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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.

A poll of football supporters for the Mail on Sunday on Glenn Hoddle's long-term future as England coach

As you may know, there has been a proposal that ITV should change its line-up of programmes in the evening. One part of this would be to move the main news from 10 p.m.

If there were a referendum on whether or not the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece or remain in the British Museum, the British public say that they would vote to return them to Greece, by a margin of more than two to one, according to a new MORI poll carried out for Regent Productions.

The Committee of MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) commissioned MORI to undertake a comprehensive survey aimed at establishing a clear understanding of members' views on the question of women members

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