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London Diary by Gerd Treuhaft ETHNIC minority groups accounted for nearly three quarters of Britain's population growth between 1991 and 2000. The fastest growing category was Black Africans, which more than doubled from 212,000 to 485,000. Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Chinese groups also saw rapid growth. The increase in the number of people from different ethnic background and countries is one of the most significant changes in Britain during the 1999s, the report says. Ethnic population grew in virtually every local council area, including those with very few black and Asian residents at the start of the Nineties. To raise a child in Britain The UK is the most expensive EU country in which to raise a child a survey said last week. Parent spend an average 153.000 Sterling Pounds - 20 Sterling Pounds a day - on each child before they are 21. That's 21 per cent more than Germans, 43 per cent higher than French and 50 per cent more than in Spanish. By the year 2009 the figure could rise to 178.000 Sterling Pounds says the Liverpool Victoria friendly society. Dopes of Europe More school children in England have experimented with cannabis than in any other EU country, experts warned. Around 40 per cent of the 15-year-olds had tried it - compared with less than 10 per cent in Greece, Malta, Sweden and Norway. And they say only Spain matches the UK for the number of cocaine users aged 15 to 24. Spend your money to the end RICH Brits want to spend their cash before they die rather than leaving it to relatives research reveals. More than half of those with the most money said they "feel no obligation" to pass on their wealth to the next generation. The finding comes as people are living longer into old age. Out of 100 super rich - polled for Lloyds TSB a quarter said they would hand down 500.000 Sterling Pounds or more to pay for property or private education. A spokesman said: "They may not feel obligated to bequeath money to loved ones but they certainly will not want to leave it to the taxman". Men living alone Thirty - something singleton are more likely to be men, researchers have discovered. The statistics show men aged 25 to 44 were twice as likely to live alone than women of the same age. Almost a third of all UK households has only one person, reflecting a growing trend of solo living, the Edinburgh University study found. Since the 1970s the percentage of single households has trebled. Researcher Adam Smith said: "What we once regarded as the norm is changing". |
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