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Public attitudes to the Dome immediately after its opening in January 2000

A boring 38% of British adults plan to enter the 21st Century from the comfort of their own homes.

New Research Reveals Popularity of Reading

Over 19 million adults see next week's total Eclipse of the sun as more exciting than the Millennium, a new survey reveals.

More than one in five members of the adult population of Great Britain now have Internet access either at home or at work.

The Museums & Galleries Commission (MGC) today unveiled the first in a major series of annual research reports into museum and gallery visitors. Conducted by MORI, with financial support from the Campaign for Museums, the research revealed that thirty five percent of all adults have been to a museum within the last year. This is a higher proportion than those who attend historical buildings or stately homes (32 per cent), artistic events such as theatre, opera, or ballet (30 per cent) and even more than theme parks (28 per cent). They attract a significantly higher proportion than those who attend pop and classical concerts, 16 and 12 per cent. Museums and galleries are socially inclusive, attracting people from all walks of life and they are seen to represent good value for money. Both those who visit museums and those who do not believe that museums are of social and educational value.

Nearly a quarter of Britons will be choosing to listen to Celine Dion when they dim the lights for an intimate tete á tete this Valentine's Day, according to a survey conducted for Music Choice, the 44 channel audio music service available on SkyDigital.

According to new MORI research conducted for Barclaycard, Britain's aspiring medal winners receive only half the funding they need to perform competitively on the world stage.

Nearly three quarters of people in the UK now do some sort of puzzle, from newspaper crosswords and coffee-break teasers to puzzles in magazines and even taking part at home in TV shows like Countdown on Channel 4.