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To Kafeneion => Grapevine / News Briefs => Topic started by: Maik on Friday, 19 January, 2024 @ 00:04:52
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Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £ 0.8835 GBP £1 GBP = 1.1318 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.1201 USD $1 USD = 0.8927 €UR
1 €UR = $ 1.7076 AUD $1 AUD = 0.5856 €UR
1 €UR = R21.6269 ZAR R1 ZAR = 0.0462 €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 (https://www.postoffice.co.uk/travel-money).
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 (https://weather.com/en-IE/weather/tenday/l/GRXX0035:1:GR)
Day, Date Hi°/Lo° Wind sp Wet Forecast
Fri 19/01 19°/12° 08 km/h 08% Sun & cloud
Sat 20/01 19°/09° 16 km/h 15% Cloudy
Sun 21/01 11°/05° 19 km/h 24% Cloudy
Mon 22/01 12°/05° 12 km/h 01% Sunny
Tue 23/01 14°/07° 14 km/h 10% Sun & cloud
Wed 24/01 15°/09° 14 km/h 02% Sunny
Thu 25/01 16°/10° 17 km/h 03% Sunny
Fri 26/01 16°/09° 14 km/h 02% Sunny
Sat 27/01 16°/10° 10 km/h 03% Sunny
Sun 28/01 16°/10° 11 km/h 07% Sun & cloud
Edit: date corrected
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Over 40% of older people have been victims of fraud, data shown to ITV News reveals
ITV News has been the first to report on new fraud figures from Age UK, which the charity described as “shocking”. The scope of scams and the extent of losses is huge and it’s led to calls for government action.
The new research surveyed 10,000 people aged over 50 and reveals an alarming 41% say they have already been scammed in the last five years. The average for those who lost money is £2,022.
Of those who lost money, 22% never recovered it.
https://www.itv.com/news/2024-01-18/over-40-of-older-people-have-been-victims-of-fraud-new-figures-show
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Post Office scandal: 91-year-old victim 'disgusted' with compensation delay
The oldest victim of the Post Office scandal has said she is "disgusted" with delays to compensation.
Betty Brown and her husband spent more than £50,000 of their savings to cover money that faulty software made look like it was missing from their branch.
Mrs Brown, 91, told the BBC she needed redress now. "Today would be good."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68009767
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Mains electricity likely to be down between 08:00-15:00 on Sunday in Lixouri, Agios Vasilios, Ammoudares, Koronato due to essential maintenance work.
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Cat and dog theft set to be made criminal offence
The government is expected to back making stealing cats and dogs a specific criminal offence in England and Northern Ireland.
A bill being debated in the Commons on Friday would create an offence of "pet abduction".
Under the legislation, anyone convicted of the offence could face a fine or a maximum of five years in prison.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68021178
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British Gas boss Chris O'Shea: 'I can't justify my pay of £4.5m'
The boss of British Gas owner Centrica has told the BBC his pay last year of £4.5m is "impossible to justify".
Chris O'Shea described the package of salary, bonus and shares as a huge amount of money and said he was incredibly fortunate.
While he pointed out that he did not set his pay, he admitted that - with customers struggling with bills - "you can't justify a salary of that size".
UK domestic energy customers have fallen nearly £3bn behind on bills.
Mr O'Shea turned down a £1.1m bonus in 2021 due to "hardships" faced by customers. He also refused bonuses in 2020 and 2019 because of the pandemic.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68029653
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Live: Fujitsu boss tells Post Office inquiry of Horizon bugs 'from the start'
Summary
* The boss of Fujitsu's European arm tells the Post Office inquiry that there were "bugs, errors and defects" with the Horizon software "right from the very start"
* Paul Patterson says these bugs were "well known to all parties", and that they existed for nearly two decades
* Patterson says software glitches weren't mentioned in Fujitsu statements provided for prosecutions - or in other cases were edited out, which he labels "shameful, appalling"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-68007639
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Conflicting versions of this news: according to one version a 54 y-o foreign male was missing since yesterday afternoon after swimming off Mylos beach, Levkas. The local emergency plan was activated, coordinated by the Joint Coordination Center for Search and Rescue with cooperation of the Coast Guard. Two patrol boats, a private boat with a Coast Guard officer aboard, an off-road vehicle and Air Force helicopter were deployed and the missing person was found, very cold, on rocks along the coast. After a difficult rescue the person was taken to Levkas hospital for a check-up.
