The Duke of Cambridge read out a letter sent by a friend of his great-grandmother, Princess Alice, who was famed for offering a Jewish family refuge at her Athens home after the Nazis invaded.
Read More »Ofcom set to be given power to police social media in UK
Tech firms will need to ensure that illegal content is quickly removed from their platforms.
Read More »Automatic compensation for energy switch errors
Victims of switching mistakes will be paid £30 automatically under the new scheme which starts in May.
Read More »Wildlife photos: Squabbling mice top ‘people’s poll’ award
An image of two mice fighting on the underground over a crumb of food tops a popular wildlife photo poll.
Read More »David Hockney’s The Splash fetches £23.1m at auction
The British artist’s painting, depicting the moment after a diver hits the water, is sold at Sotheby’s.
Read More »Pay us fairly for our overnight shifts, care workers say
A long-running battle over care-workers’ pay will reach the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Read More »Coronavirus disease named Covid-19
Researchers had been calling for an official name to avoid confusion around the virus.
Read More »Greek FinMin: “Banks paid the price of the economic crisis”
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras claimed that the Greek banks paid the price of the economic crisis because they lost deposits when citizens withdrew money. Does the Minister talk about the same banks Greeks had to recapitalize and still pay the price for it? In an interview with ANT1 TV, Staikouras …
Read More »Petition against the €15 fee for small parcels raised by the Greek Post
The decision of the Greek Post (ELTA) to charge a 15-euro fee for parcels of tiny value when they come from China and the USA has angered Greeks and foreigners world wide. Especially those who take advantages of the cheap prices in China and make purchases on online Now Greeks …
Read More »Greece to register “Gyros” as Protected Product before competitors grab it
Pieces of spiced pork meat are stacked on each other on a spit. The meat mountain is slowly grilled on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced into paper-thin bites. This is Gyros, the Greek delicacy served wrapped in pita bread together with tomatoes, onions and tzatziki sauce. But Gyros has competitors: …
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