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Greece’s National Meteorological Service and the National Observatory of Athens are warning of a weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms locally accompanied by hail. Stormy southern winds are forecast to reach up to 7-8 Beaufort and up to 9 B in the northern Aegean Sea. The bad weather front …

The first examinations for foreign nationals wanting to acquire Greek citizenship will be held in May 2021, following the approval of a bill in Parliament late Thursday. The new Greek citizenship bill stipulates that candidates must display a sufficient knowledge of Greek history, geography, culture and politics, as well as …

The UK is at a “precarious point” as coronavirus cases continue to rise, warns Prof Peter Horby.

Margaret Ferrier calls the decision to travel from London to Glasgow after testing positive a ‘blip’.

University students self-isolating in the UK criticise the cost and quality of food parcels on campus.

BBC analysis finds local authorities in England face a big cash shortfall – largely due to Covid-19.

Scotland’s hospitality minister defends the current closure of pubs and restaurants as part of Covid restrictions.

Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi ratified on Saturday the maritime deal setting its Mediterranean Sea boundary with Greece and demarcating an exclusive economic zone for oil and gas drilling rights, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The bilateral agreement is widely seen as a response to a rival deal between Turkey …

The White House doctor says tests show “there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus”.

The country, which recently passed five million cases, has the world’s second-highest number of dead.