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Rafał Trzaskowski of the KO (28.3 per cent) and Szymon Hołownia of Poland 2050 (24.0 per cent) are most likely to win the presidential election, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET published yesterday.more

46 per cent of respondents are in favour of abolishing the Sunday trading ban, while 44 per cent support its continuation. Never before has the difference between these antagonised groups been so small, reports 'Rzeczpospolita' today.more

The parliamentary elections and their results: the removal of PiS from power, the takeover of power by the opposition and the appointment of Donald Tusk's government are the most important events in 2023, according to 65 percent. participants of the CBOS survey. The respondents considered the war in Ukraine and the war in the Gaza Strip to be the most important events in the world.more

It is not mass immigration, but the professional activation of people who do not work and are not looking for work, that is the way to reduce Great Britain's public debt - argues in the "Daily Telegraph" prof. David Miles of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).more

More than 5 million citizens of Spain's population of 48 million people take medications for insomnia, according to research by neurologists from this country. ​more

Traffic in shopping malls in Poland decreased by 1.5% last year. compared to 2022, and the number of customers surveyed decreased by 0.1%. - according to a report by the technology company Proxi.cloud.more

A single person will need £31,300 a year for a moderate income in retirement, according to a pensions industry body. The rising cost of living and an expectation to offer financial support to grandchildren had pushed up the income required by £8,000, it said. The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) uses evidence from focus groups to make the estimates.more

There is no less consternation in Great Britain after the insensitive statement of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who, in the presence of the mother of a murdered transsexual teenager, accused the opposition leader of his inability to define what a woman is. The head of government refuses to apologize.more

More and more Poles want Ukrainians to work for us, but are against financing social benefits for them - according to a study by the University of Warsaw, described in today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

The worst-case scenarios of experts who predicted a year ago that the situation would deteriorate and that divorces would rapidly increase have not come true. From 81 thousand divorce petitions filed last year, most divorce cases are pending in Warsaw, because in the capital the petitions are sent to two courts.more

Londoners are the country’s most unhappy commuters with almost a quarter (24 per cent) saying they hate their journey to work, according to new research.more

Dentists who set up practice in areas of England with poor access to NHS care will be offered a £20,000 bonus. The government has also announced higher payments for dentists who take on new patients and teeth-cleaning in schools as part of a plan to expand levels of dental care.more

The retirement age could rise to 71 by 2050 for middle-aged workers in the UK, according to experts. Research by the International Longevity Centre into the impact of growing life expectancy and falling birthrates on the state pension suggested the current UK retirement age would not be enough and that anyone born after April 1970 may have to work until they are 71 before claiming their pension.more

The extent of London’s health inequalities were laid bare on Monday as figures showed that men in the capital’s deprived boroughs live nearly two years less than they did a decade ago.more

Eight million households on means-tested benefits will receive their final cost of living payment to help with high food and energy bills from Tuesday. The £299 payment, the last of three instalments that totalled £900, will go directly into people’s bank accounts between now and 22 February, without the need to apply. It is part of the government’s £104bn cost of living support package.more

Britain’s rate of unemployment was lower than first thought in the three months to November, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said changes to the way that it gathers information on the UK labour force has seen it revise the unemployment rate down to 3.9% for the quarter, from the 4.2% previous estimate.more

Around half of British workers do not earn the salary required to bring partners from overseas to the UK under new Home Office family visa changes, research suggests.more

Yesterday, for the eighth time, a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinians took place on the streets of London. The police reported that at the peak, approximately 20,000 people took part in it.more

Canadian women are having fewer and fewer children. Figures for 2022 show that statistically there were 1.33 children for every woman of reproductive age. This is the fewest in more than a century, reported Statistics Canada, Canada's statistics office.more

Water companies are forecasting an above-inflation rise in average household bills in April, drawing criticism from campaigners. The average annual water and sewerage bill is expected to rise by 6% in England and Wales, up £27 to £473, says suppliers' trade body Water UK. In Scotland, water and waste charges will go up by 8.8%, a rise of £36.more

42 per cent of Poles feel nervous about the situation in Poland. KO voters are the most satisfied (37 percent), while Confederation voters are the least satisfied (5 percent). Left-wing voters are most likely to feel embarrassment (52 per cent), according to the CBOS poll "What do Poles feel now?".more

The number of people recorded sleeping rough in London has hit a record high, with homeless charities branding the statistics a “disaster” but not a surprise.more

The top ten boroughs in England with the highest rates of sexually transmitted infections are all in London, figures revealed on Wednesday, amid growing fears of a “crisis” in sexual health services. more

Irish farmers last night joined their colleagues from other EU countries protesting against the plight of the sector, bureaucracy and what they see as over-regulation under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy.more

EasyJet’s holiday wing is offering “grans go free” places on trips to Europe, after research found half of families had never holidayed abroad with their grandparents.more