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Road tax: Deadline by the end of the month – How you can make the paymentOwners of private vehicles who fail to pay their 2024 road tax by February 29 will face hefty fines. Payment of the taxes can be made through the myCar platform of AADE (Independent Authority for Public Revenue) using the following methods:
Two wolves rescued from Ukraine arrive safely in GreeceTwo Eurasian wolves have arrived safely at a sanctuary in Northern Greece after being evacuated from war-torn Ukraine. Dora and Venera, two female wolves, were cared for at Wild Animal Rescue centre near Kyiv since April and November 2023 respectively. While there, permanent homes were secured for them at the Arcturos Environmental Centre and Bear Sanctuary in Greece with IFAW on hand to carry out part of the rescue from Ukraine. The Arcturos sanctuary is a specialist centre for wolves, as well as bears, lynx and other European wild animals. Dora and Venera will join a pack of other wolves or establish a new pack of their own in the Agrapidies area of the sanctuary – a large, natural 70,000 m2 oak forest positioned at an altitude of 650 metres, closely resembling their natural habitat. Crucially, it will provide a peaceful refuge away from the warzone.
Zakynthos: Partner’s beating causes miscarriage A 27-year-old man was arrested in Zakynthos, western Greece, on Wednesday for beating his 19-year-old pregnant partner, causing an abortion. She was two months pregnant. The incident happened on Tuesday, after the suspect took her partner to his house where he tied her up, beat her up and forced her to take medication that could cause an abortion.
Unconfirmed: prosecutors on Kefalonia have been requested to investigate specific medical incidents at Argostoli hospital.
UK most preferred country for Greeks who want to study abroadThe United Kingdom continues to be the first country of choice for Greeks who want to study abroad, based on a survey carried out by marketing research and polling company Kubi Kalloo.Among the reasons for choosing the UK, respondents cited the high quality of teaching and research, the wide range of programs offered (tailored to students’ interests) and the rewarding value of the studies.The main issues that concern them were the conditions of admission, the cost of living and the process of obtaining a visa.
Post Office scandal victims set to be cleared by new lawHundreds of people wrongly convicted in the Post Office scandal are set to have their names cleared under new legislation planned by the government.The law is expected to come into effect by the end of July and will apply to convictions in England and Wales.It will apply to convictions meeting specific criteria and is expected to clear the majority of victims.The government said the possible exoneration of some genuinely guilty of crimes was "a price worth paying".Some 700 people were prosecuted by the Post Office. Another 283 cases were brought by other agencies including the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).Prosecutions by the DWP will not be quashed under the new law.Mr Hollinrake said the new legislation would overturn all convictions that met certain criteria. It will only cover: convictions from the Post Office and CPS "relevant offences", such as theft and false accounting sub-postmasters and their employees or family members cases where the offence took place during the time that the Horizon system (and its pilots) was in operation cases where the convicted person was working in a Post Office that was using the Horizon system software (including relevant pilot schemes) cases in England and Wales
ITV announces drama on contaminated blood scandal after Post Office series successPeter Moffatt will write show about what is considered one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in NHS history
More than 2,700 dangerous wild animals kept in homes in Great BritainVenomous snakes, primates and wildcats among creatures in domestic settings, wildlife charity Born Free findsFrom camels in Wiltshire to bush vipers in Redditch, a veritable menagerie of wild animals is being kept in homes across Britain.According to data from the wildlife charity Born Free, there are more than 200 wildcats, 250 primates and 400 venomous snakes living in domestic settings across England, Wales and Scotland, with cobras, crocodiles, tigers, kangaroos and bison among other residents.
Russia threatens UK’s cod and haddock supply as Putin pulls out of decades-old fishing dealRussia is pulling out from a landmark fishing deal struck with Britain in 1956 as a response to further sanctions imposed by the UK.The deal allowed British vessels into the rich fishing grounds of the Barents Sea, the coast of the Kola Peninsula and along the coast of Kolguyev Island.The agreement was made in London by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in May 1956 at a turning point in the Cold War.In the same year, he denounced Joseph Stalin, proposed peaceful coexistence with the West and even visited Britain in April.Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the State Duma lower house of parliament... repeated the current orthodoxy of the Kremlin which views the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union as a tragedy and Mikhail Gorbachev as a failure who was tricked by a deceitful West intent on humiliating Russia.“With Gorbachev, we lost our country, and with Putin we got it back,” he said.
Temporary residence for displaced Ukrainians extended in Greece to March 2025The temporary protection status for displaced Ukrainians who left their country due to the war will be extended by another 12 months, according to a decision by Migration & Asylum Minister Dimitris Kairidis announced on Thursday, ANA reports.The residence permits will be extended from March 4, 2024, to March 4, 2025.It should be noted that the ministry has a special page with information in Ukrainian, Greek, and English at https://migration.gov.gr/en/ukraine/.
Almost 10m UK households living in ‘cold, damp, poorly insulated homes’Exclusive: Analysis also shows same number would probably not be able to afford cost of improved insulationAlmost 10m households across the UK are living in cold, damp and poorly insulated homes while not earning enough to be able to make improvements to them, according to analysis.
Environmental groups call for removal of controversial coastal zone bill provisionsEight environmental organisations are calling on the government to withdraw controversial provisions in a law on costal zones that was tabled in a parliamentary committee on Wednesday which erodes environmental protections and plan a national policy for climate resilience.The draft legislation is abolishing the already inadequate setback zone of 30 meters from the shoreline, the groups explained. Setback zones of at least 100 meters are required by all signatory countries of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean, which has been ratified by the European Union but not Greece.They also called on the government to explicitly ban any individual or business responsible for illegal constructions from the right to apply for state aid and benefit from subsidies and other economic incentives.
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