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Queen becomes unlikely champion of conkers as she defends game against health and safety zealotsTo some, it is a traditional playground game, while others believe it carries too great a risk of injury and should be banned.Now the Queen has added her voice to the debate about conkers, by defending the game against attacks from health and safety zealots and insisting that it is in fact “harmless”.During a discussion with Sir David Attenborough for a new documentary, the Queen appeared to reveal her disdain for those who attempt to prevent children from playing with conkers.
Home buying inflows soaring 72 pctCapital inflows from abroad for the purchase of property in Greece are expected to come close to half a billion euros this year, after posting a remarkable 72 percent annual increase in the first seven months of the year according to the analysis of Bank of Greece data.The increase in incoming tourism combined with the emergence of significant investment opportunities – even in the luxury property category – have considerably strengthened demand for assets such as holiday homes around the country.
Greek property prospects bad for 2018 says reportThe value of Greek real estate has tanked, according to property consultants based on the annual reports by Price Waterhouse Coopers and Urban Land Institute on Emerging Trends in European Real Estate for 2018.
First Cannabis expo to take place in Athens on January 12-14
Self-driving shuttle bus in crash on first dayA self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service.The vehicle - carrying “several” passengers - was hit by a lorry driving at slow speed.Nobody was injured in the incident which city officials say was the fault of the human driver of the lorry. The man was subsequently given a ticket by police.
NHS spends £16 on rubber gloves which can be bought for 35 pence The Health Secretary said the NHS could save up to a £1 billion a year by opting for cheaper products, as he announced new tables naming the most and least efficient spenders.Hospitals paid between 35p and £16.47 for the same single pack of 12 rubber gloves – a 47-fold difference, the data shows. And a box of 100 plasters cost one trust £1.68, while another paid £21.76 – 13 times more.
UK will back total ban on bee-harming pesticides, Michael Gove revealsExclusive: Research leads environment secretary to overturn government’s previous opposition, making total EU ban much more likely
Photo of baby elephant on fire after being attacked by mob wins international award
Poland urges citizens to 'breed like rabbits' to counteract falling birth rateCatholic country takes novel new approach to tackling shrinking population
As of 2016, the number of UK residents born in Poland was estimated at 911,000, making them the largest foreign-born group in the country, and there is a wider population of British Poles, including the descendants of over 200,000 immigrants who settled in the UK after World War II. The Polish language is the second most spoken language in England and the third most spoken language in the UK after English and Welsh. About 1% of Britain's population speaks Polish.
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