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01/08/17
« on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 01:42:21 »
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Foreigners’ Bank Deposits Drop €40 Bln in 8 Years

Greek banks have seen an outflow of 40 billion euros from foreigners’ bank deposits in the past eight years as a result of foreign nationals leaving the country, according to Bank of Greece figures.
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/07/31/foreigners-bank-deposits-drop-e40-bln-in-8-years/

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 10:51:33 »
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British Gas to raise electricity prices

British Gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% from 15 September, its owner Centrica has said, in a move that will affect 3.1 million customers.

However, the company's gas prices will be held at their current level.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40787555

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 10:52:20 »
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Mediterranean diet only works if you earn £35,000 a year and can afford quality food, study suggests
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/08/01/mediterranean-diet-works-earn-35000-year-can-afford-quality/

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 11:03:32 »
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Foreigners’ Bank Deposits Drop €40 Bln in 8 Years

Reeeaaallllly ? ? ?  :oki: ... tax and dodging sping to mind
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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:11:59 »
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'Marooned in Greece': British holidaymakers are left stranded on the island of Zakynthos after their EasyJet plane spends TWO DAYS grounded on the tarmac
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4749048/British-holidaymakers-left-stranded-Zakynthos.html

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:19:09 »
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'Marmite amnesty' under way at London City airport

Jar-swapping exercise could spread, as security staff stock up with 70g containers for passengers intent on taking their favourite foods on holiday
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/jul/31/marmite-amnesty-under-way-at-london-city-airport


Can't stand the stuff myself, what caught my eye was the list of

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Most commonly confiscated items

    Snow globes
    Jams and spreads
    Toiletries
    Jars of chutney and pickles
    Olive oil
    Wine
    Spirits
    Marmite
    Nutella chocolate spread
    Furry handcuffs

Hmmmmmm

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:27:31 »
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Passengers facing four-hour security queues at some European airports

Holiday destinations such as Madrid, Lisbon and Mallorca affected amid shortage of border staff and heightened checks
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/01/passengers-facing-four-hour-security-queues-at-some-european-airports

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:38:20 »
Same report, different headlines:

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Statins 'needlessly doled out to millions' simply because of their age
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/31/statins-needlessly-doled-millions-simply-age/

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Statins: Almost every older person should be given potentially life-saving drugs, study finds
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/statins-older-people-men-women-health-benefits-prescription-study-research-safety-a7869606.html

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Nearly all men over 60 and women over 75 eligible for statins, analysis suggests
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/01/nearly-all-men-over-60-and-women-over-75-eligible-for-statins-analysis-suggests


Professor Mark Baker, director of the centre for guidelines at the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice), is quoted as saying, "Heart disease and stroke are largely age-related, killing one in three of us and disabling many more. To make progress in the battle against heart disease and stroke, we must encourage exercise, improve our diets still further, stop smoking, and where appropriate offer statins to people at risk."


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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:44:48 »
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Russian cat adopts orphaned baby hedgehogs

Eight orphaned hedgehogs have survived against the odds at a zoo in the Russian city of Vladivostok, after a kindly cat became their surrogate mum.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40720327



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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:58:33 »
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Londoners lost 35 sex toys on Tube in a year, figures reveal

... and 15 people turned up to claim them
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/londoners-lost-35-sex-toys-on-tube-in-a-year-figures-reveal-a3600791.html

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 13:59:56 »
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All Inclusive Resorts Account for 2.2% of Greece Total
http://news.gtp.gr/2017/07/31/all-inclusive-resorts-account-2-2-greece-total/

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 14:02:44 »
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Thomas Cook: Double-digit Growth in Summer 2017 Bookings to Greece

Thomas Cook, Europe’s second-largest tourism group, has recorded a robust 22 percent increase in summer 2017 bookings for Greece compared to the previous year.
http://news.gtp.gr/2017/07/31/thomas-cook-growth-summer-2017-bookings-greece/

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 15:59:18 »
Water supply disrupted tomorrow in Sami streets Megas Alexandrou and Marathonos and those in between, due to damage to the mains. Expected to be completed in one working day.

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 16:02:05 »
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Half of Greeks can’t afford a week’s holiday

On average, one in three EU citizens cannot afford a one-week holiday, according to the report.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/220553/article/ekathimerini/news/half-of-greeks-cant-afford-a-weeks-holiday

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 16:06:17 »
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Trade group: Tourist arrivals to Greece up every year; massive hike in holiday-makers from neighboring fYRoM, Bulgaria

The Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) research arm, SETE Intelligence, forecasts a continuing bright future for the east Mediterranean country’s all-important tourism sector, as its most recent survey points to the positive economic status of the countries from whom the biggest blocs of tourists to Greece originate.

Based on SETE Intelligence figures for 2015, Germany ranks high in terms of tourists visiting Greece, with an overall share of 11.9 percent of all tourist arrivals to the country.

The UK comes behind Germany in terms of tourist arrivals to Greece (10.2 percent), followed by...
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/story/1263447/trade-group-tourist-arrivals-to-greece-up-every-year-massive-hike-in-holiday-makers-from-neighboring-fyrom-bulgaria

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 19:25:22 »

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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday, 01 August, 2017 @ 22:40:16 »
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'Marooned in Greece': British holidaymakers are left stranded on the island of Zakynthos after their EasyJet plane spends TWO DAYS grounded on the tarmac
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4749048/British-holidaymakers-left-stranded-Zakynthos.html

Must be the passengers they picked up recently on a boat trying to escape!

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Re: 01/08/17
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Re: 01/08/17
« Reply #18 on: Wednesday, 02 August, 2017 @ 19:37:37 »
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'Marmite amnesty' under way at London City airport

Jar-swapping exercise could spread, as security staff stock up with 70g containers for passengers intent on taking their favourite foods on holiday
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/jul/31/marmite-amnesty-under-way-at-london-city-airport


Can't stand the stuff myself, what caught my eye was the list of

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Most commonly confiscated items

    Snow globes
    Jams and spreads
    Toiletries
    Jars of chutney and pickles
    Olive oil
    Wine
    Spirits
    Marmite
    Nutella chocolate spread
    Furry handcuffs

Hmmmmmm
IS regularly use snow globes as hand grenades with a shout of Allahu Akbar.  When coated with marmite they are known to be lethal to 50% of the population.  Quite right to ban them.  Don't see what the fuss is about furry handcuffs though.   :hmm: As long as it's not real fur of course!

Tony