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No new cases of coronavirus recorded on Kefalonia yesterday, according to EODY.
Kef fire risk 15/10/21: Low (https://www.civilprotection.gr/el/imerisios-hartis-provlepsis-kindynoy-pyrkagias-15102021)
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
Day Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Fri 15/10 19°/15° 22 km/h 97% Rain & thunder probable
Sat 16/10 20°/15° 25 km/h 69% Light rain probable
Sun 17/10 21°/15° 11 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
Mon 18/10 21°/16° 10 km/h 14% Mostly sunny
Tue 19/10 22°/16° 11 km/h 12% Sunny
Wed 20/10 22°/16° 12 km/h 08% Sunny
Thu 21/10 22°/17° 14 km/h 10% Mostly sunny
Fri 22/10 22°/17° 18 km/h 62% Light rain probable
Sat 23/10 22°/17° 15 km/h 42% Scattered storms possible
Sun 24/10 21°/15° 15 km/h 32% Showers possible
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @ weather.com (https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/GRXX0035:1:GR)
Today's bank rate:
1 GBP = € 1.1473
1 USD = € 0.8368
Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the Post Office (https://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money).
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.
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Covid: Lateral flow tests replacing coronavirus PCRs for vaccinated travellers from October 24
Fully vaccinated people arriving in England from countries not on the coronavirus travel red list can take a cheaper and quicker Covid-19 lateral flow test rather than the PCR version from Sunday, October 24.
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-10-14/lateral-flow-tests-replace-covid-pcrs-for-vaccinated-travellers-from-october-24
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Main power supply down between 08:00-14:00 tomorrow, Saturday, 16/10/21, in following areas:
Dorizata, Keramies, Kleismata, Korianna, Kountourata, Liakas, Paliolinos, Pessada, Spartia.
To enable essential maintenance work.
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Covid test lab in Wolverhampton suspended over wrong results
About 43,000 people in England and Wales may have been wrongly told their Covid-19 test was negative because of errors at a private laboratory.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54923641
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BREAKING Tory MP David Amess stabbed multiple times at constituency surgery
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/breaking-tory-mp-david-amess-25223620#source=breaking-news
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One dead as torrential rain floods homes across Greece
Torrential rain flooded rivers, roads and homes across Greece, many parts only just recovering from summer wildfires, prompting hundreds of calls for help to rescue people and pump out water.
At least one man was killed when his car was carried away by flood waters. The 70-year-old farmer had been missing since late Thursday after rushing to protect his herds on the eastern island of Evia, near Athens, a fire brigade official said.
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1169908/one-dead-as-torrential-rain-floods-homes-across-greece/
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Sir David Amess: Conservative MP dies after stabbing
Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex.
Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the stabbing at a church in Leigh-on-Sea.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58930593
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UK petrol price passes £1.40 a litre, the highest level in almost a decade
Average forecourt prices are 2.5p a litre from all-time high in April 2012 of that year
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/oct/15/uk-petrol-price-highest-in-almost-a-decade
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Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters, 78, marries for fifth time: ‘Finally a keeper’
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/roger-waters-pink-floyd-wedding-wife-b1938548.html
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New Zealand city fires $16,000 a year wizard
In response, the Wizard described his ex-employees at Christchurch council as a “bunch of bureaucrats who have no imagination.”
The Wizard of New Zealand is being removed from the public payroll after over two decades providing “acts of wizardry and other wizard-like services” to Christchurch, at a cost of $368,000.
Christchurch Council’s decision to terminate their contract with the Wizard, Ian Brackenbury Channell, 88, brings a close to his 23-year employment, costing them $16,000 a year.
https://www.independent.co.uk/world/nz-christchurch-council-fires-wizard-b1938937.html