22/07/18

[Maik]

In pics: 355 Tactical Transport Squadron in Elefsina Air Base, Athens, Greece

The 355 Tactical Transport Squadron was established in 1947 to fight wildfires.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-07/21/c_137339791.htm

[Maik]

Joe Wicks on his favourite Cotswolds hotel and the Greek island that blew him away
Joe Wicks, the fitness expert from The Body Coach television series, recalls the mind-blowing beauty of Kefalonia...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/celebrity-interviews/joe-wicks-interview-my-life-in-travel/

Whoever he is I gather he's a man of few words

[Maik]

French-flagged yacht GALA had to be towed by Coast Guard to Argostoli yesterday after grounding in shallows near Lixouri. No injuries to either of the two passengers and no marine pollution.

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Fur sales: MPs call for consultation to ban real fur

Fur farming was banned in the UK in 2000, but it is legal to sell some types of real fur that have been imported, if it is accurately labelled.

But the Efra committee said retailers and Trading Standards had been complacent about items being incorrectly labelled.

Their inquiry came after it emerged High Street and online retailers including TK Maxx, BooHoo, Amazon and Tesco had recently sold real fur as fake.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44913186