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The largest group of respondents - 15.6 per cent - declared that they would spend between PLN 200 and 300 per family member on Easter food products, according to a report by UCE Research and Shopfully. The authors indicated that Poles spend less on Easter than Christmas.more

The wait for family-size social housing has risen to more than 100 years in parts of England, which charities have condemned as “ludicrous” and a “national scandal”.more

One in four Britons say they have fallen victim to a ticket scam involving an in-demand event and lost £82 each on average, according to research issued ahead of the official Glastonbury festival ticket resale.more

The UK government is working on a computer programme to use confidential data to identify people likely to commit serious violent crimes, including murder, ‘The Guardian’ reported today. According to critics, it is a ‘terrifying and dystopian’ idea.more

There were 1,518 executions worldwide in 2024, the highest number since 2015. - reported Amnesty International (AI) yesterday in its annual report on the use of the death penalty worldwide. Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia are responsible for the increase, with a total of 1,380 executions.more

The official plan to increase access to NHS dental services in England has been a “complete failure”, and some of the government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis, a damning report warns.more

Younger children should not be given any drinks containing artificial sweeteners, UK experts are now advising, external. The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) recommendations apply to beverages such as sugar-free 'toothkind' squash that has ingredients such as aspartame, stevia, saccharin and sucralose. more

Brits are now being urged to prepare for all outcomes after the European Union (EU) told 450,000,000 people to get their '72-hour survival kit' ready. Last week, the EU told their citizens to have all their essentials at hand amid growing tensions in Europe.more

Record numbers of Britons are going to the gym, as the desire of many gen Zers to socialise while getting fit instead of drinking in the pub drives an unprecedented surge in membership, a report shows. In all, 11.5 million people aged 16 and over– a new high – now belong to a gym in the UK, a rise of 1.6 million from 2022. It means one in six people have taken out a membership.more

Child benefit payments increase by 1.7% on 7 April. More families have been able to claim child benefits after the limit on earnings was raised.more

Americans have worse survival rates than Europeans and at all levels of wealth. At the same time, there is a survival gap between rich and poor Americans. In Europe, the disparity is much smaller.more

Doctors have reported a rise in the number of patients with Victorian diseases such as scabies, as the Royal College of Physicians urged the government to do more to fight poverty.more

Women in England and Wales are likely to continue having babies later in life, and having smaller families, than previous generations, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) projections.more

An estimated four million fewer people are donating money to charity compared to before Covid, owing to squeezed household budgets and a lack of interest from younger individuals.more

Public satisfaction with the NHS has hit a new low, according to the long-running British Social Attitudes survey. Just 21% said they were satisfied with the NHS in 2024, with waiting times and staff shortages the biggest concerns.more

Less than one third of respondents in Poland plan to spend over PLN 4,000 this year on exploring the world, while 65 percent of surveyed Poles prefer to take advantage of local attractions rather than international ones - according to a study commissioned by Mastercard.more

A series of essential bills are rising at the start of what some commentators have described as "awful April". The exact amount you pay will depend on your individual circumstances, and where you live.more

Intimidating behaviour from drivers, poor infrastructure and fears over safety are deterring more women in the UK from cycling compared with men, research has found, while bike sales continue to fall after the “Covid boom”.more

Young people are more worried about their finances, work pressures and job insecurity than social media, the climate crisis and culture war debates, research shows.more

The NHS and the UK Health Security Agency are urging the public to maintain good hand hygiene as cases of the highly contagious norovirus continue to surge. The number of norovirus cases in England is currently more than double what is typically expected for this time of year.more

Nigel Farage has said men will more readily sacrifice their family lives to be successful in their business careers than women, and that young men are being too “feminised” by modern society.more

Childbirth charities are warning parents that hands-free breastfeeding or bottle feeding, when a baby is being carried in a sling, is unsafe. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) and the Lullaby Trust say the risks are highest for premature babies and those under four months old because their airways can be easily blocked.more

More than 3 million families will lose out as a result of the government’s sweeping cuts to welfare, according to the official analysis, with an extra 250,000 people falling into relative poverty by 2029-30.more

Overworked police lack the resources, time and experience to investigate crimes properly, leading to victims being failed and an erosion in faith in law enforcement, an official report has found.more

Pizza parties and iPads are being offered to pupils as incentives to improve school attendance, according to a new report which says sanctions alone are less likely to work, writes 'The Guardian'.more