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Frank Kelly death: Tributes paid to 'Father Jack' actorTributes have been paid to Irish actor Frank Kelly, best known for playing Father Jack Hackett in the comedy sitcom Father Ted, who has died aged 77.Kelly was a veteran of stage and screen, his career lasting 60 years.He had more recent roles in Emmerdale and Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie.
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s privatisation agency plans to start talks with the shareholders of the country’s biggest airport in the next few days, seeking to extend a concession deal by 20 years, it said on Monday.Under a third EU/IMF bailout agreement signed last year, Greece promised to renew an agreement with Germany-based AviaAlliance and Greek energy group Copelouzos, allowing them to operate Athens International Airport (AIA) until 2046.
Explosives expert killed in northern Greece mineA 52-year-old explosives expert was killed early on Monday in accident at the Mavres Petres mine in Halkidiki, northern Greece, authorities said.The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.Hellas Gold, which operates the mine, said the man had extensive experience in his field, stretching back 20 years.
BoG sees no end to property rate slide this yearThe Bank of Greece expects the local home and commercial property markets to continue their price slide in 2016.
Manchester police investigate claims woman officer had sex on balcony at city centre barServing woman officer and retired officer had sex at the Rain Bar in central Manchester, according to complaints received by Greater Manchester Police
Street beggar makes £500 a day despite having his own home, councillor revealsUnnamed man earns equivalent of £130,000 a year by targeting shoppers and commuters in Wolverhampton, senior councillor discloses On Monday, one 28-year-old beggar in the city centre - who did want to be named - said: "I'm worried this sort of publicity will put people off giving me money."Some of us are genuinely homeless and in need of cash, not for alcohol, but to put a roof over our heads for the night and eat. It is a shame a select few can give us all a bad name. Some of them are just con men."They are professionals who take advantage of people's generosity when we are the one's in desperate need of real help. They are here most days too, so they must be raking it in."
Daylight saving time increases stroke risk, scientists findTurning the clocks forward or back by an hour at the start and end of summer may be tied to increased risk of ischemic stroke, researchers find
Woman detained in Moscow carrying severed head of childInvestigators say nanny killed young girl and set flat on fire before being detained at metro station
Amazon considers takeaway services after announcing food delivery deal with MorrisonsThe US behmoth has jumped into a market that even the big four supermarkets have struggled to make profitable
Google knows where your photos were takenEXIF data? Bah!Tobias Weyand, a computer vision specialist at Google, along with two other researchers, have trained a deep-learning machine to work out the location of almost any photo, just going by its pixels.