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26/06/20
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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #1 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 08:18:21 »
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Warning over plans for new Royal Navy aircraft carriers

Ambitious plans for the Royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers - each of which cost more than £3bn - will not be met without proper funding, the government spending watchdog has said.

The National Audit Office highlighted concerns over missing key elements such as aircraft...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53186611

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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 08:20:31 »
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World's most expensive sheepdog sold for £19k

The average price for a working dog is about £2,000.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53184638

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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 08:23:59 »
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Coronavirus tracked: Internet use hits record high, with people now spending more than a quarter of their life online
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/coronavirus-internet-use-uk-lockdown-facebook-google-a9583701.html

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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #4 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 10:31:48 »

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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #5 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 16:57:13 »
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Keeping rooms full and tourists safe, how Greek hotels survive as visitors arrive
https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/25/keeping-rooms-full-and-tourists-safe-how-greek-hotels-survive-as-visitors-arrive

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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #6 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 17:00:52 »
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Famous Actor Says All Greek Men Should Have A Moustache To Celebrate 200 Years Of Independence

Being just one year shy of Greece’s 200 years since the Greek Revolution of 1821, famous Greek actor Renos Charalambides has made an interesting proposal on how men should celebrate this event.

Charalambides proposed through social media that all Greek men should grow a moustache, a very common feature of Greek men in the 1800’s, especially the independence fighters.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/06/26/famous-actor-says-all-greek-men-should-have-a-moustache-to-celebrate-200-years-of-independence/

Historically interesting piccies in link

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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #7 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 17:05:58 »
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Risk map of Greece’s most dangerous roads compiled
The map was delivered to the Ministry of Infrastructure
http://en.protothema.gr/risk-map-of-greeces-most-dangerous-roads-compiled/

Nothing I could see in the article to spell out which are the most dangerous roads

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Re: 26/06/20
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Re: 26/06/20
« Reply #9 on: Friday, 26 June, 2020 @ 22:15:32 »
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Greece Hopes for 'Air Bridge' With UK From Mid-July

Greece hopes to be able to set up an "air bridge" with Britain that would allow British tourists to visit from mid-July, its tourism minister said on Friday.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/06/26/world/europe/26reuters-health-coronavirus-greece-britain-tourism.html