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The real increase in the average monthly disposable income per capita in households in 2017 increased by 6.3%, to PLN 1,598 in relation to 2016, when it amounted to PLN 1,775 - the Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Wednesday.more

A record 90 beaches and marinas will raise Blue Flags over the summer bathing season, up two on last year. Ardmore, Co Waterford, achieved Blue Flag Status for the first time since 1997, due to improved water quality brought about by a new wastewater treatment plant, while Carne, Co Wexford, has also achieved the award for the first time.more

A language test for new applicants for Irish citizenship is under consideration, a senior Department of Justice official said in Killarney, Co Kerry, where more than 3,500 people from more than 160 countries officially became Irish citizens.more

Less than 3% of the 67,000 cash machines in the UK let customers take a fiver out, but that could soon change. There is now a push to get more banks to dispense fivers 'to stop embarrassing customers' who do not have much money in their account.more

Delayed trains and snow are making British people miserable, a new survey has revealed.more

1,000 Polish people donated blood in Ireland last year and the transfusion service and the immigrant council have launched a campaign to encourage more to do so, to increase blood supply and promote cultural integration.more

Britain's main opposition Labour Party wants to radically transform the economy, forming a Socialist society where "we're not going to get ripped off any more", its finance policy chief, John McDonnell, said on Sunday.more

Theft, loss or damage of an identity card can be reported online. more

Poles are becoming less and less careful when buying real estate - according to Dowlegal's report. Investors purchasing assets of significant value all too often assume good intentions of the seller.more

A secret police database containing the name of thousands of gang members has been accused of targeting young black men - many of whom have been deemed to have zero risk of violence.more

Almost one thousand new foster families are needed in London to ensure all children who need to be fostered can live in a household that meets their needs, according to The Fostering Network. The newly released figures show that across the country 6,800 families are needed to cope with demand, 930 of those would be requred in London.more

IRISH people are officially the happiest in European Union, according to a new report. We also fare about the EU average when it comes to how we rate fairness, equality and our health. The Special Eurobarometer 471 "Fairness, inequality and inter-generational mobility" interviewed 28,031 people from 28 EU countries last December, including more than 1,000 people in Ireland.more

Londoners have attempted to explain the capital's infamous north-south divide to tourists in a string of hilarious online posts. A curious newcomer to the city questioned the split on Reddit after coming across the bizarre issue at a gig in Camden, north London. more

Smartphone dating apps and work pressures are causing more Londoners to avoid committing to relationships than singles elsewhere in the UK, according to figures published today.more

Almost half of Americans feel lonely or isolated from others. Loneliness does not avoid the young. As the Cigna study shows, this condition affects the everyday life and well-being of the US residents. Loneliness is a widespread phenomenon there.more

As a nation we are famous for apologising, and the average Brit utters the word 'sorry' around 200,000 times in their lifetime. That adds up to more than 56 hours, or almost two and a half days in total.more

Demand for a second Brexit referendum on the final deal negotiated by Theresa May is "growing" as the damaging impact of leaving the European Union becomes clearer, Labour's leader in Brussels has said.more

The proportion of working-age mothers with a job has risen by nearly 50% in the past four decades, a study says. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found the increase was behind a wider rise in the number of women in employment in the UK.more

Justice Secretary David Gauke has signalled the Government could support creating a specific offence to deal with upskirting. He told MPs he was "sympathetic" to calls for further action against the practice and his officials were reviewing the current law to "make sure it is fit for purpose".more

Since Britain voted to leave the European Union more than a year ago, Europeans have mockingly said that the decision will result in an isolated, lonely island nation. But Britain, in fact, already has a serious problem with loneliness, research has found. More than nine million people in the country often or always feel lonely, according to a 2017 report published by the Jo Cox Commission on Lonmore

HOUSING MINISTER EOGHAN Murphy has welcomed latest figures that show a reduction in the number of rough sleepers, but has said more still needs to be done to tackle homelessness. "It is the biggest reduction we've seen since 2007 when we started counting these numbers. And it's not too far off that 2007 figure," Murphy said today.more

Around 400,000 people, or 140,000 households, have been left without gas and electricity because they didn't have enough money to top up a pre-payment meter, new research has revealed. The majority of people affected were identified as being vulnerable and may have a child living with them or someone with a long-term health condition.more

The total debt of Poles aged 36-59 amounted to PLN 28.5 billion, according to the National Debt Register.more

Camden, Westminster and Richmond are among the best places to live in the country, new research shows. The three boroughs were today named in the top five local authority areas in England for factors such as economic growth, social equality, sustainability and happiness.more

Up to half of the millennial generation could still be renting in their 40s and a third could be "retiree renters", a report warns. Radical reform is needed to make the private rental sector fit for raising children and retirement "because a generation of young people face the prospect of never owning their own home," The Resolution Foundation has found.more