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Allegedly, fitting and driving in snow chains is under consideration for adding to the Greek driving test and motorists will be be required to carry snow chains in their vehicles between October-April. Not sure how drivers will tested in their use when there's no heavy snow on the roads
Use of snow chains to become mandatory part of driving examinationsAll new drivers will be taught how to install and remove tire snow chains as a mandatory part of their examination process according to a circular released on Wednesday by Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Michalis Papadopoulos.The minister has also asked Driving Schools to instruct drivers to carefully study the chapters of driving theory focusing on driving with reduced grip, the proper use of special tyres, and the use of slip-resistant equipment.
Another body found aboard Euroferry OlympiaA body was located on Wednesday during searches conducted by members of the Hellenic Fire Service’s Special Disaster Unit (EMAK) onboard the hulk of the Euroferry Olympia... no further details released.
Covid: End of legal need to self-isolate in EnglandAll remaining legal Covid restrictions have been removed in England, nearly two years after the first rules were introduced.It means people are no longer legally required to self-isolate if they test positive for Covid - although they are still advised to do so.Some critics say the plan fails to protect the most vulnerable.All legal restrictions have already been lifted in Northern Ireland, but Wales and Scotland are easing measures more gradually.
Putin launches 'full-scale invasion' of Ukraine Russian troops have launched a "full-scale invasion" of Ukraine, as President Vladimir Putin warned any attempt to interfere would lead to "consequences you have never seen".
Bees are explosively ejaculating to death during heat waves (PHOTOS)What’s black and yellow and ejaculates until it dies during heat waves? Male bees, it turns out, and scientists — disturbed as they may be — have a solution.When the males get too hot, they convulse until they explosively ejaculate to death, and a phallus the size of their abdomen bursts from their lifeless body.“What we do know is that the sole purpose of the male bees, as far as we understand so far, is to mate with a virgin queen, and they don’t really contribute to the hive in other ways. Their only job is to, when they’re sexually mature, fly and find the congregation area where all the other boys go and find the Queen and chase her in mid-air.” They always die after they mate.
Boris Johnson wrong on jobs claim, says statistics watchdogThe head of the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has said Boris Johnson was wrong to claim more people are in work now than before the pandemic.Writing to the PM, Sir David Norgrove said the number in work was estimated to be around 660,000 fewer than before coronavirus struck.He suggested Mr Johnson had excluded a fall in self-employment numbers when making the claim.He warned the "selective use of data" would "give a misleading impression".
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