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Greek PM ‘sorry’ over fatal train crash as station master detained pending trialRail employee, who was in post for only four days before the accident, addressed court for seven hours over disaster in which 57 people diedIn a statement that struck a noticeably more tempered tone than his initial pronouncement blaming the accident on “tragic human error”, Mitsotakis suggested there were wider failures at play, saying it should not “be possible for two trains moving in opposite directions to be on the same track and not be noticed by anyone”.The disaster has put a network described as the most dangerous railway system in Europe under an unprecedented spotlight.
Boris Johnson ‘nominates father for a knighthood’Former prime minister has requested knighthood for Stanley Johnson as part of his resignation honours list, says the TimesThe paper said that the former prime minister’s list of nominations included up to 100 names and was “considerably longer” than that of his predecessors Theresa May and David Cameron. The list is currently going through Cabinet Office vetting.Any honour for Stanley Johnson would raise questions for the former Conservative leader. He has previously faced accusations of cronyism in 2020, after he nominated his brother, Jo Johnson, for a peerage.
Gathering in Argostoli main square at 12:00 this Wednesday, 09/03/23, in response to the Tempe rail disaster.
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