British government ministers are being taken to court by a body chaired by the former leader of the Conservatives in the EU parliament, over allegations the government is breaking the law on EU citizens’ rights post-Brexit.more
More than one in 10 Dutch households has more than €100,000 in savings, the Dutch Bureau of Statistics (CBS) reported. The Dutch saved nearly €362 billion last year, €32 billion more than in 2020.more
38 percent of employed Poles are actively looking for a new employer, and 57 percent of those looking for a new job are motivated by low wages, according to yesterday's information from Pracuj.pl's "Jobs in Times of Change" survey.more
The survey, conducted by insurance company Pronova BKK, shows that most Germans choose to go to work despite illness. This is the case even in the case of a coronavirus infection, the Spiegel daily portal wrote on Monday.more
The number of children arriving at school hungry has risen dramatically in the last six months, with many teachers reporting a worrying rise in pupils stealing to eat, according to a survey of teachers in England.
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"Top secret" scenarios have been leaked to the British media, the purpose of which is to calm the British people if there are power cuts this winter. The leak came after the government's National Grid body issued a rare warning that energy could run out this winter.more
The number of people who aren’t working because of caring commitments is the highest since May 2020, with the last year marking a sustained increase in stay-at-home parents and carers after three decades of decline, new analysis from the Guardian reveals.
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There are now 907,000 people on hospital waiting lists, including more than 85,000 children waiting for their first hospital appointment despite efforts to reduce waiting times.more
More than half of employees admit that inflation influences their career decisions. Every fifth decided to work part-time, 13 percent. earns extra thanks to overtime, and 10 percent. asked for a raise - according to the 49th edition of the Labor Market Monitor of the Randstad Research Institute.more
According to the data published today by Barclaycard, UK citizens, in order to keep up with rising energy bills, are increasingly giving up their evening pub crawl and taking lunch with them when they go to work so as not to spend money in a restaurant.more
The CT ruling on abortion has reduced willingness to have children and increased intergenerational and gender polarization, according to the latest United Surveys survey for DGP and RMF FM.more
The march against high prices and in defense of the climate in Paris gathered around 140,000 people. people - say the organizers of the protest: trade unions and leftist France Nieujarzmiona (LFI). The left-wing Nupes bloc is trying to consolidate public discontent under the banners of the LFI.more
The waiting list for hospital treatment has hit a record high of seven million in England, latest figures show.
But a BBC analysis shows the rise is being driven by the inability of hospitals to get back to full strength rather than lots more demand.more
If the government raises benefits in line with earnings rather than inflation next year, it would drastically cut the incomes of poorer working-age families, while saving less than a tenth of the cost of recent tax cuts, a leading economic thinktank has calculated.more
In France, trade unionists at TotalEnergies and Esso-ExxonMobil continue strikes and refinery blockades despite a labor order announced Tuesday by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. A fuel black market is forming, with gasoline being sold at higher prices.more
The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in nearly 50 years, latest official figures show. The jobless rate fell to 3.5% in the three months to August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the lowest since early 1974 more
Globally, one in seven children between the ages of 10 and 19 struggles with a mental disorder, according to UNICEF estimates. World Mental Health Day, which falls today, runs under the theme of fighting the stigma of people with these problems.more
The burdens resulting from increased social pressure, pace of life, unstable financial situation and the war in Ukraine caused an "outbreak" of mental disorders in patients - informs psychiatry specialist Dr. Konrad Leksa, head of the Mental Health Center in Kielce.more
During the 9th edition of the "Outstanding Pole in France" contest, Poles distinguished in their professions who contribute to the promotion of Poland in France were honored: scientists, artists, businessmen and social activists.more
The winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 are the head of the Belarusian Center for Human Rights Viasna Ales Bialiatski, the Russian organization investigating Stalinist crimes Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced today.more
Wales has become the first part of the UK to roll-out centres that can help diagnose people with cancer in days.
National cancer clinical director Prof Tom Crosby said rapid diagnostic centres (RDCs) were a "huge step" in addressing Wales' long waiting times.more
Toxic air pollution particles have been found in the lungs, livers and brains of unborn babies, long before they have taken their first breath. Researchers said their “groundbreaking” discovery was “very worrying”, as the gestation period of foetuses is the most vulnerable stage of human development.more
In less than two weeks after Vladimir Putin announced mobilization, some 700,000 people left Russia, 200,000 of whom went to Kazakhstan, Forbes magazine reported in its Russian edition. It is unclear how many plan to return.more
