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Czech tourist dies on Thasos beachA Czech tourist has died after collapsing on a beach on the northern Aegean island of Thasos, with eyewitnesses saying that it took 51 minutes for an ambulance to reach the scene.One of those tourists said the woman had a pulse for around 40 minutes. Local media have reported that tourists have taken to social media to complain that the popular tourist island only has one ambulance, and in this case it had to travel 30 kilometers to reach the beach.
13-year-old boy hospitalized after snake biteA 13-year-old boy from Paramythia in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, was hospitalized on Tuesday after being bitten by a snake. The hospital requested and received a venom antiserum from the local university hospital as a precaution, but it was not necessary as the boy’s condition was not life-threatening.
Chimpanzee sees sky for first time in her life after being caged for 28 years A heartwarming video of chimpanzee seeing the sky for the first time after being locked in a cage for 28 years has been shared by a charity.Vanilla spent the first years of her life locked in a tiny cage in New York’s infamous Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP).
Corfu: Wild fight involving a British rapper - car drags a pedestrian Out-of-control images were recorded by tourists on their mobile phones in Kavos, Corfu. According to the Star, a crowd attacked a British rapper inside a black car. They were shouting, banging on the windows and kicking the car....according to ERT, the residents are outraged, wondering what will be the future of their area as, as they point out, similar incidents occur very often. Kavos is one of the most touristic areas of southern Corfu and attracts mainly young visitors from Britain.
Keir Starmer considers ditching Labour pledge to reinstate DfIDExclusive: Dropping promise to restore Department for International Development would follow series of U-turnsThe debate comes amid a series of policy U-turns by Labour, including dropping the idea of a 10% digital services tax and delaying the full rollout of a £28bn green prosperity plan.
Labour scraps pledge to bring in rent controls in latest U-turnLisa Nandy says controlling what landlords can charge could make people homeless
How we fell out of love with MykonosVisitor numbers have fallen by a third amid complaints of rip-off prices and illegal developments
Dentists 'very concerned' after shoppers spot Colgate toothpaste priced at £10Shoppers have highlighted the "ridiculous" cost of toothpaste after spotting one tube costing £10 on Tesco and Boots shelves. Dentists have said they are "very concerned" about the impact the rising prices will have on people's oral hygiene.Social housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa tweeted: "Went into Boots to pick up toothpaste and saw this … Decided to get the £6 option. £6 for tooth paste. Jesus wept. "Tesco did not comment on the pricing, and said there were cheaper alternatives starting from just 50p.
Boost for pensioners as both Labour and Tories pledge to protect triple lockParties announced the policy will feature in their manifestos for the next general election
Households in Greece submit 350,000 applications for subsidies for solar water heatersResults are about to be published for grants for Greek households that submitted a request to replace an electric water heater with a solar thermal collector.The scheme covers 50% to 60% of the costs, translating to EUR 510 to EUR 905 per beneficiary, depending on the category. The government earmarked EUR 100 million for the first round of grants with the ambition to select 120,000 households.