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10/01/18
« on: Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 @ 10:41:30 »
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Small increase expected in car premiums

After five years of decline, the cost of motor insurance is set to record a moderate increase in 2018, according to market estimates.

Since 2012 car premiums have dropped by 40 percent.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/224772/article/ekathimerini/business/small-increase-expected-in-car-premiums

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Re: 10/01/18
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 @ 10:45:00 »
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Plastic bag charge: 5p levy to be extended in England

The 5p charge for plastic bags in large shops in England is set to be extended to cover nearly all carrier bags, as part of new plans for the environment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42630898

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Re: 10/01/18
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 @ 16:42:52 »
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Cliffs of Freedom follows the ill-fated romance between a Greek village girl and a conflicted Turkish officer during the dawn of the Greek War for Independence against the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Young Anna Christina is smitten by Colonel Tariq, a rising star in the Turkish army with growing doubts about his countrymen’s brutal methods, who had once spared her life on a cliff-top when she was a child… but their budding romance brings tragedy to her family and her village. Swearing revenge against the Turks, Christina joins the Greek rebellion and faces off against the man who still loves her and wants to keep her safe. Their encounters and skirmishes inevitably lead to a tragic confrontation on the cliffs high above a pivotal battle between the Greeks and Turks.”

A release date for Cliffs of Freedom has not yet been determined.

Might be worth watching when (if?) it's released. Heard filming finished last year in... New Mexico.

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Re: 10/01/18
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday, 10 January, 2018 @ 19:35:23 »
Lefteris from Pub Old house passed away this morning.

Quite a character for those that drank in Pub Old House.

http://www.kefaloniapress.gr/2018/01/10/efyge-anapantecha-o-lefteris-fokas-pub-old-house/

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Re: 10/01/18
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, 11 January, 2018 @ 00:15:11 »
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Greece Among Top 10 Nations for High Fuel Prices
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/01/10/greece-among-top-10-nations-for-high-fuel-prices/

Apparently fuel costs less on the Wallis and Futuna islands. If you're not entirely sure where the Wallis and Futuna islands are, they're here.

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Re: 10/01/18
« Reply #5 on: Thursday, 11 January, 2018 @ 00:37:11 »
Heard mains power supply is likely to be down in Skala, Ratzakli and Aleimatas tomorrow (Thursday) from 08:00, should be back up by 15:00

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Re: 10/01/18
« Reply #6 on: Thursday, 11 January, 2018 @ 00:56:54 »
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Hunting hounds tear through cat sanctuary, leaving dozens of rescue animals 'traumatised' and missing
'It's absolutely outrageous – I'm so angry, I'm so upset, we bring these cats down to what's supposed to be a sanctuary, where they're supposed to be safe'

A whole pack of hunting hounds in pursuit of both a fox and deer thundered through an animal sanctuary, displacing more than 60 terrified animals during their evening feed.

The pack of hounds tore through the Celia Hammond Animal Trust, which provides shelter for 130 rescued animals, many of which are unwell and or in the later years of life and difficult to rehome.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cats-hunt-fox-hounds-deer-sussex-hastings-celia-hammond-a8151911.html