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Maik:
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Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8908 GBP
1 €UR = $ 1.0687 USD
£1 GBP = 1.1226 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9357 €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
Thu 01/12   17°/13°   16 km/h   97%   Rain probable
Fri 02/12   17°/13°   07 km/h   05%   Sun & cloud
Sat 03/12   17°/14°   17 km/h   85%   Showers probable
Sun 04/12   18°/14°   32 km/h   89%   Rain probable
Mon 05/12   18°/13°   14 km/h   83%   Rain & thunder probable
Tue 06/12   18°/12°   10 km/h   11%   Sun & cloud
Wed 07/12   18°/13°   13 km/h   71%   Light rain probable
Thu 08/12   19°/15°   24 km/h   64%   Light rain probable
Fri 09/12   19°/15°   28 km/h   57%   Scattered thunderstorms probable
Sat 10/12   19°/14°   25 km/h   58%   Scattered thunderstorms probable

Maik:

--- Quote ---Forty-hour ambulance waits as NHS delays worsen

More than 10,000 ambulances a week are caught in queues of at least an hour outside accident-and-emergency units in England, a BBC News analysis shows.

The total - the highest since records began, in 2010 - means one in eight crews faced delays on this scale by mid-November.

Paramedics warned the problems were causing patients severe harm.

One family told BBC News an 85-year-old woman with a broken hip had waited 40 hours before a hospital admission.

She waited an "agonising" 14 hours for the ambulance to arrive and then 26 in the ambulance outside hospital.
--- End quote ---
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63808516

Maik:

--- Quote ---Batteries linked to hundreds of waste fires

Batteries thrown in household rubbish bins cause about 700 fires every year in dustcarts and waste-processing centres, local authorities say.

Lithium-ion batteries can explode if damaged or crushed.

The Environmental Services Association says resulting fires cost fire services and waste operators some £158m a year.

Non-profit organisation Material Focus, which surveyed local authorities, runs an online search tool to help people find their nearest recycling point.
--- End quote ---
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63809620

Maik:

--- Quote ---Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies aged 79

Christine McVie, who played with Fleetwood Mac and wrote some of their most famous songs, has died aged 79, her family has said.

The British singer-songwriter was behind hits including Little Lies, Everywhere, Don't Stop, Say You Love Me and Songbird.
--- End quote ---
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63812952



https://youtu.be/eLRyYETnoIE?t=1

Maik:

--- Quote ---'Gut-wrenching': Almost one million facing eviction this winter, data shows
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https://www.itv.com/news/2022-11-30/gut-wrenching-almost-one-million-facing-eviction-this-winter-data-shows

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