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Elderly man’s body recovered from sea off southeastern AtticaCoast guard officials in Lavrio have launched an investigation after a man’s body was recovered from the sea off the southeastern coast of Attica.Firefighters on Wednesday removed the body from the water near Hryso Feggari beach at Lavreotiki.
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12th-century Greek Orthodox church hit in air strike, killing several people as they sheltered insideThe attack damaged the facade of the church of Agios Porphyrios and caused the collapse of an adjacent building - Many injured were taken to hospital.Witnesses told Agence France-Presse that the attack appeared to have targeted a spot near the Greek Orthodox church of Saint Porphyry, where many Palestinians had taken refuge amid Israeli shelling.The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said targeting the church 'constitutes a war crime'.
‘We’re at a tipping point’: mission to save identity of Greece’s Cyclades isles
London Euston: Fox rescued from station toiletRailway staff at London Euston discovered a fox curled up in one of the railway station's toilets.The fox had sneaked into the loo undetected overnight, and was found "curled up into a tight ball" early on Monday morning.The station staff called the RSPCA, which sent its team to rescue it.
Fox on vandalism spree in a dog cafe caught red-handedA fox has forced a west London dog cafe to close after it was caught red-handed during a vandalism spree.Alicia Ung, who owns Pawsitive Café in Notting Hill, said when she arrived to work on Sunday she initially thought the premises had been broken into.When she found the fox inside it was peering around a corner at her and looked "frightened".Ms Ung said the fox caused "thousands of pounds of damage" and had ripped sofas and broken glass everywhere.
Haydn Gwynne: Screen and stage star dies aged 66English actress Haydn Gwynne, known for roles in TV shows including Drop the Dead Donkey, Peak Practice, Merseybeat and The Windsors, has died aged 66.
TUI Airways flight from Greece skids off the runway at Leeds-Bradford airportTUI Airways flight BY3551 from Corfu, Greece, skidded off runway 14 at 13:53 at Leeds Bradford Airport, UK, due to the heavy rain and strong wind from Storm Babet, resulting in the airport’s closure. Passengers were safely removed from the stranded Boeing 737-800 aircraft (registered G-TAWD), and there were no reported injuries or fires.
Police close road for 31 hours after sex doll mistaken for dead body dumped in woodsPolice closed off a road for two days to investigate a report of a dead body dumped in woods - only to find out it was a discarded sex doll.Warwickshire Police said it was with “great relief” that the hand and foot spotted poking out of undergrowth turned out to be an inflatable love aid.The force said it had followed “proper procedure” by sending a forensic pathologist to the woodland near Kineton, and cordoning off a country lane for 31 hours. But the suspected body was actually a “discarded and realistic life-size doll”, a spokesperson added.
Lancashire man jailed for 'torturing' 11-week-old puppy to deathA man has been given the longest prison sentence ever handed down under the animal welfare act for torturing his 11-week-old puppy to death.Dudley Payne, 29, from Penwortham in South Ribble, was found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to American Bully type dog Rocko.He was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison, and was also banned from keeping animals for 15 years.