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Doctor in critical condition after falling from hospital stairsA doctor at the Greek capital’s Elpis Hospital was in critical condition on Tuesday after falling from a significant height when a stairway bannister gave way.The unnamed resident sustained serious head injuries and had to be put on life support.The incident prompted a terse response from the Union of Athens and Piraeus Hospital Doctors (EINAP), which wrote a letter to the Health Ministry decrying poor maintenance and repairs at public hospitals.
Brexit bill: Parliament clears way for talks with EUParliament has passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so the UK can leave the European Union.Peers backed down over the issues of EU residency rights and a meaningful vote on the final Brexit deal after their objections were overturned by MPs.The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become law on Tuesday.This means Theresa May is free to push the button on withdrawal talks - now expected in the last week of March.
EU workplace headscarf ban is legal, says ECJEmployers are entitled to ban workers from the "visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign" including headscarves, Europe's top court has ruled.But the ban must be based on internal company rules requiring all employees to "dress neutrally", said the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
UK cities nowhere in sight in world's quality of living rankings
Airline promises free upgrades to 'nice' customersMonarch has promised to give free seat upgrades to "nice" people. The low-cost airline says extra legroom and priority check-in worth more than £50 will be the reward for passengers who are friendly when they book flights over the phone.Each of the British carrier’s customer service staff will have 10 upgrades a week to hand out to those who remember their manners, with the perks valid for each traveller booked in the transaction. Monarch said it was at the “absolute discretion” of the member of staff, and that customers would likely be told of their success “towards the end” of a call.
The world's worst airports, according to Sleeping in Airports 1 Jeddah King Abdulaziz International, Saudi Arabia 2 Juba International, South Sudan 3 Port Harcourt International, Nigeria 4 Tashkent International, Uzbekistan 5 Santorini Thira National, Greece 6 Chania International, Greece 7 Crete Heraklion International, Greece 8 Caracas Simón Bolívar International, Venezuela 9 London Luton 10Kathmandu Tribhuvan International, Nepal
Dog survives after being thrown out of van onto busy motorwayPolice are appealing for the public's help to track down the person or persons who threw a dog from the back of a vehicle, thought to be a van, onto a busy motorway earlier this month.The animal, a lurcher cross, suffered two broken legs after being thrown onto the M23 at around 4pm on Thursday 2 March. The vehicle was travelling northbound between junctions nine and eight, close to Gatwick Airport.
QuoteThe world's worst airports, according to Sleeping in Airports 1 Jeddah King Abdulaziz International, Saudi Arabia 2 Juba International, South Sudan 3 Port Harcourt International, Nigeria 4 Tashkent International, Uzbekistan 5 Santorini Thira National, Greece 6 Chania International, Greece 7 Crete Heraklion International, Greece 8 Caracas Simón Bolívar International, Venezuela 9 London Luton 10Kathmandu Tribhuvan International, Nepal http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/which-are-the-worst-airports-in-the-world/I had the great fortune (ahem) to rep Santorini Airport... tiny, worked OK for the size. Flown in to one of the Crete airports, can't remember much about it. Only used Luton Airport once... that was enough.
They couldn't have used Kef airport otherwise that would have topped the list!
Quote from: Aristarches on Wednesday, 15 March, 2017 @ 12:37:20They couldn't have used Kef airport otherwise that would have topped the list!Tin hat at the ready, Ari, I can hear the pack howling.