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People living in Tower Hamlets are the most likely in London to be admitted to hospital and die with a lung condition, new figures show.more

Scotland’s pioneering policy of minimum pricing for alcohol has been linked to a 13% drop in the number of deaths from alcohol consumption, and hundreds fewer hospitalisations, according to a study.more

Hundreds of patients have lost their eyesight or had it irreparably damaged because of NHS backlogs, new research suggests.more

The 40-year-old Yevhen Mezhevych, a native of Mariupol, found his son and two daughters several months after the children were deported to Russia, The Guardian daily reported last night.more

Demand for labor in Poland is rather low, and this will weigh on employment in the coming months, Santander Bank Polska economists estimate, commenting on today's CSO data. In real terms, wage growth will remain negative until the third quarter of this year. - they added.more

Half of the gas stations in the Rhône Delta department (in the southeastern part of the country) were hit by fuel shortages today, AFP reported.more

Three million people who applied for a driving licence during the worst of the pandemic experienced major delays, a report has found. Some applicants lost jobs or income, and suffered social isolation and mental health problems, parliament's Public Accounts Committee said.more

Irish families hoping to have a baby through surrogacy abroad are still using services in Ukraine, despite the war, a clinic in Kyiv has said.more

UK visitor attractions are suffering from "long Covid" due to fewer tourists travelling from abroad, an industry body has warned. more

The interest in economic emigration has been at a very high level for several years. Over the next year, nearly 17% of Poles are considering leaving, but every fourth is unable to give a definite opinion on this subject, which is the highest percentage since 2015, according to the report "Employment Migrations of Poles", prepared by Gi Group.more

Life expectancy in the UK has grown at a slower rate than comparable countries over the past seven decades, according to researchers, who say this is the result of widening inequality. more

A committee of MPs has referred Royal Mail to regulator Ofcom for breaching its requirement to deliver letters across the country six days a week.more

Campaigners are calling on the government to close a minimum wage loophole, two years after the independent Low Pay Commission warned that it allowed vulnerable migrant workers in private homes to be exploited.more

For 70 percent of respondents, Pope John Paul II remains an authority, according to a poll conducted by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express".more

Russians have poured into Bali in droves since the invasion of Ukraine. In Indonesia’s most popular destination, the arrivals are finding refuge from the economic fallout of the war and the threat of conscription.more

Free childcare for working parents in England is expected to be expanded in Wednesday's Budget to cover one and two-year-olds.more

Schoolchildren and parents have pleaded with Education Minister Norma Foley to step in and introduce a homework ban. In letters to the minister, children wrote about how they were being forced to give up hobbies because they were given so much work to do after school.more

Job vacancies in the UK have fallen for the eighth time in a row as companies blamed economic pressures for holding back on hiring new staff. The official figures come a day ahead of Wednesday's Budget when the chancellor is expected to set out plans to encourage people back into work.more

More than 1,500 police officers have been accused of violent offences against women and girls over a period of six months, and less than 1% have been sacked, according to new figures.more

America has gone from having record savings to record debt in just two years. It is a country of credit cards, says NPR public radio.more

Reducing working hours by 20 percent on a weekly basis with no loss of pay led to a significant decrease in employee stress levels, reduced days on sick leave, increased employee loyalty to the employer, and markedly improved the work-life balance of working-age people. In contrast, it did not impair productivity, according to the UK study.more

The overall consumer sentiment index fell by 4 percent in February 2023 compared to January, according to a GfK study. Poles assess the financial situation of households and the economic situation in the country worse.more

British pensioners are increasingly willing to move to Poland, not only because of lower prices, but also because of the newer quality of life, "Daily Mail" reports.more

Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week are affecting trash pickup services in the French capital, with piles of waste sitting on many of the city’s normally picturesque streets, including those just steps from monuments like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe.more

A Policy Institute study conducted at King's College London showed a significant change in the behavior of Britons and their attitudes to topics such as divorce, homosexuality, abortion and casual sex. As it turned out, more and more people in the country are of the opinion that these topics should not be the subject of any public debate at all.more