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Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8839 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1313 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1203 USD $1 USD = 0.8926 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7090 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5851 €UR
1 €UR = R21.7698 ZAR R1 ZAR = 0.0459 €UR
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.
Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
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)
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Thu 18/01 19°/12° 20 km/h 13% Mostly sunny
Fri 19/01 19°/13° 10 km/h 08% Sun & cloud
Sat 20/01 18°/09° 19 km/h 35% Showers possible
Sun 21/01 13°/05° 21 km/h 24% Sun & cloud
Mon 22/01 13°/07° 11 km/h 01% Sunny
Tue 23/01 14°/07° 18 km/h 06% Sun & cloud
Wed 24/01 16°/10° 13 km/h 03% Mostly sunny
Thu 25/01 17°/09° 18 km/h 05% Sun & cloud
Fri 26/01 16°/09° 09 km/h 02% Sunny
Sat 27/01 16°/10° 11 km/h 03% Mostly sunny
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Warning after some organic crackers and biscuits recalled for containing moth larvae
An organic cracker company has recalled a number of its products because of the possible presence of moth larvae, the Food Security Agency has said.
Daylesford Organic is recalling its rye, spelt and raisin crispbreads and its savoury biscuit selection as the products are "unsafe to eat."
Anybody who has bought these products is advised to return them to the shop where they were purchased where they will receive a full refund.
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-01-17/warning-after-crackers-recalled-for-containing-moth-larvae
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Fixing Horizon bugs would have been too costly, Post Office inquiry told
A Fujitsu software developer who raised the issue of bugs in the Horizon IT system said the company did not properly fix the problem because it would have been too expensive and time-consuming, the inquiry into the Post Office scandal has heard.
As early as 1998, it was found that there were “significant deficiencies in the product, code and design” of software being used to move functions online.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/17/post-office-inquiry-fixing-horizon-bugs-fujitsu-developer-gerald-barnes
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Five horses allegedly shot and part butchered in Samarina, Grevena, West Makedonia. Police investigating.
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Athens: Cat killer sentenced to 8 years without parole and fined €20,000
A 33-year-old, who in February 2023 was recorded by a security camera murdering a cat in cold blood in the Athens neighbourhood of Votanikos, was sent to prison.
The prosecutor did not recognise any mitigating circumstances and, as reported by Mega, she sentenced him to eight years in prison without parole and a fine of 20,000 euros.
In February 2023, a security camera recorded the 33-year-old furiously throwing the kitten onto the street. The video document shows the cat being tortured to death at the hands of the young man.
The police were notified, and the man was arrested. After a search of his house, five more dead cats were found.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2024/01/18/athens-cat-killer-sentenced-to-8-years-without-parole-and-fined-e20000/
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Fujitsu rules itself out of UK public contract bids during Post Office inquiry
Fujitsu has told the government it will not bid for public contracts while the inquiry into the Post Office scandal continues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68017571
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Magnitude 3.6
Region ENGLISH CHANNEL
Date time 2024-01-18 13:53:41.0 UTC
Location 50.350 ; 0.310
Depth 2 km
Distance 59 km S of Hastings, United Kingdom / pop: 133,000 / local time: 13:53:41.0 2024-01-18
47 km SSE of Eastbourne, United Kingdom / pop: 118,000 / local time: 13:53:41.0 2024-01-18
https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1607741
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Cattle egrets: how changing climate brought a bird of the tropics to UK
These charismatic birds have been called ‘climate refugees’ and they are now breeding here in large numbers
Watch almost any wildlife film set in Africa and you’ll see big game animals with small white herons riding on their backs. Cattle egrets were, until a couple of decades ago, very much birds of the tropics, although they also flourished around the Med. Today, in my home county of Somerset, I regularly see flocks of 100 or more, usually feeding around the feet of livestock, and occasionally hitching a ride on their backs.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/18/cattle-egrets-how-changing-climate-brought-a-bird-of-the-tropics-to-uk
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Anger as government allows banned bee-killing pesticides for fourth year in a row
Decision branded ‘death blow for wildlife’ that ‘flies in face of ecological sense’
Farmers have been given the go-ahead for the fourth year in a row to use a banned pesticide that kills bees – prompting anger among nature lovers.
Food and farming minister Mark Spencer has authorised the use of a neonicotinoid to protect this year’s sugar beet crops against viruses.
Just one teaspoon of thiamethoxam can kill 1.25 billion bees, according to biology professor and insect expert Dave Goulson, of the University of Sussex.
Bees exposed to a single dose of pesticide may require generations to recover, previous research has found.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bees-pesticides-sugar-ban-neonic-b2481023.html
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Captain Tom’s daughter’s company loses nearly £150k in assets as row over spa complex continues
A company run by Captain Tom’s daughter and her husband has lost nearly £150,000 in the last year, as the couple face scrutiny over their handling of the war hero’s fundraising legacy.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/captain-tom-daughter-covid-nhs-funds-b2480924.html
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Michelle Mone’s husband linked to tax firms whose clients submitted misleading claims, documents suggest
The multimillionaire husband of the embattled Conservative peer Michelle Mone is linked to a series of tax avoidance companies that may have assisted their clients in submitting misleading claims to HM Revenue and Customs, documents suggest.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/18/michelle-mone-husband-douglas-barrowman