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INSETE Study Looks into Greek Crisis Years Tourism FiguresThe number of arrivals to Greece grew by 89 percent over the the 2005-2017 period, with average spending decreasing by 3 percent, according to a new study released by INSETE, the Greek Tourism Confederation’s (SETE) intelligence body.
Boris Johnson's unused water cannon sold for scrap at £300,000 loss Three unusable water cannon bought by Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London have been sold for scrap, at a net loss of more than £300,000.Johnson bought the crowd-control vehicles from the German police in 2014, in anticipation of social unrest, without checking whether they could be used on London’s streets. In one of his most humiliating episodes as mayor the then home secretary Theresa May banned them from use anywhere in England and Wales. It left the capital’s taxpayers with three expensive white elephants.The 25-year-old vehicles cost £85,022 in 2014, but they were found to be riddled with faults and required expensive modification to make them roadworthy. This included £32,000 to comply with the city’s low emission zone, and almost £1,000 on new stereos.
This £19 bottle of champagne just beat Moët in a blind taste testCo-op’s own-brand champagne has been voted as the best bottle to buy this Christmas by Which? experts.The Co-op Les Pionniers NV champagne, which sells for £19, scored joint first place with Mumm Cordon Rouge, which can cost up to £35, in a blind taste test by five distinguished champagne experts. Scoring 78 per cent in the tests, the bottle of fizz replaced last year’s winner from Waitrose as the best value deal for bubbly, with experts describing it as “elegant and well-balanced”.Narrowly missing out on a Which? Best Buy, Moët & Chandon’s Impérial Brut NV Champagne came in third with a score of 77 per cent. Earlier this year, a panel of experts at the International Wine and Spirits Competition voted Aldi’s Veuve Monsigny Champagne Brut, which costs just £10.99, a “silver outstanding” medal, making it one of the best bottles in the world. This was the third international medal that the bestselling bottle received this year, despite its relatively inexpensive price.
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QuoteBoris Johnson's unused water cannon sold for scrap at £300,000 loss Three unusable water cannon bought by Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London have been sold for scrap, at a net loss of more than £300,000.Johnson bought the crowd-control vehicles from the German police in 2014, in anticipation of social unrest, without checking whether they could be used on London’s streets. In one of his most humiliating episodes as mayor the then home secretary Theresa May banned them from use anywhere in England and Wales. It left the capital’s taxpayers with three expensive white elephants.The 25-year-old vehicles cost £85,022 in 2014, but they were found to be riddled with faults and required expensive modification to make them roadworthy. This included £32,000 to comply with the city’s low emission zone, and almost £1,000 on new stereos.https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/19/boris-johnson-unused-water-cannon-sold-for-scrap-at-300000-loss
Coastal shipping industry under pressure to raise fares, official saysA total of 74 ships are currently operating in coastal shipping lines in the Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea, of which 13.5 pct have an age of more than 40 years. Sakellis said that by the end of the next decade, 41 ships or 55.5 pct of total will be aged more than 40 years leading to the need of gradual replacement of the fleet.
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