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A third of Poles are already planning trips for the holidays, while 26 per cent are still thinking about it, according to a survey carried out by ‘ARC Rynek i Opinia. As added, one in three respondents intends to spend more than PLN 3,000 per person.more

Complaints about public services have soared by more than a third since 2016 with substantial jumps in relation to benefits, prisons, the NHS and higher education, according to a leading thinktank.more

The European Statistical Office (Eurostat) today reported that, in October 2024, the Czech Republic had the lowest level of unemployment in the EU, at 2.8 per cent, Malta (3 per cent) and Poland (3.1 per cent), while Spain (11.2 per cent) and Greece (9.8 per cent) had the highest.more

Poland and Estonia are the only countries where the results of more than half of the quality of life indicators have systematically improved in the years 2010-2023 - the Polish Economic Institute reported, citing an OECD report. It was also noted that the subjective assessment of life satisfaction of Poles is growing.more

The number of shoppers out and about in the UK fell for the second month in a row in November as the later timing of the Black Friday discount spree, Storm Bert and weak consumer confidence depressed sales.more

In 2023, the healthy life expectancy was 61.3 years for men and 64.6 years for women. This means an increase of 1.2 years for men and 0.9 years for women compared to 2022 - reported the Central Statistical Office.more

If seeing a lone, desolate banana on a supermarket shelf leaves you feeling a little blue, you are not alone. Researchers have found that labelling unsold loose fruits as “sad singles” tugs on shoppers’ heartstrings and increases the likelihood that they’ll be sold.more

Supermarket loyalty cards do offer genuine savings, the UK's competition watchdog has found, but it said people should still shop around. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) looked at 50,000 products on loyalty price promotions across Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Co-op and Waitrose. more

Black Friday can be a bargain-buying opportunity or a trap that exposes you to unnecessary spending, according to marketing expert Dr Mariusz Woźniakowski of the University of Lodz. He pointed to consumers‘ growing shopping awareness and retailers’ price transparency.more

Plans to end the deepening crisis in access to NHS dental care are failing, leaving patients unable to get treatment, according to a warning from the government’s spending watchdog.more

The number of animals dumped by their owners in winter has increased by more than 50 per cent in three years. - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) reported yesterday. At the same time, it launched an appeal for support for its ‘Christmas Rescue’ campaign.more

A 61-year-old woman from the capital of North Macedonia, Skopje, after 37 years of unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant, gave birth to her first child: a healthy boy, the Macedonian weekly "Fokus" reported.more

Quarter of teens who see violence online are being served clips via algorithms, survey in England and Wales findsmore

If nothing changes systemically, in 10 years we will be flooded by a wave of up to two million seniors on penny benefits - informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" in today's issue.more

MPs are being urged to back plans to make the UK the first country to eradicate smoking, as new figures suggest tobacco will result in almost 300,000 Britons getting cancer within the next five years.more

"Hooligans who wreak havoc on local communities" could face up to two years in jail under the plans to tackle anti-social behaviour, the government has said. more

An additional 50,000 pensioners will be living in relative poverty next year as a result of cuts to the winter fuel payment, the government's own estimates have revealed. more

Already every 16th child born in our country is a foreigner. In Lower Silesia, even every 10th is a foreigner, the ‘Rzeczpospolita’ reported yesterday.more

Wage subsidy programmes have been used in previous times of crisis to drive up the numbers of young people entering the workplace.more

Two-thirds of British drivers don’t know how to drive safely on icy roads, a new survey has found. The study, which aimed to determine how many drivers would pass their theory test if they retook it based on their knowledge of winter driving, found just two per cent of Brits would receive a passing score.more

More than one in three children and a quarter of adults are living in poverty in the UK as deprivation levels rise to the highest in the 21st century, according to a landmark report.more

Policymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.more

American social media has been flooded by a wave of fake posts about celebrities who would emigrate from the USA because of Donald Trump's presidential election win. Names mentioned in this context include: Miley Cyrus, Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda or Taylor Swift.more

Support for the demand for 24 December to be a day off work transcends divisions. More than 65 per cent of respondents surveyed by IBRiS want it, ‘Rzeczpospolita’ reported.more

The study by the Food Farming and Countryside Commission looked at the cost of healthcare, welfare and productivity issues related to what we eat.more