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Maik:
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.9197 GBP
1 €UR = $1.1318 USD
£1 GBP = 1.0873 €UR
$1 USD = 0.8835 €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.
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

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Fri 03/02   14°/10°   30 km/h   62%   Light rain & winds probable
Sat 04/02   15°/07°   30 km/h   70%   Showers & winds probable
Sun 05/02   09°/03°   29 km/h   08%   Mostly sunny, winds possible
Mon 06/02   09°/04°   11 km/h   03%   Mostly sunny
Tue 07/02   09°/04°   16 km/h   49%   Showers possible
Wed 08/02   09°/05°   24 km/h   66%   Showers probable
Thu 09/02   11°/05°   26 km/h   40%   Showers possible
Fri 10/02   11°/06°   21 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud
Sat 11/02   12°/07°   14 km/h   14%   Sun & cloud
Sun 12/02   13°/09°   16 km/h   20%   Sun & cloud

frost.getmap.gr

No risk of frost

Maik:

--- Quote ---Tax inspectors shut down gas station that operated illegally for 12 years

Tax inspectors have shut down an illegal gas station in Western Attica that sold €18 million worth of fuel since opening in 2010.

An inspection revealed that the filling station did not have an operating license, lacked an input-output monitoring system and issued receipts from a cash register that did not transmit data to the Independent Public Revenue Authority.

The inspectors also found an illegal fuel tank on the premises as well as a tanker vehicle that had been illegally converted from a truck. 

The owner was arrested and faces an administrative fine of more than €150,000.
--- End quote ---
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1203791/tax-inspectors-shut-down-gas-station-that-operated-illegally-for-12-years/

Maik:

--- Quote ---Father accused of raping 4-year-old child

A 40-year-old man in northern Greece is accused of repeatedly raping his 4-year-old son and filming the acts with the help of the boy’s grandmother in a new case of sexual assault against a minor.

The suspect is also facing charges of sexual acts with a minor under the age of 12, sexual acts between relatives and pornography. It was not clear which of these charges have also been brought against the child’s grandmother.
--- End quote ---
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1203764/father-accused-of-raping-4-year-old-child/

Maik:

--- Quote ---McVities to cut number of biscuits in packs in latest round of 'shrinkflation'

In the latest bout of ‘shrinkflation’ – a term for the reduction in quantity or size while prices remain the same – there are set to be three fewer Digestive biscuits in each pack.

Penguin bars and Club biscuits, which are both often sold in packs of eight, are now expected to come in seven.
--- End quote ---
https://www.itv.com/news/2023-02-02/mcvities-to-cut-number-of-biscuits-in-packs-in-latest-round-of-shrinkflation

Maik:

--- Quote ---New door for House of Lords to cost £7m

Expenditure is worthy of Guinness Book of Records, says peer, after bill triples in just over a year
--- End quote ---
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/02/02/new-door-house-lords-cost-7m/

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