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Greece before the start of the hippy eraIt was June 1965 when we drove away from the spectacular Amalfi Coast. My friend and I were eager to get to Greece...
Corfu is becoming an inhospitable place for its own people to live, a showpiece not a living organismEach year, around the end of October, we reclaim the streets. This is not a political gesture. It does not require an organised march, or banners or cheer-leaders. Or police. We simply walk around the town – its beautiful arcaded streets and narrow lanes, from which we have been banished since early spring by the hordes of tourists who wander with aimless curiosity.
Fighter jets scrambled after bomb threat on Ryanair flight to Greece Access to the commentsFighter jets were scrambled on Sunday following reports of a bomb on a Ryanair flight to Greece. Two Greek F-16s escorted a Ryanair plane from Katowice in Poland as a precaution after a bomb threat was reported on the flight, according to the Greek Defence Ministry. The aircraft, with more than 190 people on board, landed safely at 5:40 p.m. local time in Athens International Airport. Firefighters and police surrounded the aircraft soon after it landed at a remote part of the airport, and it was inspected by the bomb squad, the Greek news agency ANA said.
Couple devastated after losing out on £182m EuroMillions jackpot due to ‘payment failure’A young couple who thought they won a £182m jackpot in the EuroMillions were left heartbroken after they found out the payment for their ticket did not go through.Rachel Kennedy and her boyfriend Liam McCrogan, from Hertfordshire, were told via text that they had won the £182 million jackpot in February 2021.But Ms Kennedy, who was 19 at the time, did not have enough funds in her account to pay for the £2.50 ticket.So despite having the numbers, she could not claim her prize.
Apple fixes actively exploited iOS zero-day on older iPhones, iPadsThe company addressed the zero-day bug with improved state handling for the following devices: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation).Even though this security flaw was most likely only used in targeted attacks, it's still strongly recommended to install today's security updates as soon as possible to block potential attack attempts.Today, Apple also patched dozens of other security flaws in its Safari web browser and its latest macOS, iOS, and watchOS versions.