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School massacre plots foiled in Britain, counter-terror police revealA senior police officer said that eight 'late stage' terror plots were foiled last year, several of which were 'goal-line saves'School massacre plots inspired by US rampages have been repeatedly thwarted by British police in recent years, the country’s most senior counter-terrorism officer has revealed.Matt Jukes, the head of counter-terrorism policing, warned that investigators were finding an increasing amount of material glorifying school shootings shared by young people online.Hundreds of reports about potential school attacks have been made to the police terrorist hotline - a “toxic” trend Mr Jukes said was being driven by “the visibility of attacks in the US”.
Tesla forced to update self-driving software over crash fears360,000 vehicles testing its “beta” autonomous vehicle programme are at risk of running through yellow lights, US authorities claim
Trainee train driver rescues puppy on London tracks mid-lessonA trainee train driver in the middle of a lesson stopped to rescue a puppy on the tracks of a busy London railway.Stefan Hug, who only started learning to drive a train in January, halted a Southern service from Beckenham Junction to London Bridge on Wednesday morning after seeing the puppy running alongside the train.The trainee and his teacher collected the uninjured female puppy safely from the tracks, brought her on to a nearby platform and fed her some ham. Authorities are now searching for her owner.
Greece's Digital Work Card extended to insurance, security sectorsThe Digital Work Card introduced by the labour ministry has been extended to the insurance and security firm sectors from Thursday, adding an additional 32,000 employees to the system that digitally tracks employee working hours.The employees will declare their arrival at work and their departure and this declaration will be digitally transmitted to the "Ergani II" IT system.According to the labour ministry, this will ensure that legal work hours are observed and record any overtime, ensuring that companies compete on equal terms.The digital card has already been in use in banks and supermarkets employing more than 250 employees since the summer. It will gradually be extended to industry, public utilities, tourism and the food services' sector.
International Boom Reggae festival returning to the island of SkyrosThe international Boom Reggae Festival (#B) RF is returning to the island of Skyros for the second consecutive year on July 19-21.
Car sales up 50.4% in JanuaryCar registrations jumped 50.4% in January compared with the same month in 2022, totaling 21,129 vehicles, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. New car sales totaled 11,638, up 92.1% from 2022.
ERT Launches Dedicated Eurovision Radio StationERT, the Greek national broadcaster, has launched a radio station ahead of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, in Liverpool.ERT have launched an internet radio station dedicated to the Eurovision Song Contest, ahead of the Contest in Liverpool. The radio station is ad-free and can be found HERE.
Wildcats to be released in England for first time in 500 yearsBetween 40 and 60 European wildcats will be set free in parts of Devon and Cornwall next year as part of the conservation project
Loch Lomond beavers: Two kits die in 'otter attack' Two baby beavers have died less than a month after the mammals were brought to Loch Lomond in a biodiversity push. Seven beavers – an adult pair and five young offspring - were reintroduced to the nature reserve after being moved from Tayside in January.However, RSPB staff discovered that one of the animals had died when they spotted an otter and a dead kit while viewing remote camera footage late last week.A post-mortem examination confirmed that it had been preyed upon by an otter.
Nurse fired for administrating sedative gels to children in homeA nurse in a children’s home in northern Greece has been fired from her position following accusations that she administered a sedative gel to children.Over a two-month period, the nurse allegedly administered, without the approval of psychologists and social workers, gels with a herbal hypnotic substance to at least two of the 22 children housed in the Social Welfare Center of Western Macedonia in Florina.
Girl (2) found dead in Thessaloniki municipal nurseryOfficials in Thessaloniki are expected to order a sworn investigation into the causes of the death of a 2.5-year-old girl at a nursery in the city.The girl was found dead on Friday morning by employees at the Agios Stylianos municipal nursery.