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According to data from district courts, in the first half of this year. the number of filed divorce petitions was 0.2% lower than in the corresponding period of the previous year. Fewer divorces may be dictated by economic circumstances. Poles are reluctant to do so, because they often cannot afford it.more

Almost 87 per cent of women would like to know the salary of the offered position before applying. More than 75 per cent choose to work in a hybrid model, according to the report 'What Polish women are looking for on the labour market', compiled by Her Impact and PwC Poland.more

The value of the government's new package of support for UK households affected by rising energy prices could reach around £100 billion, the Polish Economic Institute points out. According to analysts, the announced support could be one of Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss' first actions.more

Following the death of British Queen Elizabeth II, around 10,000 police officers will be policing London every day until her funeral, the BBC reported yesterday. This is one of the largest operations in the history of the British police, but one for which preparations were made in advance.more

Two out of five people do not feel part of their local community with many planning to move out of the area, a new study suggests. more

Increases in monthly subscription rates from broadband providers are feared by 60 per cent of those surveyed and from TV providers by 55 per cent, while 27 per cent of households are considering dropping their streaming service offerings, according to an international survey by EY.more

During the coronavirus pandemic, the number of marriages in the Netherlands dropped significantly, but even more Dutch people are now getting married than before Covid-19 emerged, according to figures from the Dutch Bureau of Statistics (CBS) released yesterday.more

A pensioner spent 14 hours on the floor after becoming trapped in his own home in Dublin because of hoarding.more

Employees expect inflation-adjusting benefits from companies, most preferably in the form of a pay rise (65 per cent) or a bonus (34 per cent). One in five respondents also point to fuel subsidies and one in eight to free meals at work, according to a survey by Personnel Service.more

Hundreds of Dutch people are forced to live in their cars and their numbers are increasing, reports the RTL Nieuws portal. This new form of homelessness is a consequence of poverty and lack of housing, the portal assesses.more

This is not a good result for either PiS or Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, writes today's "Super Express". The newspaper asked under which leader they lived better, the current one or Donald Tusk. The PO president emerged victorious, the newspaper reports.more

Belgian and Israeli media are reporting that cars with the number plates appeared on the streets 'HH-88' and '1-RAS-88', which directly refer to Hitler and Nazism, are increasingly being driven on Belgian roads.more

There’s always something that seems to irk Jeremy Clarkson, and right now, it’s the ‘utter uselessness of today’s youth’. The Grand Tour presenter is convinced that youngsters are the biggest threat to the UK right now – yes, even more so Russia’s war with Ukraine, Brexit, and the fast-approaching energy crisis.more

This season, Poles were most likely to choose Turkey and Greece for their foreign holidays, the Polish Chamber of Tourism reported yesterday. The average price of booking a foreign trip exceeded PLN 8.1 thousand. This is 1.5 thousand more than a year ago.more

Spain and Portugal are among the countries with the highest increase in deaths in Europe, according to the latest Eurostat figures from June 2022. Europe has seen an average of 6.2 per cent more deaths since the arrival of the coronavirus, reports the daily "ABC".more

Brits are facing a dark, colourless Christmas this year because of rocketing energy bills. more

Households are going to be hit with a “winter like never before” this year, with the cost-of-living crisis and rising energy costs, the boss of the UK’s third-biggest energy company warned on Thursday. more

The average life expectancy of Americans in 2021 has fallen by almost a year, and by 2.7 years compared to 2019, according to a report by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). According to the New York Times, this is the largest decline in almost 100 years. The main reason was the Covid-19 pandemic.more

New research shows 47% of UK adults are considering taking on a second job on top of their current form of employment. more

43 percent Poles live in houses, and 25 percent. in apartments owned by them or their spouse - according to the CBOS survey on the housing situation in Poland. Within 15 years, the percentage of people living in houses has increased by 10 percentage points.more

People living in social housing in England could see rent increases capped below inflation next year, the government has said. more

People in the Netherlands are concerned about record inflation and rising energy prices, so they are saving enormously on electricity, gas and water and buying less products, according to a study by Panel Inzicht. More than eight in ten Dutch (82%) take a shower less often, it said.more

Households could see their fuel bills cost more than their monthly mortgage payments next year as energy prices skyrocket, energy consultants have warned. Many people are set to see their disposable incomes shrink significantly in the new year with some seeing the cost of their utility bills catching up with, or overtaking, their mortgage.more

Not only the lowest earners, but also those on middle incomes will need government help with rising energy prices, UK Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi warned yesterday.more

Zosia was the most popular female name given in the first half of this year. Among the names for boys, Antek opens the list - according to the information from the Digitization of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. Pola closes the top ten among girls, and Szymon among boys.more