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BA boosts flights to three Greek airportsBritish Airways is increasing its flights from London Heathrow to the Greek airports of Hania, Kalamata and Preveza from two to three per week this summer... they will remain in effect until late September or early October.
Legendary Onassis Yacht Can Be Rented for a Mere $100,000 a DayThe 325-foot yacht “Christina O,” formerly owned by Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis and former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, can be yours for a trifling $100,000 per day.With new updates completed in 2015 and 2018, Valef Yachts is now chartering the ship for €90,000 ($100,000) per day for the upcoming peak summer months and €80,000($90,000) during the low season.The yacht rental also comes with additional fees and deposits for food, fuel, and other amenities.
Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study findsEven light-to-moderate drinking increases blood pressure and the chances of having a stroke, according to a large genetic study in The Lancet, countering previous claims that one or two drinks a day could be protective.
House sparrows staging a comeback, survey suggestsHouse sparrows appear to be staging something of a comeback after suffering major declines, the Big Garden Birdwatch suggests.
Ofsted grades are misleading parents and are wrong in up to half of cases, ex-Government adviser says Ofsted grades are misleading parents and are wrong in up to half of cases, a former Government adviser has said.Two international studies from 2012 and 2013 showed that different inspectors can reach different judgments about the same school in as many as 50 per cent of cases.Ofsted has published its proposals for a new inspection framework, which will come into force this September.
Harrowbarrow panther fears after cats and poultry go missing at village in CornwallCats and bird have gone missing as people are fearing for the safety of their animals after reports of a black panther or puma stalking a village in Cornwall.Several pet cats have been reported as having disappeared in recent weeks and one local said some of their "larger poultry" was taken from an enclosure.The concerns and incidents have come to light after residents of Harrowbarrow, near Callington, raised the alarm when a big cat was seen and said to have attacked a pet dog in its own garden.As reported, James Stephenson even had a frightening face-to-face encounter with the beast, which he believes is a puma, two days after it left his Labrador Marley with gash wounds and claw marks. Police have confirmed that they attended the scene, took plaster casts of paw prints measuring almost five inches and sent them to experts who confirmed them to be from the pad of a large cat.
Greeks cut down on gasoline due to high taxes and prices