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Greek problems here to stay warns tax chief, as government battles for creditor cashMillions more Greeks will have to pay taxes says OECD boss, as Athens tries overcome creditor hurdles for €2bn cash injectionThe OECD has ranked Greece as the worst developed world nation at collecting tax and social security receipts.
Fishing boat worth £300,000 is scrapped after Britain's youngest captain smashed it into rocksValuable vessel is written off by salvage experts after it ended up in several pieces on a beach at Angle, Pembrokeshire A ship skippered by Britain's youngest fishing boat captain has been broken up for scrap after the teenager smashed the £300,000 vessel into rocks.Jake Bowman-Davies, 17, lost his way in the dark and ran aground after a two-day fishing trip in the Irish Sea.His father, Tim Bowman-Davies, 42, hoped to save the valuable boat, the second one Jake has lost this year. He was just 16 when he saved the lives of his crew, aged 30, 23 and 20, when his first boat hit a submerged object in February. And he had been given a bravery award just a week before this latest maritime mishap aboard a different ship.
Rescue dog that now only answers to French accentStray Jack Russell from London now only responds to commands in similar accent to French woman who has helped train him after Dogs Trust rescue
Greece battles with creditors over new bailout paymentEurozone ministers are expected to refuse to hand over €2bn in new loans to Greece today, as a row over bad loans deepens.Analyst: Greek crisis is repeatingPeter Rosenstreich, head of market strategy at Swissquote Bank, says investors need to pay attention to Greece again:Rosenstreich is worried that Athens and its eurozone neighbours couldn’t reach agreement on how to handle the repossession of houses from people who are in default on their mortgages.It suggests the whole third bailout deal, agreed after so much angst in July, may be in early trouble.Rosenstreich says:"Left-wing Syriza is concerned that the high threshold will expose too many Greece citizens to the loss of their primary properties. In addition, Athens is balking at a 23% take rate on private schools.This feels like a repeat of 8-months ago. The whole world understood that the third bailout agreement made was unsustainable. It was only a matter of time before it unraveled."
Shocking moment 87-year-old woman punched in face by teenage girl on bus in CroydonPolice appeal for information after CCTV footage is released showing a teenager punching an elderly woman in the face after boarding a Route 166 bus in Croydon without paying
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