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The uneven course of tourismGreek tourism destinations are moving at different speeds, with some areas even showing a decrease in arrivals from last year.Athens is the protagonist so far this summer season – i.e. the one that started at the beginning of May, with arrivals from abroad increasing by 24.8% compared to last year and 9.1% compared to 2019. Rises have also been observed on Crete, Corfu, Rhodes, Skiathos, Kos, Zakynthos, Kefalonia and Thessaloniki. On the contrary, Mykonos and Santorini are staring at decline: High prices, bad weather, short-term rentals, over-tourism and negative publicity are cited as unfavorable parameters for these destinations.
Large tourism project blocked on ParosThe Council of State, Greece’s highest administrative court, has intervened against the way large tourism investments on small islands are approved. More specifically, it has blocked a plan for the creation of a large hotel unit, with a hotel and villas, on Paros, reprimanding implicitly but clearly the Central Town Planning and Disputes Council (KESYPOTHA), which accepted the proposed project without sufficient justification.
Temperatures in Greece set to peak at 37C on FridayA gradual rise in temperature in Greece is expected until Saturday, according to Meteo.gr of the National Observatory of Athens.According to the available forecast, this rise is expected to peak from Friday and reach 36 to 37 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Release with Reporting Conditions: Two Teenagers Accused of Rape in GreeceTwo 19-year-olds who were accused of raping a British woman and recording the act on their mobile phones in a Greek hotel have been released from custody. However, they have been ordered to report to the embassy in London every month while the investigation remains ongoing.The incident occurred last week in Rethymno, on the Greek island of Crete, where the 24-year-old British woman alleged that the two teenagers assaulted her while intoxicated in a hotel room. According to her statement, the pair filmed the sexual assault after meeting at a bar earlier that night.The woman claimed that they consumed alcohol together and later went to the hotel where the two men were staying. She said she woke up the next morning naked and disoriented, unaware of her whereabouts.Both men were arrested and appeared in court on Monday. They were released with certain conditions and fines. While the Greek police detained the two teenagers on suspicion of rape, the 24-year-old woman underwent medical examinations.Although the two individuals are now free to return home, they must report to the Greek Embassy in London monthly due to their restrictive conditions.
School that allowed child to identify as cat faces government investigationA school at the centre of a row over children identifying as animals is facing a Government investigation, The Telegraph can reveal.The Telegraph has revealed that at other schools teachers are allowing children to identify as horses, dinosaurs and even moons.On Tuesday Downing Street told headteachers that they should not be teaching children that they can identify as cats or other animals.A source close to Mrs Keegan said: “Teachers should not be teaching contested ideology as fact. They must have due regard to safeguarding if a pupil identifies as an animal.”The Telegraph can reveal that teaching assistants at other schools are taking children who identify as horses out cantering and feeding strips of meat to those who consider themselves to be dinosaurs.
Call centre forces staff to work in office with body of colleague who died of a heart attack A Spanish call centre forced staff to keep working despite a woman dying on the job in the office.
Sami and Agia Efimia are quieter than we expected
Burglar arrested after driving into heavily policed streetA 41-year-old man wanted for a burglary was arrested in central Athens in the early hours of Wednesday after driving his getaway car in one-way, heavily policed street of central Athens, in the wrong direction.
Deep Purple | Athens | July 7The legendary English rock band will be joining the lineup of this year’s Rockwave Festival. Cited in the Guinness Book of World Records as the loudest band, Deep Purple comprised one part of the “unholy trinity” of hard rock and metal music back in the 1970s, along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Many rebelled with Deep Purple, others were raised on it, and no matter how many years go by, their relevance remains undying.
Quote from: expat on Sunday, 18 June, 2023 @ 18:52:57Sami and Agia Efimia are quieter than we expectedJust heard Akroyiali taverna in Sami is closing... no idea why, seems odd timing, been there a while
Woke school slammed for asking pupils to pick from 42 pronouns including 'zie' and 've'New Mills School in Derbyshire sparked outrage amongst concerned parents after asking 11-year-old kids to pick from 42 different pronouns before they joined.A school in Derbyshire is asking its new intake of 11-year-old pupils to choose their gender and has handed out a list of 42 possible pronoun options. Parents looking to send their children to New Mills School in Derbyshire were sent an admissions form which allowed children to request to be referred to as zie, zim, zir, zis, zieself, as well as ve ver, vis, vers and verself, amongst others.
Macabre! Family mourning mother open coffin to find another woman inside!Relatives mourning their loved one were left in shock when upon opening the coffin discovered that another woman had been placed inside.The macabre incident occurred in Bodeika Achaia last Saturday when they removed the coffin lid.The funeral parlour contacted the Rio hospital and, according to the family, the mix-up happened when the two bodies were confused due to synonymy at the morgue.“Indeed the funeral home notified Rio and they said there is another Dimitropoulou at the morgue and they got the name wrong. My mother was Vasiliki and they sent us Niki,” says the 79-year-old daughter. Finally, the family found themselves at the morgue after the great commotion they went through and identified the body.
Keir Starmer: ‘Clearly ridiculous’ for children to self-identify as catsLabour leader thinks ‘children should be told to identify as children’ as he wades into growing rowSir Keir’s comments are the most outspoken by any party leader over the issue since The Telegraph revealed that two children were reprimanded by a teacher for questioning a classmate’s cat identity.
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