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In the last 12 months, the fewest children have been born in Poland since the end of World War II - the Polish daily "Gazeta Wyborcza" reports.more

Sajid Javid has rejected calls to move immediately to Plan B following mounting pressure on the Government over the weekend.more

The majority of UK employers are planning to hire staff over the next 12 months, the highest recruitment intentions in eight years, as Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have caused acute shortages of workers in sectors ranging from haulage to hospitality and social care.more

The Dutch government may impose new coronavirus restrictions to reduce pressure on hospitals struggling to deal with a swelling number of COVID-19 patients, Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said on Monday.more

New coronavirus infections in the Netherlands jumped 44% in the week through Tuesday, forcing several hospitals in the country to cut back on regular care to deal with a rising number of COVID-19 cases.more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said "strong investment in public services" will be at the heart of his plans for rebuilding the economy when he sets out his Budget next week.more

Unvaccinated people in Austria could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers continue to rise, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said.more

After several phases of the coronavirus pandemic in Italy, the need for help from exorcists is growing. Earlier, for sanitary reasons, there was a decrease in requests for such a rite.more

Family doctors secretly vaccinate against the coronavirus in the town of Staphorst in the Netherlands, located in the so-called Bible Belt. "Some residents want to take a drug against the coronavirus, but are afraid of the judgment of the religious community" - explains Dr. Reza Pezeshki Nia, quoted by RTL Nieuwmore

Nine out of 10 people would vote the same way again, but leavers feel better about UK politics since Brexit.more

Lack of doctors, problems with getting to a specialist and distant appointments mean that more and more often we look for help in the private health service. It turns out that it is quite easy to go abroad for help - informs today "Rzeczpospolita".more

Households could be banned from mixing under a potential ‘Plan C’ for winter, it has been reported. Cabinet Office officials are said to be discussing proposals for a clamp down on socialising if booster jabs don’t bring the virus under control by Christmas.more

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, yesterday called on the US Congress to establish paid parental leave. The US is the only developed country that does not guarantee this.more

Centrepoint estimates 121,000 homeless or at risk, with analysis showing black people disproportionally affected. more

Cases of psychosis have soared over the past two years in England as an increasing number of people experience hallucinations and delusional thinking amid the stresses of the Covid-19 pandemic.more

The Spanish government intends to launch procedures to ban prostitution, announced Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez during the congress of the ruling Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE).more

According to the data of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the cost of living in Spain has been increasing steadily for 7 months. The price of electricity soared - by almost 11 percent. from August to September, and by as much as 44 percent. compared to 2020, Spain, France and Greece want the European Commission to take up this matter.more

One in two have request turned down while those that work flexibly face discrimination, survey finds.more

The creditworthiness of a family of three fell by some PLN 30,000 as a result of the interest rate hike introduced by the Monetary Policy Council, HRE Investments analyst said.more

In France, the tax office will test satellite imagery in nine departments in the coming days to track down fraudulent taxpayers, reported the French station BMF TV. The satellite image is to help, among others in detecting swimming pools or outbuildings that have not been reported to the tax office.more

The Queen praised the spirit of the people of Wales during the pandemic as she opened the sixth term of the Senedd on Thursday. In her first visit to Wales in five years, she told the Welsh Parliament that everyone owes a "debt of gratitude" to those who have served their communities.more

We all know a poor night’s sleep can make you feel groggy in the morning, but the long-term impacts of frequently sleeping badly could be much more serious. more

In 2020, Polish women gave birth to 14,633 children in England and Wales, which is the lowest number since 2007 and the first case since 2009, when they do not come first in terms of the number of children born to mothers from outside the UK.more

The NHS has started giving out booster jabs to certain groups at higher risk from Covid, in the hopes of preventing a spike in serious cases this winter.more

In many areas of northern England over the past decade - and even before the coronavirus pandemic - life expectancy has fallen, and the gap between the richest and poorest areas is as high as 27 years, according to the research presented.more