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Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8887 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1252 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1282 USD $1 USD = 0.8863 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.6768 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5963 €UR
1 €UR = R21.4485 ZAR R1 ZAR = 0.0466 €UR
Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office (https://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money).
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com (https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/GRXX0035:1:GR)
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Sun 07/01 15°/11° 34 km/h 98% Thunderstorms & winds probable
Mon 08/01 14°/09° 23 km/h 84% Rain probable
Tue 09/01 15°/06° 14 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
Wed 10/01 13°/06° 15 km/h 11% Mostly sunny
Thu 11/01 13°/09° 09 km/h 49% Showers possible
Fri 12/01 14°/06° 13 km/h 69% Light rain probable
Sat 13/01 11°/05° 20 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
Sun 14/01 12°/08° 11 km/h 09% Sun & cloud
Mon 15/01 15°/10° 16 km/h 35% Showers possible
Tue 16/01 17°/12° 25 km/h 43% Showers possible
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Post Office scandal: Rishi Sunak considers measures to clear all victims
Measures are being considered by the government to clear the names of hundreds of sub-postmasters convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal.
More than 700 branch managers were convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud based on faulty software.
Fewer than 100 people have had their convictions quashed.
Watch the Panorama special that reveals damning evidence kept from those whose lives were devastated: Panorama - The Post Office Scandal (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0016t20/panorama-the-post-office-scandal)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67905194
898,973 people have, so far, signed the petition to Strip Paula Vennells of her CBE (https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/strip-paula-vennells-of-her-cbe)
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Failed asylum seeker had fake documents posted to Blackhall address
A failed Albanian asylum seeker arranged to have fake Greek identity documents sent to his home address in County Durham in an illicit attempt to obtain employment.
Durham Crown Court heard that Julian Cela, an Albanian national, came to the UK in November 2021 and lodged an asylum application.
Timothy Jacobs, prosecuting, said as he absconded from the address where he had been placed by immigration authorities while the asylum application was assessed, it was withdrawn.
Mr Jacobs said Border Force officers intercepted a mail package, sent from the Greek capital Athens and addressed to "Niko Vasili" at an address with a Hartlepool postal code.
Examination of that package revealed it contained a Greek driving licence and passport in the name of Niko Vasili, plus a further passport carrying another Greek name.
The package was resealed and posted onwards, arriving at the address where Cela was living, in Fourth Street, Blackhall, County Durham, on November 27.
Cela was immediately arrested and gave the name of "Niko Vasili" before his true identity came to light.
Mr Jacobs said photographs on the fake documents purporting to be "Vasili" were those of the defendant.
Following his arrest there was a search of the address and further fake Greek identity documents, also bearing his photographs, were found.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/24031538.failed-asylum-seeker-fake-documents-posted-blackhall-address/
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Body of a 60 y-o amateur fisherman recovered yesterday morning from the sea at Vlycha, Elefsina, after falling from his boat.
Body of a 66 y-o German female recovered from the sea at Kyparissia port this afternoon after being swept away by the sea while walking with her husband.
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Katelios seafront covered in seaweed after the storms.
Photo from George @ Fotis Family, Poros
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Winter sales to start on Monday
Winter sales will start on January 8, 2024, and will last until the end of February. Stores will also remain open on Sundays, January 14 and January 21, 2024.
https://www.amna.gr/en/article/787844/Winter-sales-to-start-on-Monday
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Mouse filmed tidying up man's shed every night
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-67902966
Where do I get one!?!
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Minor traffic accident early this evening near Dorizata when a car said to be driven by a foreign female left the road. Driver taken to Argostoli hospital with minor injuries.
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Covid stages comeback, and has company
A simultaneous outbreak of three diseases affecting the respiratory system has never been seen before, medical experts say. But this is what has happened at the start of 2024, with cases of Covid, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) affecting a significant percentage of the population.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1228597/covid-stages-comeback-and-has-company/