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Brit forced to miss his wedding after plunging 14-foot off balcony in GreeceA British man was forced to miss his own wedding after a 14-foot fall from a balcony left him with serious head injuries.Tui and his travel insurance provider allegedly refused to help him because he had been drinking before the accident – meaning he had to make the 2,400-mile journey home by bus, train and ferry.
Public sector workers 'to get £2bn pay rise'Two million public sector workers are reportedly set to get a £2bn pay rise.The Treasury will unveil the biggest public sector pay rise in six years as one of Theresa May's final acts as prime minister, the Times reported.Soldiers are set to get a 2.9% rise while teachers and other school staff will get 2.75%, police officers, dentists and consultants 2.5% and senior civil servants 2%.
Painted lady butterfly influx needs people to count themA potential mass influx of butterflies to the UK has led to calls for volunteers to help count them.The painted lady butterfly commonly flies to the UK during the summer months, but every 10 years millions arrive in a mass migration.Butterfly Conservation said unusually high numbers of painted ladies had been spotted flying from Europe to the UK.The charity urged people to take part in an annual count to see if this year marks a "painted lady summer".About 11 million painted ladies arrived in the UK the last time the phenomenon happened in 2008.
Strong quake, measuring 5.1 Richter, hits the Greek capitalA strong earthquake hit the Greek capital shortly before 2.30 p.m. on Friday.The tremor had a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Institute.There were no immediate reports of injuries or any major damage though some power cuts were reported in central Athens.
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