29/09/21

[Maik]

Eight new coronavirus cases announced on Kef yesterday by EODY.

[Maik]

Cat rescued from Greece goes missing in Milton Keynes

A Bletchley cat lover is making a last ditch attempt to find the pet she rescued while on holiday in Greece.

Rachel Allden and her family were holidaying in Kefalonia five years ago when the thin, unhealthy-looking cat appeared at their villa.

https://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/cat-rescued-from-greece-goes-missing-in-milton-keynes-3399629

[Maik]

Amazon announces Astro the home robot

Amazon said it was more than "Alexa with wheels" and had been programmed with a range of movements and expressions to give it personality.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58727057

[Maik]

Weather forecast for Kef has changed again, currently looking as though thunderstorms will appear over Kef this afternoon and evening, possibly tomorrow also.

[Maik]

STILL ALIVE! iOS 12 gets 3 zero-day security patches – update now

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2021/09/23/still-alive-ios-12-gets-3-zero-day-security-patches-install-them-now/

[Maik]

Four foreign nationals arrested at Kef airport yesterday for trying to leave the country using forged travel documents.

[Maik]

Cocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study finds
Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancer

lmost all grapes and oranges contain a “cocktail of pesticides” according to research, which has singled out the most polluted fruit and vegetables in our shopping trolleys.

Each year, the government tests samples of groceries for chemicals to see if traces can be found in Britain’s food.

The official figures, analysed by Pesticide Action Network (PAN), found 122 different pesticides in the 12 most polluted products, which the charity calls the “dirty dozen”. Many of these are hazardous to human health; 61% are classified as highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs), a concept used by the UN to identify those substances most harmful to human health or the environment.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/cocktail-pesticides-almost-all-oranges-grapes-uk-study

Chart in article . I don't feel quite so bad now if I miss my '5-a-day'.

[Maik]

Government announces rule changes to make it easier to research and develop ‘gene edited’ food crops
Process makes changes to traits within species of plant or animal much more quickly and precisely than traditional selective breeding

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/government-rules-changes-gene-editing-b1928692.html

[Maik]

The narrow Bailey bridge across the Vohinas by Poros Post Office is closed until further notice due to essential maintenance work. Access to Aragia beach via the ford on the beach road from the main square.

[Maik]

GB number plate sticker no longer valid abroad

British motorists driving outside the UK must now remove old-style GB stickers or cover them up.

Instead they should display a UK sticker or have the UK identifier on their number plate.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58734265

[Yarb]

Four foreign nationals arrested at Kef airport yesterday for trying to leave the country using forged travel documents.

It was all kicking off in an office by the toilets inside gate 1 whilst we were waiting for our BA flight back to LHR Tuesday about 5pm, lots of shouting and door slamming