All news on the topic: Greece

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Nine rules to follow for a longer life according to oldest-living people
We can learn a lot from the longest-living people on the planet, who swear by nine important rules to help slow the ageing process
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Mum forced to call off £8k holiday after 'passport destroyed by airport machine'
Emily Allen said she made the 'painful decision' to turn back home from Heathrow Airport after a section of her passport ripped after she allegedly placed it in a self-check-in machine
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Greece's most famous and popular landmark has a new cap on visitor numbers
The Acropolis in Athens, Greece has started limiting the number of tourists which can visit each hour in a bid to stop the ancient monument from being damaged by too many visitors
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Herd of sheep 'behaving strangely' after grazing way through 220lb of cannabis
The sheep were seen wandering across the flooded plains of Thessaly in Greece and came across a crop of medicinal cannabis that had been damaged by Storm Daniel
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Women gets horror diagnosis while on holiday in Greece and is forced to stay
A woman in Greece has shared what seemed like normal health problems that turned into a diagnosis of leukemia. Sandra Gutierrez, 43, is struggling to get home to the US for treatment
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Woman feared she would die as freak cyclone battered hotel during holiday
Lizzie Spencer and her mother stayed at Princess Resort Hotel on the Greek island of Skiathos when the weather phenomenon became so vicious her accommodation was evacuated
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Couple accused of doing a runner from three restaurants hit out and deny claims
Angela and Ian McKie from Liverpool said they were terrified after they claimed they were threatened with spending the night in a police cell if they didn't pay for their food
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Six dead in drive-by shooting as killer opens fire at car with 'foreign plate'
Investigators say that a group of gunmen let off a number of rounds into a vehicle parked along a street in the port city of Artemis, killing all six men in a suspected revenge hit
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Brit dies on holiday in Greece after being pulled unconscious from water
The unnamed 57-year-old was found yesterday on a beach in Zakynthos and taken to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead
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Teen takes own life after being drugged and raped on holiday, inquest hears
Julie Crowe, from Ireland, developed a low mood and thoughts of self-harm after being drugged and raped on the Greek island of Zakynthos in August 2019, an inquest heard
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British couple deny running from Greek restaurants without paying for meals
Angela and Ian McKie, from Liverpool, were accused of loudly complaining about their meals and refusing to pay at a number of establishments while holidaying on the Greek holiday island of Crete
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Moment late passenger tries to board ferry before crew 'push him to his death'
The 36-year-old man could be seen attempting to board the ferry as it pulled away from the port of Piraeus, and after a second attempt it appears as if he was forced backwards and fell into the water
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Eight dead with 'streets turning to rivers' as European holiday hotspots flood
Storm Daniel is causing severe flooding across several European countries, leaving Brits stranded abroad as UK-bound flights are cancelled and record rainfall brings thigh-high torrents through streets
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New theory on mystery death of Brit policewoman, 22, found dead on holiday
22-year old Hannah Emily Byrne - a serving officer from Surrey Police - tragically fell several metres to her death within hours of arriving on holiday on the Greek island
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Mystery as British cop dies in 'accidental fall' hours after arriving in Corfu
A coroner in Corfu says a British female officer, who works for Surrey Police, likely died from head injuries after an accidental low-level fall after she was found on street in Kavos on Friday
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Brit policewoman, 22, dies after being found with head injury on Corfu holiday
A 22-year-old police officer for Surrey Police has died in Kavos, Corfu, after being found with a head injury while on holiday with friends. Detectives say they have ruled out criminal circumstances
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Ben Needham's mum urges police to rule out link with boy found in German river
Kerry Needham has alerted officers to an Interpol appeal to identify a young child’s body found dumped in the River Danube - her 21-month-old son vanished from Kos in 1991
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30-day warning for British holidaymakers hoping to travel to Europe for holidays
If tourists fail to provide additional info or attend an interview with Spanish or Greek authorities, they could be barred from entering the two popular British holiday hotspots
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British girl, 15, 'raped on Greek island by 16-year-old Italian tourist'
The attack is alleged to have happened between 4.30am and 5am in the Pondamos area of Halki - Greek police identified the alleged suspect from social media and witness statements
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Wildfires mapped with exact locations in holiday hotspots Greece and Tenerife
The remains of 18 people - suspected migrants who entered Greece through neighbouring Turkey - were found burned in the area of a major wildfire in Avanta, near the city of Alexandroupolis in Greece
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'I went to Rhodes after wildfires - you can still have a brilliant holiday'
Rhodes in Greece is back up and running after wildfires burned part of the island and has plenty to do and see, including hiking trails, historical sights and stunning coastline
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Rhodes returns to normal after wildfire hell - and Brits are back on the sunbeds
Rhodes is "back to normal", according to locals and Brit tourists, after the Greek island was ravaged by devastating wildfires at the end of July, which saw homes and businesses razed to the ground
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Greek prime minister offers free holidays to Rhodes after wildfires
The Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has offered a free week's holiday to the island of Rhodes to those who were affected by the wildfires that swept across it last week
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'We got married in Rhodes during wildfires - and spent the night on a mattress'
Emily and Alan Martin stress the wildfires in Rhodes, Greece, "didn't ruin their big day" - even though they had to sleep on mattresses on the floor of a Greek school
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Top travel bucket list destinations for 2023 - Rome and Athens top list
Four in ten Brits think it is important to switch up holiday destinations - and over a third feel happier when trying adventurous activities on holiday