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Sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome were celebrities who won grand prizes, toured and even unionised

Paid to play, travelling internationally and enjoying celebrity status: the lifestyle of a modern elite professional sportsperson, but also that of some elite sportsmen in ancient Greece and Rome.

The Conversation

British couple outraged after being charged £600 for two smoothies and pasta at bar in Greece

The couple are warning people not to make their mistake by falling for the 'sunbed scam'

Nottingham Post

Cardiff City already linked with star playing in Turkey just days after Erol Bulut announcement

The Bluebirds hope to make as many as 10 signings this summer

Wales Online

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Greek NGO leads ‘crazy’ bid to rid Mediterranean of plastic waste

A fifth-generation fisherman finds an innovative way to remove and recycle plastic waste from the Mediterranean Sea.

Al Jazeera

Europe’s lurch to the right rolls on. Only unity on the left can stop it

Recent polls in Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey and Finland tell the story of voters swayed by fear and prejudice. Progressive parties – take note Keir Starmer – need a clear, principled agenda to turn that tide

The Guardian - UK

Greek police find 3.2 million euros of cocaine in banana containers

Police in northern Greece have seized dozens of packages of cocaine stashed in containers laden with bananas that had been shipped from Latin America, they said on Saturday.

Reuters

Vasilis Barkas agrees Celtic 'release' as £4.5m flop keeper finally brings nightmare Hoops spell to a 'close'

The 29-year-old still has a year left on his Parkhead deal but reports in Greece say he's negotiated a release.

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Two cargo vessels collide off Greek island, near Turkey

Two cargo vessels collided off the Greek island of Chios near the Turkish cost on Friday, authorities said, adding that there were no injuries

Reuters

Festival at Greece’s ancient theaters dedicated to Maria Callas and century since her birth

Greece has launched its main summer theater and arts festival, dedicated this year to opera great Maria Callas who was born 100 years ago

The Independent UK

Famed US party spot tops list of world's best beaches for nude sunbathing

Haulover Beach Park in Miami, US, Praia de Tambara in Joao Pessoa, Brazil, and Red Beach in Santorini, Greece are among the best beaches in the world for nude sunbathing

Daily Mirror

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich Greek’s oldest archaeological site which dates to 700,000 years ago

The Hindu

Parents of man killed in 'freak accident' in Greece dispel rumours

Local media had originally reported he was paddle boarding in the sea

Liverpool Echo

Greece’s ‘earthquake’ of an election: a right-wing triumph

Not long ago, Greece was Europe’s “economic and political problem child”, said Alan Posener in Die Welt (Berlin). The 2010 debt crisis had led to a 25% contraction in its economy – unemployment had hit 27%; people were rioting in the streets – and as a condition of receiving the massive bailouts…

The Week

Ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets contain 1st evidence of long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

The silver used to make an ancient Egyptian queen's bracelets came from Greece, a new analysis finds, offering insight into the Old Kingdom's trade networks.

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The Independent UK

Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

Greece is famous for its ancient sites

Daily Mirror

Sheridan Smith makes savage dig about her love life after string of heartaches

Actress Sheridan Smith has joked about finding her 'Costas' ahead of her Greece trip for the filming of her upcoming series, The Castaways, following her split last year

Irish Mirror

Ireland scrap plans for friendly at Turkish training camp

The Boys in Green go to Turkey next week as preparation for the June 16 clash with Greece in Athens

WhatToWatch

Love's Greek to Me: release date, cast, plot, everything we know

Hallmark Channel heads to Greece with Love's Greek to Me, an all-new movie featuring Marina Sirtis.

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The Independent UK

Theodoros Pangalos, outspoken Greek former foreign minister, dies at 84

Former Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos has died at age 84

Daily Mirror

Husband who murdered Brit wife Caroline Crouch postpones appeal as dad slams 'farce'

Charalambos Babis Anagnostopoulos killed Caroline Crouch in front of their nine-month-old daughter Lydia at their home in Greece in 2021, but he has appealed against his jail term

Manchester Evening News

Horror as Brit, 26, killed by lightning while paddleboarding on holiday in Greece

The 26-year-old to be Liverpool was in the sea with his girlfriend filming him at the time of the incident according to local media.

Daily Mirror

Brit killed by lightning bolt on beach in Greece as tributes paid to 'lovely guy'

"Lovely and "really popular" Scott Seddon, 26, was staying at his family's holiday home in Rhodes, Greece, when he was electrocuted while paddleboarding off the coast during a freak lightning storm

Liverpool Echo

Tributes as man killed in lightning strike named as 26-year-old from Liverpool

Scott Seddon has been described as a 'lovely guy'

The Week

Trip of the week: on the trail of gods and heroes in Crete

With its glorious mountain landscapes and distinctive archaeological heritage, Crete is a jewel among Mediterranean islands – but it gets crowded in summer. If you go in early spring, however, says Alec Russell in the FT, you’ll find something approaching solitude in these wondrous places; the wildflowers will be out,…

Wales Online

UK man, 26, killed in sea in Greece after being hit by lightning

The man was being filmed by his girlfriend, who was on the beach

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