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Council tax to jump by 4.5 per cent in 201/20 - the second biggest increase in a decade, Cipfa says
Motorists hit by fuel price risesThree consecutive months of fuel price reductions came to an end in February as retailers “instantly” passed on wholesale price rises, new analysis shows.The average price of a litre of unleaded rose by nearly a penny to £1.20, while diesel was up by just over a penny to £1.29, according to RAC Fuel Watch.
Blueprint Greece Pushes EU Whistleblower ProtectionIn the wake of massive money laundering and tax evasion scandals hitting some of Europe’s biggest banks, Blueprint Greece has joined civil society groups and trade unions to present petitions with more than 250,000 signatures to a European Parliament Rapporteur backing her call for stronger protections for whistleblowers.
Greece’s Defense Minister Apostolakis Warns ”Serious Accident” With Turkey Could OccurGreek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis warned on Monday that there is a chance of a serious accident occurring with Turkey in the Aegean Sea. His remarks were made while speaking to an Athens meeting of the sub-committees of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly.Defense Minister Apostolakis spoke about dangerous incidents both in the air and in the sea which could lead to a major accident. He added that Greece, for its part, ”tries constantly to reduce the tensions.”
Italy sees 57% drop in olive harvest as result of climate change, scientist saysExtreme weather blamed for plunge in country’s olive harvest – the worst in 25 years – that could leave the country dependent on imports by April
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Kent to become international wine tasting holiday destinationKent is set to become an international wine tasting destination after a record year for English and Welsh wine, with production tripling and exports doubling in 2018.The heatwave caused a bumper harvest last year, and experts have said that it will be a vintage year for wine in Britain.Now, visitors are beginning to come from around the world to go on wine-tasting holidays in Kent, Sussex and Wales.
Man without gun licence accidentally shoots himself in genitals‘The bullet entered just above his penis and exited his scrotum,’ Indiana police reveal
Villagers knit jumpers for Indian elephants to protect the large mammals from near-freezing temperaturesLocal women make colourful jumpers for formerly abused animals after staff at conservation centre warn of temperatures dipping close to freezing point
20 charged in Greece over summer wildfire that killed 100ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have charged 20 people with negligence in connection with the country's deadliest wildfire in decades, which killed 100 and devastated the seaside town of Mati near Athens last year.Court officials say the suspects include the greater Athens regional authority chief, two local mayors, the former civil protection head, and fire service officials.Among the 20 charged Tuesday was a 65-year-old resident of an area near Mati, who had allegedly been burning garden waste on open ground from which the fire started.The charges include manslaughter, causing grievous bodily harm through negligence and arson through negligence. They carry a maximum five-year prison sentence.
‘World’s saddest elephant’ dies after 43 years alone in zooFlavia spent decades living in confinement with no interaction with other elephants, animal rights group claimsA female elephant known as the “saddest in the world” has died after living alone in a zoo for 43 years.The Asian elephant, named Flavia, died at Cordoba Zoo in southern Spain last week, where she had lived since she was three years old.Her physical health was said to have deteriorated during the last six months before her death.She was also reported to suffer from depression.
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