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Greece eyes constitution overhaul limiting MPs terms, defining role of ChurchGreece on Monday unveiled plans to revise its constitution, formally proposing a clearer distinction between the state and the powerful Orthodox Church, changes in how the president is elected and limiting terms of lawmakers in parliament.
New Carrier Naxosair to Serve Greek Isles in 2017?
France church attack: Priest killed in hostage-taking near RouenA priest has been killed in an attack by two armed men at his church in a suburb of Rouen in northern France.The attackers entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during Mass, taking the priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, 84, and four other people hostage.Police later surrounded the church and French TV said shots were fired. Both hostage-takers are now dead.President Francois Hollande said the men claimed to be from so-called Islamic State (IS).
BT avoids Openreach broadband break-upBT's Openreach division, which runs the UK's broadband infrastructure, should become a distinct company within the BT group, according to regulator Ofcom.Campaigners said the changes could not come soon enough for the millions of people who have suffered "woeful levels of service from Openreach". The media watchdog has resisted calls to split Openreach off entirely.Instead, Ofcom said its plans would ensure the most independence from BT without the costs of a full break up.More people will receive faster, more reliable broadband as a result of the changes, Ofcom boss Sharon White told the BBC.The plans "can be introduced within months", rather than the years that a sell-off would involve, Ms White said.
O2 customer data sold on dark net
Serres dog killer sentencedA 37-year-old man on Monday was handed a one-year suspended sentence for allegedly beating two dogs to death and burning them, in Serres, northeastern Greece.He was also ordered to pay a 5,000 euro fine.The defendant, a municipal employee working at the city pound on a short-term contract, allegedly visited the facility to feed the dogs on Saturday, where, he claimed in court, the dogs attacked him.Colleagues discovered the dogs’ charred remains and alerted authorities who arrested the 37-year-old. He was also fined 60,000 euros by the municipality.
Course of tourism revenues becomes unpredictableGermany and Britain are Greece’s biggest tourist markets, but tourist spending patterns might be worrying. Bank of Greece data for May showed tourism earnings down 10.4 percent year-on-year as visitors reined in spending.That tightening of the purse strings was most pronounced with a 29.2 percent drop in spending by Britons, where a see-sawing sterling, weakened by the referendum to leave the European Union, made holidays in Greece more expensive.
Police arrest two hospital doctors on bribery chargesA patient was referred to a public hospital and was told to pay 100 euros for the 'service'
Boris Johnson's cat evicted from 10 Downing Street after sneaking in when the door was open
Syrian refugees resettled on remote Scottish island of Bute complain their new home is 'full of old people waiting to die'
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