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I’m sorry, dear Greeks, but the Elgin Marbles simply must stay here

Yesterday I made my way in the crisp morning sunshine to the British Museum to gaze at the utter magnificence of the Elgin Marbles, the future of which have become a thorny topic again. In December we heard it was likely they were returning to Greece, this week they are…

Evening Standard

UK holidaymakers urged to 'act now' if they plan to travel to Spain, Greece or Portugal

A study of the main holidays destinations for Brits - Spain, Greece, Portugal. Italy, Cyprus and Turkey - found that the price of package holidays has gone up significantly over the past year

Daily Mirror

10 of the best health and wellness retreats in Europe for 2023

Need to rebalance your life? From sunny Greece to snowy Finland we pick the best restorative breaks

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Struggle to reach deal in secret talks to return Elgin Marbles to Greece

Sources say two sides cannot agree on how much of the disputed artefacts should return to Athens and for how long

The Independent UK

Cost of travel crisis: Package holidays and flights up to 30% more expensive than last year

Flights have seen the steepest price hike

The Independent UK

Numbers of asylum seekers in France close to pre-Covid record

Nearly 131,000 people asked for asylum in France in 2022 – a 27 percent increase from the year before and close to the record high from before the Covid pandemic.

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Tech & Science Daily podcast: Nasa space gun to hunt life on Mars

Plus, volcano expert on new molten magma chamber found near Santorini, Greece

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Bulgaria seeks to revive trans-Balkan pipeline project to secure non-Russian oil

Bulgaria is looking to revive a trans-Balkan oil pipeline project to secure non-Russian crude oil supplies for its only oil refinery on the Black Sea, controlled by Russia's Lukoil, President Rumen Radev said on Tuesday.

Reuters

New royal on the block as Gabrielle Windsor stands in for Prince William at King Constantine’s funeral

Lady Gabriella married financier Thomas Kingston in 2019

The Independent UK

Princess Royal joins foreign royals at funeral of last king of Greece

Constantine II, a second cousin of the King and one of the Prince of Wales’s godparents, died last week aged 82.

The Independent UK

Funeral of Greece’s last king, Constantine II, takes place in Athens

Royal who reigned for barely three years before being exiled is laid to rest six days after death was announced

The Guardian - UK

Thousands turn out to bid farewell to Greece’s former king

Thousands of people have been lining up since before dawn outside Athens’ cathedral to pay their final respects to Greece’s former King Constantine

The Independent UK

Europe's royals, in Athens, bid farewell to Greece's last king

European royalty gathered in Athens on Monday for the funeral of former King Constantine of Greece, born a prince but buried a commoner after his subjects voted to abolish the monarchy in 1974.

Reuters

Australian passports rank among the world's most powerful. So where can it take you?

The passports of the world have been ranked by an international citizenship assistance firm, and Australia has come out among the most powerful once again.

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Stunning country in Europe is 'by far the cheapest place to live' for Irish moving abroad

An analysis of seven European countries by YourOverseasHome compared the cost of essentials and luxuries in Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Portugal and the UK.

Reuters

Greece will hold parliamentary election in spring, PM says

Greece will hold a parliamentary election in the spring, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday, confirming local media reports that the government was considering a ballot around April.

Daily Mirror

Beautiful European country is ‘by far the cheapest place to live’ for Brits abroad

An analysis of seven European countries by YourOverseasHome compared the cost of essentials and luxuries in Italy, France, Spain, Greece, Germany, Portugal and the UK

The Independent UK

Greek court rejects charges against aid workers

A court on the Greek island of Lesbos has rejected charges against a group of aid workers and volunteers who participated in migrant rescue operations, ruling on procedural grounds to return the case to the prosecution for refiling

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Brits will soon need to pay to go on holidays in 30 European countries

Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Portugal and France are among the 30 countries which Brits will need a paid for visa to visit by the end of the year, when the European travel information and authorisation system comes into force

Al Jazeera

Drop all charges against refugee aid workers, UN tells Greece

Syrian swimmer Sara Mardini and several other foreign and Greek refugee rescue workers are on trial in Lesbos.

Reuters

U.N. calls for charges against aid workers in Greece to be dropped

The U.N. human rights office on Friday called for charges against the humanitarian workers on trial in Greece to be dropped and said the case had had a chilling effect on humanitarian organisations in the region.

France 24

The woman empowering and supporting female refugees fleeing war in the Middle East

With over a million refugees and more than 200,000 asylum seekers, Germany is Europe's largest host country for those in search of refuge abroad. Our Perspective guest is one of last year's winners of the prestigious Global Citizen Prize, awarded for her work with female refugees in Germany, Greece and…

Evening Standard

Greece has rejected the idea of a Parthenon Marbles ‘loan’ from the British Museum

THERE were reports last week that a deal between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon marbles could be close. It was said that talks were in “advanced stages” and the stones could begin moving “sooner rather than later”.

The Guardian - UK

King Constantine II of Greece obituary

Former Greek ruler who was toppled from the throne in a military coup that led to the abolition of the monarchy

Daily Mirror

Prince William receives sad news amid the fallout from Prince Harry's memoir Spare

It has been announced that King Constantine of Greece, a godfather of Prince William and a second cousin of King Charles, has died at the age of 82 following a period of ill health

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