Among public figures, Rafał Trzaskowski, Andrzej Duda and Jarosław Kaczyński are the most trusted by Poles, according to an IBRiS poll for Onet. Compared to the previous month, fewer people trust the mayor of Warsaw and the president of Poland, more trust the president of the Law and Justice party.more
Airborne toxic particulates are the most potent external factor damaging human health, a new report indicates. However, their impact is mainly in a few countries - Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, China, Nigeria and Indonesia.more
Offenders who refuse to appear in the courtroom to hear victims' statements and have their sentence read out will get an extra two years in prison, the British government announced yesterday.more
Self-service checkouts are one of the factors that may increase Americans' sense of loneliness - reports the Insider website, citing PlayUSA research. According to this poll, two-thirds of Americans believe that technology makes it harder for people to socialize.more
According to the latest report by the Emancipation Observatory of the Spanish Youth Council (CJE), for the first time in 20 years the average age at which young people in Spain become independent from their parents has exceeded 30.more
British voters trust the opposition Labor Party more than the ruling Conservatives even on such flagship issues as taxes, immigration and law and order, according to a poll by the YouGov center for the "Times" daily published yesterday.more
Thousands of people across the country are still eligible to apply for a £400 grant to help with the cost of living. The Household Support Fund was announced by the UK Government on September 30, 2021 with more money added to the fund this April.more
The percentage of Poles who claim that the level of security is declining is increasing, according to the IBRiS survey commissioned by "Rzeczpospolita".more
Around 95pc of staff at HM Revenue and Customs staff work remotely at least one day in the working week, The Telegraph can disclose. That is higher than in the first national pandemic lockdown, when the proportion of HMRC staff working away from the office rose to 92pc, up from around a third in 2019, according to data obtained through a Freedom of Information request.more
Britain’s retailers are planning to axe jobs and cut investment over the coming months as signs emerge of a deepening slump in spending by consumers, the latest snapshot of high street and online activity has shown.more
Millions of UK households are at risk of becoming ill because they are not switching on their heating when it is cold, a watchdog has warned.
A Which? survey of 4,000 people found high energy bills had led to almost nine in 10 households (85%) trying to cut back on their energy usage, while nearly half (46%) said they had not turned their heating on when it was cold last winter.more
An annual energy bill for a typical household will fall to £1,923 in October under regulator Ofgem's new price cap.
The maximum price of each unit of gas and electricity for 29 million households in England, Wales and Scotland is governed by the decision.more
A European Commission report has said Ireland’s housing targets likely need to be “substantially” revised upwards, even though the government is struggling to hit its existing targets.more
The need to take a break from work longer than two weeks is felt by 27 per cent of employees, according to an Pracuj.pl survey published yesterday.more
The oldest Italian, Tripolino Giannini, from the town of Cecina near Livorno in Tuscany, turned 111 yesterday. He has lived there since he was born and had a fruit and vegetable shop in the town. He survived two world wars and two pandemics: the flu and Covid-19.more
According to the latest Global Wealth Report, financial inequality between residents is the highest of all the countries surveyed in Brazil, the USA and India. Belgium performs best in this respect, where it is the smallest.more
England has made it through to the first World Cup final since 1966 after the women's football team defeated Australia on Wednesday – and calls are now mounting for a bank holiday if the Lionesses take home the trophy this weekend. more
The inhabitants of Belgium are indisputably the richest people in the world, according to the latest Global Wealth Report. Half of Belgian adults have assets worth more than €228,000. euros, and in this country with 12 million inhabitants, as many as half a million people meet the definition of a millionaire.more
Red wine consumption in France has declined significantly in recent decades in favour of beer and other beverages. This has driven prices to such a level that, for many wine producers, giving up the business and receiving compensation is a better option than continuing to work. The French government plans to spend millions of euros on compensation as a result, writes the Politico website.more
The top ten streaming faux pas have been revealed in a bid to update Londoner’s etiquette, with 39 per cent of commuters watching their favourite shows on-the-go up to four times a week.more
German citizens' confidence in the state's ability to perform has fallen to its lowest level ever, according to a survey published by the tagesschau portal. According to an annual survey commissioned by the German officials' association dbb, only 27 percent of respondents believe the state is capable of fulfilling its tasks.more
