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New generation of streetlights could damage eyesight and disrupt sleep A new generation of LED streetlights could disrupt people's sleep and even damage their eyesight, Public Health England has warned.Hundreds of thousands of streetlights have been switched over to LEDs because they are cheaper to run and result in lower emissions.However Public Health England warned that many people find them "uncomfortable" and said that in the long term they could that they could even "cause damage to the retina of the eye".It also raised concerns about the increasing use of LED lights on new cars, suggesting that they risked dazzling oncoming drivers - especially if they are elderly.
UK to tighten laws on 'abhorrent' ivory tradeDefra consultation on proposals received more than 70,000 responses, 88% in favourA UK ban on ivory sales, which the government claims will be the toughest in Europe and one of the strictest in the world, is to be introduced after the proposals were overwhelmingly backed in a public consultation.The ban makes exemptions only for musical instruments containing a small percentage of ivory, some antiques, and museum objects.
Greek army set to get 1-billion-euro upgrade
Shipowner Gerasimos Agoudimos dies at 76The Cephalnoian entrepreneur died on Saturday at the age of 76 in a hospital in southern Italy, where he and his family had been living for the past few years, though the exact circumstances were not made public.GA Ferries declared bankruptcy in 2011 and Agoumidos had several cases pending against him for unpaid debts at the time of his death, while of the company’s nine surviving ships at the time, most have been seized by creditors.
London shootings leave 17-year-old girl dead in Tottenham and 16-year-old boy fighting for his life
World’s largest dinosaur found in Scotland
Greek PM Tsipras: Greece will hold elections in autumn of 2019Greek PM Alexis Tsipras announced on Tuesday, via Bloomberg, Greece will hold elections in autumn of 2019.
Bookings for Easter not at same level as last year
Lorry driver handed two holdalls of heroin in GreeceA lorry driver claimed a stranger walked up to his truck at a service station in Greece and threw him two holdalls full of heroin.
German couple nabbed with antiquities, replica workshopTwo German pensioners who have lived in Greece for around 30 years are being accused of antiquities smuggling and producing unauthorized replicas of ancient artifacts.Police conducted raids on two homes owned by the German man and woman, aged 74 and 71 years old respectively, in the area of Thesprotia in northwestern Greece, finding what they say is a plethora of evidence of illegal activities.In the first of the raids, officers confiscated at least a dozen vessels, coins, jewelry and other objects that are thought to date to ancient times and are being examined to determine their age and provenance.The same raid also yielded several unlicensed weapons, including a double-barreled shotgun, a Beretta pistol and an automatic rifle that was equipped with a silencer and a telescopic lens.In the couple’s second home, meanwhile, police discovered what appeared to be a fully equipped workshop for making plaster replicas of ancient artifacts.
So is it really true that London’s murder rate is now higher than New York’s?Yes, but only if you look at the last two months – which some commentators think is way too short a time frame.
Around half of all European flights face delays after computer failure
Salisbury nerve agent 'probably state made' but Porton Down scientists unable to say it came from Russia
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