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Greece reports first fatality after blaze on ferry, 10 still missingCORFU, Greece, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Firefighters battling for a third day a blaze on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy recovered on Sunday the body of a passenger listed as missing, Greek authorities said.It is the first reported fatality after rescuers managed to take at least 281 out of 292 passengers and crew to safety from a blaze which broke out on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia early on Friday.
The body recovered from the still burning Euroferry Olympia belongs to a 58-year-old Greek truck driver.
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Mystery Over Whales Stranded in Corfu, GreeceTwo beaked whales that were stranded on a beach in Corfu, Greece on Sunday were eventually freed unhurt by volunteers.
Skeletal body found in London flat two years after neighbours complained of ‘foul smell’The skeletal remains of a 61-year-old woman have been found in a London flat after neighbours reportedly complained about a bad smell for over two years.Locals said the victim had owed thousands of pounds in rent and her letter box was overflowing.Neighbours said that they had reported a “foul smell” to their housing association landlord in October 2019.Police officers finally forced the door of the flat last week and found that the woman had died.
Tory MPs plan revolt over U-turn on fur and foie gras import banMPs demand explanation from Boris Johnson over scrapping of ban that was part of 2019 Conservative manifestoConservative MPs are organising a revolt against the prime minister over the scrapping of a ban on the imports and sale of fur and foie gras.Government sources have confirmed to the Guardian that reports of a U-turn were “broadly correct”, despite the fact the bans were part of the 2019 Conservative manifesto aimed at bringing swing voters on side. A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) spokesperson said the government was still “fully committed to animal welfare”.MPs in favour of a ban said they were shocked by the news and were demanding an explanation from Boris Johnson.
Greece boosting aerial firefighting capabilitiesThe repayment of an old debt to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) will allow Greece to strengthen its aerial firefighting capabilities this year.More specifically, the Fire Service will have 15 more aircraft and helicopters at its disposal compared to last year, so that its total aerial force come to 93.
Greek students at UK universities plummetingBrexit has led to vast a reduction in the number of Greek students applying to study in the United Kingdom, data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) show. Indicatively there were about 11,500 Greeks at British universities in 2012. Ten years later, estimates put the number at a few hundred.
Covid: England ending isolation laws and mass free testingAll Covid restrictions will end in England on Thursday and free mass testing will stop from 1 April.The prime minister told MPs the legal duty to isolate for those who tested positive would be dropped as he unveiled his "living with Covid" plan.From 1 April the provision of free testing would be targeted to the most vulnerable, Boris Johnson said.
Giant bear called 'Hank the Tank' hunted after wreaking havoc in California cityA 200kg bear known as 'Hank the Tank' is being hunted by US officials after wreaking havoc in a town in California.The large black bear is estimated to weigh around 225kg and has broken into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe, a city that sits on the border with Nevada.Locals are split over what to do about the bear, which has been living off food scavenged from humans for months.The bear is wanted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has been attempting to track him and trap him for six months.Local authorities are concerned the bear has become so accustomed to its lifestyle of urban living that it may have lost its fear of humans.He may have also forgotten how to hunt, and is so overweight, even if he did remember, he may struggle to catch anything.This has led the wildlife department to conclude the only thing they can do is trap and kill the bear, something that has angered locals.Local campaign group, Bear League, has called for people to better bear-proof their homes and Hank be moved to an animal sanctuary rather than having him killed. They accept he would probably die in the wild.
'Celebrate the sun shining... but take your umbrella': Whitty and Vallance use Downing St briefing to warn virus is NOT 'trivial', hospitalisations remain 'significant', isolation held back Omicron... and more dangerous variants WILL appearMr Johnson suggested there was a wider cultural problem, and Britons had to change the 'habit of going in to work when we are not well'.
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