Greece plans to deploy navy ships off Libya to 'send a message' to migrant smugglers
Greece saw a spike in migrant arrivals last week, with 731 migrants arriving on the islands of Crete and Gavdos in a 24 hour period.
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British tourist, 57, fights for her life in Crete hospital after catching Legionnaires' Disease on dream holiday
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Donna Jobling, 57, from west Hull, is currently in intensive care at Venizeleio Hospital in Heraklion after falling ill just days into the trip.
12 days ago
Sali Hughes on beauty: summer vibes in a bottle – the best suntan-themed fragrances
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The scents of the season are less Bounty ice-cream, more vanilla, spiced rum and driftwood with a glow of sunlounger
Suntan fragrances hark back to more innocent times, when factor 8, 6 – or even 2! …
14 days ago
32-HOUR flight to NOWHERE after flight to Crete suffers so many aborted landing attempts and puking passengers the captain gives up and returns home
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The Condor flight DE1234 embarked on what was meant to be a routine flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Heraklion, Crete, on May 24 before the chaos unfolded.
32 days ago
Don't panic but be aware, experts advise tourists after earthquakes rattle Greece
Two earthquakes struck near Crete and islands across the Aegean sea over the last two weeks. Experts are warning tourists to familiarise themselves with emergency guidance.
Tsunami alert as 6.1-magnitude earthquake hits off Crete
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Experts issued a tsunami warning and advised people in Greece, Turkey, Italy and as far away as France and Portugal to refer to their local authorities for updates.
41 days ago
Crete earthquake: Large tremor hits Mediterranean island causing fears of damage
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the island of Crete in Greece on Wednesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
56 days ago
‘It was steer or they would kill me’: why Sudanese war refugees are filling prisons in Greece
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Prosecutors are using harsh anti-smuggling laws to jail people who have no connection to criminal offences, say migrants’ lawyers
Former law student Samuel, 19, fled his home town of Geneina shortly a…
66 days ago
A Place In The Sun couple demanding 'a champagne house with a lemonade budget' leave host Craig Rowe exasperated with damning six-word verdict after car crash property tours
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Tuesday's instalment of the Channel 4 property show saw married couple, Jane and James, ask Craig to help find them a holiday home in Crete.
83 days ago
Crete hit hardest among Greek islands battered by storms, flooding
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Bad weather also impacts islands in the Cyclades chain in the central Aegean Sea popular with tourists.