth of our bilateral relations and true, historical and continuous friendship between nations".more

The second annual Polish-British Belvedere Forum will take place in London 19/20 February 2018. This year's theme will be: The UK and Poland in a Changing Europe: Coming Together or Moving apart?more

Brexit will have negative consequences for Ireland in all scenarios, with the beef, dairy, and food processing industries the hardest hit. It will also impact the pharma-chemical industry, trade, wages and services, costing the economy up to 18bn.more

Sober couples who have low-key weddings and start out with few expectations about what life has in store for them have the best chance of a long and happy marriage, at least according to someone who spent much of last year interviewing dozens of people who have been married for at least 50 years.more

Behind the new law denying Polish complicity in Nazi atrocities, many fear there lies a growing strain of antisemitism.more

Londoners were left downhearted after a 'sign of the times' poster at Marble Arch station urged commuters not to accept help from strangers. The sign read: "Only ask staff for assistance. Do not take help from a stranger as they may be trying to distract you."more

There were more than 5,000 new cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK last year, new figures have revealed. On the day that activists marked the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM in a bid to draw global attention to the issue, NHS Digital also announced that there are around 24,000 women and girls at risk of the illegal procedure in the UK.more

A council has removed 'anti-homeless' bars from town centre benches in response to a growing public backlash over the "inhumane" measures.more

Teenagers are turning away from Facebook in favour of visually led alternatives such as Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat, new research has found.more

Young people would rather use social media or talk online to people they do not know than have a conversation face to face, research has suggested. more

The socially-deprived have poorer health than those living in affluent areas, a Dublin GP told the Social Democrats national conference. Dr David Gibney, who is based in Ballymun, told delegates at the conference health debate that those living in deprived areas had lower life expectancies.more