21/06/17

[Maik]

[Maik]

UK holiday fraudsters could face jail

UK holidaymakers who make bogus food poisoning claims could go to prison, warns travel trade organisation Abta.

A huge rise in false claims has left travel bosses "embarrassed" by a trend which they say is a "British problem".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40348282

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How Ancient Egypt’s beloved cats helped our feline friends colonise the planet

The domestic cat originated in the Near East about 10,000 years ago but it was the ‘very popular’ Ancient Egyptian version that really took off, genetic study finds

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/ancient-egypt-cats-colonise-planet-sacred-animals-a7798021.html

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A water-bombing plane fighting huge forest fires in central Portugal has crashed, local officials say.

So far there has been no information about casualties.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40348252

Portuguese officials have said there is no evidence to support reports that a fire-fighting plane has crashed amid a battle to contain huge wildfires.

None of the specialist water-carrying planes involved in the effort are missing, a spokesman for the Civil Protection Agency (CPA) has said, in comments that suggest initial reports of a crash were false.

http://www.itv.com/news/2017-06-20/portugal-wildfires-reported-plane-crash/

[Maik]

Seems the army engineers have been called in again to work on Poros bridge (the narrow one across to Aragia)

Heard the locals can't wait and have been cementing in the potholes. I gather there's calls for a new bridge.