The other version has it that the person was a 54 y-o American female.
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Newham: Newborn girl found in shopping bag by dog walker
A newborn girl has been found wrapped in a towel in a shopping bag in east London.
The baby was discovered in Newham in sub-zero temperatures by a dog walker, who kept her warm until paramedics arrived.
Police said the baby was unharmed and safe and well in hospital.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68025769
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Winston Churchill’s false teeth expected to fetch £5,000 at auction
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/19/winston-churchill-false-teeth-dentures-auction
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Archaeologists discover ancient Greek temple filled with hidden treasures
A 2000-year-old temple filled with gold and jewels has been unearthed in Greece by archaeologists.
The site, excavated on the Greek island of Evia, was discovered packed full of gold, silver and amber.
Dating back to 7th century BC, the 100-foot building was uncovered in 2023 by a team of 50 researchers.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/greece-temple-gold-jewels-archaeologists-b2481355.html
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Pet abduction law won’t criminalise ‘old ladies helping strays’, MPs hear
Pensioners and others who believe they are providing a home for stray cats will not be criminalised under proposed pet abduction laws, MPs have heard.
Two new criminal offences of dog abduction and cat abduction in England and Wales would be created under proposals tabled in the Commons, with offenders facing a maximum prison sentence of five years.
The Pet Abduction Bill, which will apply in England and Northern Ireland, revives measures previously outlined in Government legislation but dropped in June 2023.
Concerns were expressed that “kindly old ladies” and others who seek to help cats and dogs that they believe are homeless could be unfairly penalised under the proposals.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/pet-abduction-law-wont-criminalise-old-ladies-helping-strays-mps-hear/a541620402.html
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Rural doctor service available between 10:00-13:00 on Monday in Pessada.
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University of the Aegean Robotics department have developed, in conjunction with Kefalonia Fisheries, an underwater drone called Kalypso to monitor fish farm cage condition.
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Test all dogs entering UK for incurable disease that passes to humans, vets plead
All dogs entering the UK must be tested for an incurable disease that passes to humans, vets have told ministers.
Brucella canis is a bacterial infection which is spread among dogs via reproductive fluids and can infect people.
While the zoonotic infection can be treated in people with strong antibiotics, for dogs euthanasia is the only guaranteed way to prevent onward transmission.
Three Britons have so far caught the infection from pets and cases are surging in dogs throughout the country.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/19/test-dogs-vets-brucella-canis-infection-incurable-disease/
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Pet abduction law won’t criminalise ‘old ladies helping strays’, MPs hear
Pensioners and others who believe they are providing a home for stray cats will not be criminalised under proposed pet abduction laws, MPs have heard.
Two new criminal offences of dog abduction and cat abduction in England and Wales would be created under proposals tabled in the Commons, with offenders facing a maximum prison sentence of five years.
The Pet Abduction Bill, which will apply in England and Northern Ireland, revives measures previously outlined in Government legislation but dropped in June 2023.
Concerns were expressed that “kindly old ladies” and others who seek to help cats and dogs that they believe are homeless could be unfairly penalised under the proposals.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/pet-abduction-law-wont-criminalise-old-ladies-helping-strays-mps-hear/a541620402.html
After reading this I was miffed thinking "Why do they always think older females always become stray cat feeders" That was until I realised I, a female pensioner, had been mobbed by 5 of various neighbours cats in the garden on Friday because they know I give them treats and had fed a neighbours 3 cats while they are away yesterday, even going so far as to go there at 10pm and make sure they were indoors because of last night's bad weather. :lol: