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Boots store closures 'right thing to do'Boots has confirmed it will close 200 stores with the chain's boss saying it's "the right thing to do" in the current tough trading conditions.
Climate Change Brings More Warm Days, Less Cold Nights in GreeceClimate change is affecting Greece, adding more very hot days and less very cold nights in every year from now on, according to a study by the National Observatory of Athens, published in the International Journal of Climatology.The study shows that in general the thermal bioclimate of the Mediterranean – not only of Greece – has undergone significant heating during the last 30 years. Despite the fact that Greece was not affected by the strong heat wave that has hit Central and Western Europe in recent days, it remains one of Europe’s most vulnerable countries to climate change.
Animal abuser in Volos gets 12 monthsA 55-year-old man has been handed a 12-month prison sentence and fined 5,000 euros by a court in Volos, central Greece, for abusing a donkey, it was reported on Saturday.The court heard that he repeatedly kicked the donkey in the head after it fell out of back of his pickup truck while he was driving on a rural road last week.He then tied the animal to the back of his truck and started dragging it before witnesses notified police and he was promptly arrested.
Hunt for 9ft python on loose after Cambridge house escapeA 9ft (2.7m) python has escaped from its owner's home.Cambridgeshire Police is searching for the snake after receiving reports in the early hours it was on the loose in Lovell Road, Cambridge.Anyone who sees the reptile, which is not venomous but wraps around its prey and suffocates them, is urged to call 101.
New quiet electric cars must have noise devices fitted for pedestrian safetySound must be heard when vehicle travels below 12mph but driver will be able to deactivate itAll new electric vehicles must be fitted with a noise-emitting device from Monday, to warn other road users of their presence.The European Union rule follows concern that electric cars and vans are too quiet, putting pedestrians, cyclists and others at risk because they do not realise they are approaching.All new types of four-wheel eco-friendly vehicles must be fitted with the device, which sounds like a traditional engine.From 2021, all electric cars must have an acoustic vehicle alert system, not just new models.
Zoos starve birds of prey to make them perform circus-style tricks, investigation findsFood is withheld from falcons, hawks and eagles, and many are also deprived of clean drinking water, a report saysBirds of prey are effectively starved to force them to obey human commands at zoos across the UK, investigators have found.To train them to perform tricks for entertainment, food is withheld from the birds, such as falcons, hawks and eagles, which are naturally frightened of people, until their hunger outweighs their fear, a report says.It’s claimed the tactic – together with forcing them to perform in displays – makes such zoos “a circus by any other name”.The government is in the process of banning wild animals in circuses, with a bill currently going through parliament.
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