Just 9 per cent of Britons believe assurances that there was no Christmas party in Downing Street during last year's lockdown and only 12 per cent believe Prime Minister Boris Johnson is telling the truth on the matter, according to a poll published yesterday.more
The American multi-billionaire not only produces electric cars under the Tesla brand and space rockets under the SpaceX brand. He is also the co-founder of the neurotechnology company Neuralink, and this company has been developing chips to improve brain function for several years. The influential businessman said that after experiments on pigs and monkeys, the time has just come for humans.more
Already 68 per cent of employees believe that reducing the working week to four days would have a positive impact on their health, according to a survey commissioned by Personnel Service. Those against it include the self-employed and the over-55s.more
At the weekend, in the 18th district of Paris, the organisation Je Consomme Noir (I consume black) organised a Christmas market exclusively for black exhibitors and traders. Parisians complain about racial discrimination after this event.more
About half of humanity still lacks access to the internet and digital technologies that accelerate development in the modern world, UN Deputy Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin highlighted at the UN Digital Summit - IGF 2021 in Katowice, Poland.more
During Saturday's protests in Berlin against new restrictions on the coronavirus outbreak, several journalists were attacked by demonstrators, the daily Bild reports.more
More than eight days of power outage following a snowstorm is "totally unacceptable", UK Business and Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng said today. Meanwhile, meteorologists forecast another snowstorm next week.more
Not so long ago, if you asked Poles what kind of Christmas they missed, most would say snow outside the window. And although 27 percent of Poles declare a longing for snow on Christmas, we definitely dream more of holidays with our loved ones. more
16.1 percent of working Poles are considering economic emigration in the coming year, twice as many as before the pandemic, according to the study "Earnings Migrations of Poles". It added that Germany would still be the most preferred destination.more
The competences of the Polish Institute of Family and Demography, which PiS deputies want to establish, go far beyond demographic research. For example, the president of the institution will be able to take part in cases concerning minors, writes today's "Rzeczpospolita".more
65% of professionally active Poles complain about symptoms of professional burnout. The most common symptoms include physical and mental exhaustion, lack of job satisfaction, lack of motivation to work and prolonged fatigue - according to the latest social opinion survey.more
By mid-2021, there were 696,000 people with Polish citizenship living in the UK, down 42,000 from the first half and already down 325,000 from the peak in 2012, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released today.more
Britain's House of Commons will review rules on bringing infants into the parliament building, it was reported yesterday after an MP was reprimanded for taking her infant son to a debate.more
Information published on Twitter by senator Krzysztof Brejza about the government's plan to create a pregnancy registry caused an avalanche of comments. Brejza assured that he had already addressed the minister with a senatorial intervention, demanding an explanation.more
Bulb Energy, the seventh largest energy supplier on the British market, announced that it will go under receivership, which in practice means bankruptcy. It is the 22nd company to withdraw from the market since September due to high energy prices.more
Regular lifestyle, regular hours of sleep, hobbies, exercise, avoiding the computer and bad news - such behaviors have so far helped Poles to maintain a good mood during the COVID-19 epidemic.more
Companies are being urged to stop asking interviewees about their previous salary over concerns it keeps women earning less than men, a charity has said.more
City Hall has urged businesses and shops in London to open up their toilets to the general public as more than 90 per cent of Londoners have said there are not enough in the capital.more
From 1 July 2022, civil marriage will be possible for same-sex couples in Switzerland, in line with the will of nearly two-thirds of voters participating in a September referendum on the issue, the government in Bern announced yesterday.more
Individuals could be stripped of their British citizenship without warning under a proposed rule change quietly added to the nationality and borders bill.more
Specialist NHS clinics for severely obese children and young people are to be set up in England as part of an early intervention scheme to help tackle an issue costing about £6bn a year.more
