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The Scottish Parliament yesterday passed the hugely controversial - including within the ranks of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) - Gender Recognition Bill, which means that legal gender reassignment will only require a person's declaration, with no medical tests.more

Europe’s heaviest drinkers have finally been revealed – and to the surprise of many, Brits have not even made it to the top 10.more

The assessment of the situation in workplaces improved in December, while expectations for the coming year, feelings about job security and the assessment of the possibility of finding a new job near one's place of residence are slightly worse, according to a CBOS survey published on Wednesday.more

Children born outside the UK to a British parent in a same-sex relationship are being left stateless by the Home Office, the Guardian has learned.more

One in every 100 children in England will wake up homeless this Christmas, new research from the charity Shelter has revealed.more

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads the ranking of trust in politicians (39.8 per cent trust), followed by President Andrzej Duda (37.1 per cent trust) and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (36.1 per cent trust), according to an IBRiS poll for Onet.pl.more

People are living farther and farther away from nature every year, leading to a decrease in interactions with elements of the natural environment. Meanwhile, communing with nature is key to shaping environmentally friendly behaviour and thus facing the global environmental crisis.more

Immigration and asylum are top issues for nearly a third of Britons, a new YouGov poll finds. Most of them believe that the current policy is inappropriate and ineffective, and that the government has lost control of what happens at the country's borders.more

More than 70 per cent of Poles say next year will be worse for household budgets, while less than 18 per cent think it will be the same, with almost 10 per cent of respondents predicting 2023 will be better, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET.more

Today marks the second day of the biggest ever nurses' strike in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but all indications are that it will not be the last. According to media reports, if no agreement is reached, nurses are prepared to lead further protests for the next six months.more

According to conservative estimates, Polish support for Ukrainians and Ukraine may amount to as much as PLN 40 billion. PLN 15.9 billion of which is public aid, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

The UK retail industry is braced for a muted end to the Christmas shopping period as poor weather and strikes weigh further on consumers whose spending is already under pressure from the increased cost of living.more

On average, people expect that it will take 21 months to pay back what they owe, according to Tesco Bank.more

A third of Italians are stressed about Christmas, according to a survey conducted for the Chamber of Psychologists. Among the reasons, specialists mention loneliness, a sense of maladjustment to the collective state of pre-Christmas euphoria and financial problems.more

Due to the increase in inflation, more than half of Poles experience deterioration of mental health. This group has grown by over 7 p.p. in four months. Currently, this problem is mainly faced by young people from small towns. The most common symptom is constant anxiety, which affects as many as 60% of respondents, according to a cyclical public opinion poll.more

Dance teacher Valerie Plazenet has left the prestigious Institute of Political Science in Paris because the management recommended the use of the words leader and follower instead of woman and man during her dance classes. Students accused the teacher of sexism and discrimination.more

The London Fire Brigade has been put in special measures after claims of racism and gender discrimination.more

Despite the energy crisis caused by Russia, only seven per cent of Ukrainians plan to relocate for the winter period, states a report published on Wednesday by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).more

38 percent of people in Germany declare that they believe in God very or quite strongly. Ten years ago, half of the respondents said so - according to the report "Religionsmonitor 2023" just published by the Bertelsmann Foundation. The percentage of those who attend church at least once a month has also decreased.more

Inflation is soaring in the UK as people are hit by higher prices for everyday essentials. This online tool will help you discover what is contributing to your household’s cost of living increases. more

Up to 100,000 nurses from England, Wales and Northern Ireland are today taking part in the first mass strike in the 106-year history of their professional body, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The nurses are demanding pay rises of 19 per cent.more

Britain’s rate of unemployment has risen again and the number of vacancies fell back further in a sign of a weakening jobs market as the UK faces deepening economic gloom, official figures have shown.more

The latest release of data from the 2021 census has given us new information about the languages people speak across England and Wales. There is growing linguistic diversity: over 90 different languages were reported as the main language of people living in England and Wales. more

Working parents still have uphill in companies, according to the latest research. To fix this, a profound change in the organizational culture in Polish business is necessary, according to research by the Polish Economic Institute, cited by Rzeczpospolita.more

One in four children of working parents are planning to offer up their gift or pocket money to help their family cover the costs over Christmas, new research suggests.more