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A McDonald's restaurant in the Welsh town of Wrexham has taken some rather unusual measures to help officers neutralise groups of extremely troublesome young people. In order to discourage teenagers from congregating and sitting in the premises from 5pm onwards, only classical music will be played in the restaurant, plus Wi-Fi access will be restricted.more

There are more than 330,000 homeless people in France, an increase of 130 per cent in 10 years, the Abbe Pierre Foundation warns today in its annual report.more

Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands.more

Aircraft piloting is the most sought-after profession in the world. It was mentioned as a dream job by Americans, Canadians, Australians and British is the pilot. Writing books, dancing and running her own YouTube channel are also at the top of the list of dream activities. Poles associate professional success with the construction of apartments, because the dream profession for our compatriots ismore

The number of Poles with opinions converging with Russian propaganda is growing, especially in terms of attitudes towards Russia and the war in Ukraine, according to a report published by the Warsaw Enterprise Institute. "War is not only fought on the battlefield, but also in people's minds," experts point out.more

Nearly half of all young people in the UK - in the 16-25 age group - are worried that they will never earn enough to support their family, according to a report published yesterday by the Prince's Trust charity.more

President Andrzej Duda, Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki are the leaders of the trust ranking in January, according to a CBOS poll. The most distrusted are PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro and PO leader Donald Tusk.more

Most of those surveyed assume that the Russian-Ukrainian war will not end this year, according to today's issue of Rzeczpospolita.more

With strikes announced for tomorrow against the government's pension reform, French public transport will face major disruption that day, Transport Minister Clement Beaune warned yesterday.more

Thousands of teaching positions are currently unfilled in Germany, lessons are being cancelled, pupils' results are falling. The German Teachers' Union even speaks of "the biggest teacher shortage in 50 years" - reports the daily 'Rheinische Post'.more

In January, employees rated the situation in their workplaces slightly worse, while their expectations for the future improved slightly, according to a CBOS survey published on Friday. There was also an improvement in the mood of local labour markets.more

South Koreans are resorting to creative ways to cope with the large increase in gas prices. Some are turning down the heating in their homes and sleeping in tents pitched on beds, the Korea Times reported.more

The diplomatic ministries of Sweden, Denmark and Norway yesterday appealed to their citizens staying in Turkey to exercise caution and avoid gatherings. The warning has to do with the tense atmosphere following the burning of copies of the Koran at demonstrations in Stockholm and Copenhagen.more

61 per cent of Poles support sending weapons, including tanks, to Ukraine; 20 per cent are against it, according to a Social Changes poll carried out for the wPolityce.pl portal.more

About 150 foreigners have been euthanised in Belgium in the last six years. Most of the patients came from France and were over 50 years old. They mostly suffered from a progressive neurological disease, such as multiple sclerosis or ALS, or were in the terminal stage of cancer, the Belgian agency reported.more

The value of frozen food bought by Polish households last year exceeded PLN 1.8 billion. Frozen vegetables and pizzas are the most frequently purchased, according to analyses by experts of the GfK Polonia Household Panel.more

A UK town is so poor some kids have 'no shoes' and parents are turning to predatory loan sharks to survive.more

Canadian companies, institutions and schools have special rules for reporting harassment, the media reports on subsequent investigations, but statisticians warn that the numbers known to police are severely underestimated.more

In the first half of 2022, under international agreements, ZUS paid out more than 289,000 pension benefits worth a total of PLN 3.3 billion. Most of this money was received by Polish residents who, in addition to domestic ones, had periods of insurance for work in other EU or EFTA countries.more

A completely free shop for people in financial difficulties has been set up in the Dutch capital, the NU portal reported. In order to shop there, however, shoppers must agree to the help of a special advisor to enable them to get their household budget in order.more

Ambulance crews say they are treating a growing number of patients who are falling ill because they are unable to afford to heat their homes. more

23 percent Dutch people under 40 do not believe in the Holocaust or believe that the narrative about it is greatly exaggerated, according to the latest research commissioned by the Claims Conference.more

Polish consumers' optimism increased in January, but for the time being this does not translate into shopping plans, according to the ARC Rynek i Opinia Consumer Radar published yesterday. It was reported that the optimism index increased by 11 points compared to December.more

The Government wants to revamp the benefits system to boost employment numbers that have not returned to pre-pandemic levels amid labour shortages.more

Hundreds of bakers, some wearing aprons and brandishing baguettes, protested on the streets of Paris, warning that the survival of bread and croissant makers is threatened by electricity prices, which have risen sharply in 2023, and the high price of raw materials needed for baking.more