Poll: 56% of Britons prefer very hot weather to very cold; Scots respondents more likely to say cold When given the choice between the two extremes, over half of Britons say they would prefer extremely hot weather to extremely cold weather, our poll has shown – amid the highly unpredictable ...
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39% Brits say right to lift AAB student Uni entry restrictions; 29% say wrong, as Clearing continues Two fifths of the British public think the Government was right to remove restrictions this year on how many students with AAB grades can be accepted into University, our poll shows, while over ...
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48% of Brits say top grades rise due to easier exams despite 2012 drop; 61% support tougher marking Almost half of the British public believe that the numbers of students receiving top grades at A-level – a trend over the past few decades broken only this year ‒ is a ...
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78% Brits say Olympics success makes them more likely to think of British sportspeople as winners When it comes to competing in international sporting events, how well would you say Britain's sportspeople usually fare? Our poll shows a strong majority of Britons believe that the recent London Olympics have made ...
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51% kids aged 8-15 say girls outperform boys due to better behaviour, as charity launches campaign Better behaviour enables girls to outperform boys in GCSEs, a poll of 538 schoolchildren aged 8 to 15 for global children’s charity Plan UK has revealed. More than half (51%) of children aged 8-15 ...
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What to eat, getting a job, providing a pension…report shows Britons prefer to make own plans By large majorities the British public reject many aspects of the 'nanny state' and prefer to make their own decisions, reveals a briefing paper based on a YouGov poll commissioned by the Adam Smith ...
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1 in 4 Brits have had personal injury in last five years but report shows claim marketing ineffective A recent report by YouGov SixthSense has found that over a quarter of UK adults have suffered some form of personal injury or accident in the last five years, with the largest ...
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Poll of potential Uni students finds 16-18s in dark on new fees, as A-level results day approaches The majority of young people considering applying to university are in the dark when it comes to student loans, our poll for the University of Roehampton revealed today. The poll, which asked 1,021 ...
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Majority of Brits approve of BBC Olympic coverage with 12% watching more than four hours daily As the enthusiasm surrounding the Olympics Games continues to buzz in the capital, the BBC has received international recognition for its marathon coverage of the Games, outdoing broadcasters all over the globe. With the ...
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79% Britons in favour of compulsory cycling helmet law, 15% oppose, amid on-going debate There is strong consensus among the British public that new laws should be introduced to make wearing helmets compulsory for cyclists. Our poll shows the majority supports the concept of mandatory helmet laws. While the public ...
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