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Second Larissa quake causes widespread damageDozens of buildings were severely damaged by a second powerful earthquake that rocked the region of Larissa in central Greece on Thursday night.By Wednesday evening, experts found that at least 176 buildings are not fit for habitation in the broader area of the town of Tyrnavos, with most of the damage reported in small villages in the vicinity. Infrastructure Ministry crews, meanwhile, were reporting damage to dozens of businesses, churches and public buildings, while rockfalls hindered passage on several parts of the road network and water pipes in many areas were cracked and pumping muddy water.
UK will no longer use bee-harming pesticideA pesticide believed to harm bees won't be used in England, after it had been approved for temporary use in January.The government had authorised the emergency use of a product containing the chemical thiamethoxam, because of a virus which affected sugar beet seeds.But that protection won't be needed now, as the colder weather means there's less risk to the crop.
Sinkhole 'swallowed' Cumbrian farmer on quad bikeA farmer has been pulled to safety from a 60ft (18m) sinkhole which "swallowed" him and the quad bike he was riding.The ground opened up as the man rode across a field at Bowesfield Farm in Stank, south Cumbria, rescuers said.Ian Westall of Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said: "The ground just fell away with the weight of the bike on that particular spot and he was swallowed up into the sinkhole."
Walker 'stunned' to see ship hovering high above sea off Cornwall
‘Free-range’ hens from Happy Egg suppliers suffer misery in overcrowded sheds, investigators claimHens that were “miserable, bleeding, decomposing or dead” have been found at three suppliers to one of the UK’s largest free-range egg brands.Activists complained to the UK’s advertising watchdog that the Happy Egg Company was “misleading consumers” in showing photographs of birds in lush, tree-filled pastures.Many UK supermarkets sell Happy Egg Company eggs, which are marketed as from hens that have not suffered.Animal-rights group Peta says that instead, an investigator who visited three farms found thousands of hens packed into sheds so overcrowded that birds pecked one another through stress.
Foreign nationals, uninsured to be issued number for Covid vaccineGreek lawmakers are expected to ratify a provision presented in Parliament on Thursday that would allow foreign nationals and uninsured individuals who live in the country to be issued a temporary social security identification number.The amendment is aimed at making it possible for people who are not on the central social security database to join the list for vaccination against the novel coronavirus.
Covid-19: Nurses prepare for strikes over 1% NHS pay rise in England
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