02/02/17

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Essential maintenance work means no mains electrical power in Erissos area between 08:00-14:30 tomorrow (Friday).

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Unconfirmed but heard Ryanair will be slightly reducing the number of flights UK-Kef this summer.

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Greece reports mass Turkish air incursions as tensions simmer


Greece reported mass incursions by Turkish military aircraft on Wednesday, amid tensions over Athens' failure to hand over Turkish soldiers Ankara accuses of involvement in a coup attempt.

Defense ministry officials said they had recorded 138 violations of Greek airspace over islands in the central and southern Aegean, an unusually high number. They were intercepted, they said.

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos criticized what he called Turkey's "cowboy antics".

"We want peace, we are not looking for a fight or for trouble in the Aegean, but there won't be an aircraft which will not be intercepted," Kammenos told Antenna Television.

A Greek court last week blocked the extradition of eight Turkish military officers Ankara accuses of involvement in a failed coup in July 2016. Turkey said relations between the two countries would be reviewed.
 
Turkey and Greece, members of the NATO military alliance, came to the brink of war in 1996 over the ownership of uninhabited islets known as Imia in Greek and Kardak in Turkish.

A statement by a Greek deputy shipping minister in early January on plans to make 28 small Aegean islands habitable stoked Ankara's ire.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-turkey-tensions-idUSKBN15G5AQ

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Breaking: Riot police block female cleaners from approaching PM’s residence

http://en.protothema.gr/riot-police-block-female-cleaners-from-approaching-pms-residence/

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Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner struck off over misconduct

A human rights lawyer who brought abuse claims against UK troops after the Iraq War has been struck off for misconduct.

Phil Shiner, from the now-defunct law firm Public Interest Lawyers, had 12 charges of misconduct proved against him by a panel of the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

He had admitted acting recklessly by publicly claiming UK troops unlawfully killed, tortured and mistreated Iraqis.

The defence secretary said Mr Shiner had "made soldiers' lives a misery".

Sir Michael Fallon told the BBC he was "delighted" that Mr Shiner had been "exposed".

"The decent thing for him to do now would be to apologise," he said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38841544

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US President Trump invited to Northern Ireland

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/38843521

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Southern rail 'reaches deal to end strikes over driver-only trains'
Train operator believed to have struck an agreement with Aslef, with announcement expected later on Thursday

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/feb/02/southern-rail-deal-reached-to-end-strikes-over-driver-only-trains