02/03/24

[Maik]

Today’s bank rates:   
1 €UR = £ 0.8838 GBP   £1 GBP = 1.1314 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1179 USD   $1 USD = 0.8975 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7169 AUD   $1 AUD = 0.5824 €UR
   
Based on National Bank of Greece exchange rates.   
Other banks likely to offer rates which may be marginally higher or lower.    
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.   
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g. the Post Office.   
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".    
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.   
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.   
   
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:   
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.   
Updated forecast @ weather.com   
   
Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast   
Sat 02/03   16°/10°   11 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny    
Sun 03/03   17°/10°   10 km/h   07%   Starting cloudy then turning sunny    
Mon 04/03   17°/09°   33 km/h   97%   Thundershowers & winds probable   
Tue 05/03   15°/10°   19 km/h   58%   Showers probable   
Wed 06/03   17°/10°   16 km/h   20%   Mostly sunny    
Thu 07/03   16°/09°   16 km/h   24%   Mostly sunny    
Fri 08/03   17°/10°   11 km/h   14%   Mostly sunny    
Sat 09/03   17°/11°   19 km/h   11%   Sun & cloud    
Sun 10/03   17°/12°   19 km/h   43%   Showers possible   
Mon 11/03   17°/12°   22 km/h   51%   Showers probable   
   

[Maik]

Alan Bates rejects ‘ridiculous’ invite to royal garden party
Fellow Horizon campaigner Jo Hamilton also snubbed offer as victims await redress

Alan Bates and Jo Hamilton snubbed government invitations to a royal garden party, while hundreds of postmasters are still waiting for compensation.

Mr Bates, whose battle for justice against the Post Office in the Horizon software scandal inspired the ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office, branded the invite to Buckingham Palace “ridiculous”.

He said the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) had “shot itself in the foot” with an “attempt at a PR job”.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/01/horizon-scandal-alan-bates-jo-hamilton-snub-royal-party/

[Maik]

Mains water supply off between 08:30-15:00 tomorrow in Ai Yiannis Kounoupas, Kounopetra, Mantzavinata, Mega Lakos, Soullaroi, Vouni, Xi,  up to "Kritikos" Supermarket, Paliki.

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'He didn't understand, he was terrified': Disabled Palestinian man shot dead by IDF in Gaza hospital

A disabled Palestinian man was killed with a "direct shot to the neck" while being held in a hospital by Israeli soldiers on the Gaza Strip, ITV News understands.

The shooting of Najeeb Salem Sadeq occurred just hours before ITV News captured footage of an unarmed civilian being shot dead while walking in a group waving a white flag, in the same area of Khan Younis.

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-01/he-didnt-understand-disabled-man-shot-dead-in-gaza-hospital-by-idf

[Maik]

Body of a 90 y-o local male recovered at midday yesterday from the sea at Potamakia Alykon, Zakynthos.

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Divers Can Now Explore Four Ancient Shipwrecks in Greece

Four stunning ancient shipwrecks off central Greece can now be explored by amateur divers, the Ministry of Culture announced this week.

The shipwrecks at the sites at the region of Magnesia in the Pagasetic Gulf are filled with artifacts from antiquity and the Roman and Byzantine eras, officials have announced.

Licensed local crews will accompany the divers and monitor them as they check out the treasures. Past shipwrecks have yielded bronze armor, marble statues, ceramics, gold jewelry and silver coins.

Up until now, only trained archaeologists and other experts were allowed to visit the three subterranean museums and even they needed special permission.

But the Greek Culture Ministry’s announcement comes after the authorities set up a supervised test project near the island of Alonissos, which has been running smoothly since 2019, the ministry says.

The 4 ancient shipwrecks in Greece open to divers
Shipwreck of Alonissos
Telegrafos Wreck
Kikynthos Island
Cape Glaros

https://greekreporter.com/2024/03/02/divers-can-explore-four-ancient-shipwrecks-greece/