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14 Million Travelers Choose to Visit Greece in Jan-May 2022
Just a drop in the ocean, but now a wee in the sea will cost you £650Wave of scepticism over how the Spanish city of Vigo’s new rule, a breach of which carries a hefty fine, can possibly be enforced
New cars to be fitted with anti-tailgate technology after EU rulingIntroduction of ‘Dev’s Law’ could be ‘the biggest safety step forward since seatbelts’ if UK matches automatic emergency braking requirementAnti-tailgate technology will be installed in the majority of cars from next month after an EU ruling, says the AA....
Boris Johnson plans to break rail strikes by allowing use of agency workersBoris Johnson has responded to the biggest rail strikes in a generation with plans to break the industrial action by allowing firms to bring in agency staff, a move unions have decried as unworkable, unsafe and potentially breaking international law.As 40,000 workers prepared for Tuesday’s strike, the most wide-reaching on the railways in 30 years, Downing Street brought forward changes to enable employers to replace employees with temporary staff.The highly controversial measure would make disputes long and bitter, unions warned on Monday, with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) accusing Johnson of taking a step that “even Margaret Thatcher did not go near”.
Boris Johnson told by agency bosses to drop ‘worrying’ plan to use their staff to break strikes‘The sector does not want to be involved in this. We are very opposed to this plan’
Carriegate: No 10 admits pressuring The Times to drop Carrie Johnson storyClaim that Johnson tried to install partner in high-paying Foreign Office job denied by wife’s spokesperson Downing Street has confirmed that members of Boris Johnson’s team intervened following the publication of a story about his wife Carrie in The Times, but denied that the prime minister himself contacted the paper to complain.The story, which alleged that Mr Johnson had attempted to install Carrie in a £100,000-a-year job in the Foreign Office at a time when he was conducting a secret affair with her, appeared in the first edition of the newspaper on Saturday, but vanished from later copies and a version also disappeared from the Mail Online website.It claimed that the idea of appointing Ms Johnson – then working in the Conservative Party press office as Carrie Symonds – fell apart when close aides advised against the plan. Mr Johnson was still married to Marina Wheeler at the time.
Nadine Dorries Says She Does Not Fancy Boris Johnson, Despite The Memes
Giant stingray caught in Mekong ‘biggest freshwater fish ever documented’An colossal stingray caught in the Mekong river has been touted by scientists as the biggest freshwater fish ever documented.The 300kg (661lb) female stingray has usurped a 646lb (293kg) giant catfish caught in Thailand in 2005 from its place as the record-holder, scientists say.The 3.98m long and 2.2m wide fish was fitted with an acoustic tag to track its future movement, before being released back into the river.The giant freshwater stingray is an endangered species.
Tottenham MP David Lammy under investigation by Commons watchdogTottenham MP and Labour shadow foreign secretary David Lammy is being investigated over allegations believed to centre on the late registration of financial interests.Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Kathryn Stone was looking at possible breaches to the MPs’ code of conduct under areas covering earnings, gifts and foreign travel.Mr Lammy apologised for the error and said he had put “revised systems in place” to prevent late declarations in the future.
Websites across the web stop working properly amid major internet outageMany websites have stopped working properly amid a major internet outage.The problems appeared to be the result of issues at Cloudflare, an internet infrastructure provider that powers much of the web.
Newborn baby found in wheelie bin on Grimsby's Nunsthorpe estatePolice are investigating reports that a newborn baby was found in a wheelie bin on an estate in Grimsby.The infant was discovered alive in a garden waste bin on Langton Close off, Nunsthorpe, on Sunday evening, according to the Grimsby Live website.It is understood a local resident found the baby among grass cuttings after hearing crying coming from the bin.Humberside Police and East Midlands Ambulance Service responded and took the baby to hospital.The baby's young mother was traced and was also taken to hospital.
Body of an unidentified male in advanced state of decay recovered from the sea at Halastra, Thessaloniki. Missing were head and lower limbs, back showed signs of extensive bruising and hands had been injured.
Summer solstice 2022 marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere Summer officially kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere today (June 21), marking the longest day of the year. During the June solstice (or summer solstice), the sun reaches its highest and northernmost points in the sky. Delivering the maximum daylight hours of the year for the Northern Hemisphere and minimum daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere, according to Chris Vaughan, amateur astronomer with SkySafari Software who oversees Space.com's Night Sky calendar.This year, the summer solstice officially occurred at 09:14 GMT, when the sun reached a point directly overhead of the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23.5 degrees north).
Union rejects Rolls Royce £2,000 living-cost bonus
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Pensions get £1,000 boost as 'triple lock' returnsState pensions will rise by the highest of inflation, pay growth or 2.5pc each yearThe Treasury has vowed to reinstate the pensions “triple lock” next year, putting retirees in line for a double-digit boost to their incomes next year.Pensioners could be in line for a near £1,000 lift to their annual incomes after a Treasury minister confirmed that the triple lock will be used to calculate next year’s increase in the state pension.
Building permits issued without authority approvalBuilding permits will be issued without any inspections by a public authority, according to an Environment Ministry draft law.The law stipulates that permits will be issued automatically, under the responsibility of the engineer, while at the same time construction planning services seem to be heading toward abolition since they will no longer have any substantial, licensing or controlling role.
Greek power system to be put to the testGreece’s power grid will be put to the test in the coming days due to the imminent first heat wave of the summer, which will lead to an increase in electricity consumption, mainly due to air conditioners, and because Gazprom will stop the flow of natural gas between June 21 and 28 for scheduled maintenance of the TurkStream pipeline.