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Freddie Starr found dead at home in Spain aged 76 – reportsComedian discovered in his chair by carer after possible heart attack, say neighbours
Tesco accused of using 'barbaric' pig farms where animals are kept in cages 'no bigger than a fridge'‘Why should a mother pig have to suffer under the Tesco brand just because she’s been born and raised in Thailand’
Free bikes to be prescribed to NHS patients amid obesity crisisDoctors in Cardiff can now prescribe a six month bike hire subscription to patients
England becomes first country to provide all finalists in Europe's top football competitionsEngland has become the first country to provide all the finalists in both European competitions in the same season after Chelsea and Arsenal reached the Europa League final.The results make up a huge statement for English football with Liverpool and Tottenham also reaching the final of a European competition.Both sides overturned three-goal aggregate deficits at various stages of their semi-finals against Barcelona and Ajax.
Greek Archaeological Council Decides to Reconstruct Parthenon CellaThe northern wall of the cella (or chamber) of the Parthenon in Athens, is set to be reconstructed, completing restoration works that have lasted for over three decades, Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided this week.KAS said on Wednesday that the completion of the world landmark’s restoration was of “prime importance”.The cella of the Parthenon – the inner chamber – housed the 12-meter-high gold-and-ivory statue of the goddess Athena Parthenos, which was sculpted by Phidias in 447 BC and dedicated in 438 BC.It should be noted that each year more than 7.2 million people visit the ancient Greek temple standing on the Acropolis and overlooking the city of Athens.
Penis extensions don't work, study findsProcedures carry high risk of complications ‘and should almost never be carried out’Procedures to make penises larger do not work, are “ineffective and risky” and leave many men physically or psychologically scarred, research reveals, with an expert saying they should almost never be carried out and saying that men were being exploited by “charlatans”.
Four arrested over as many illegal adoptionsPolice in northern Greece have arrested four suspects and identified another six accused of running an illegal adoption racket using pregnant women from Bulgaria.
Fire-fighting training program snubbedJust 21 percent of local authority agencies that could have benefited from a 2.5-million-euro educational program for tackling wildfires, funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and organized with the Greek fire service, took part in the scheme.The program was part of a 25-million-euro SNF grant set up to bolster the fire service in the wake of last summer’s devastating blazes in east Attica. Nearly 400 invitations went out to local agencies so their employees could benefit from the training, yet just 83 responded.