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Coronation Street’s Alison King CANCELS Greek wedding to toyboy beau David Stuckey due to COVID-19

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Coronation Street starlet Alison King has had to cancel her wedding amid the COVID-19 crisis. The actress, 47, was set to wed her toyboy beau David Stuckey next week in a swish Greek ceremony, with family and friends flying out to celebrate with them. But Alison – who plays Carla Connor on Corrie – has had her … Read more

EU tells Turkey’s Erdogan to pull migrants back from Greek border if he wants support in Syria

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The EU has told Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that if he wants support for his war in Syria, he must first pull an estimated 35,000 migrants back from the Greek border. Erdogan flew into Brussels for talks today aimed at shoring up the shattered 2016 migrant deal, where Turkey would hold back an estimated … Read more

Greek police launch tear gas at migrants as Turks fire back at border crossing

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Greek police have launched tear gas at migrants as the Turks fired back at the border crossing where thousands are trying to get into Europe. More clashes erupted Saturday between Greek police and Europe-bound migrants gathered on the Turkey side of a border crossing near the Greek village of Kastanies.  Like previous confrontations this week, … Read more

Migrants claim they have been stripped and beaten by Greek police

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Migrants in Turkey have accused Greek police of beating them and forcing them to strip off in a freezing no-man’s land on the border where thousands are trying to reach Europe – despite pleas from the EU to stop their attempts.  Turkish state-owned broadcaster TRT published photos of shirtless migrants warming themselves around a fire … Read more

Battle at the border: Fire, smoke, and tear gas fill the air as Greek police fight back migrants

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Fire, smoke and tear gas have risen across the Greek-Turkey border today as police fight back migrants after Ankara threw open the gateway to Europe.   Migrants, most of them Middle Eastern and African men, were seen hurling back canisters of tear gas on Wednesday morning, setting fire to fences near the village of Kastanies. Heavily armoured … Read more

Kefalonia with kids? Why this Greek island villa (with infinity pool) is paradise for parents

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It was that glorious hour in the afternoon again – our toddler was inside for a nap, the sun was shining and the infinity pool, looking out across the endless blue sea, was deserted. At Villa Trapezaki Blue on the south coast of Kefalonia, silence is interrupted only by rustling olive trees and waves lapping … Read more

Greek coastguard vessels are filmed colliding with migrant dinghy on the same day a child drowned

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Greek coastguard vessels are filmed colliding with migrant dinghy on the same day a child drowned when their boat capsized off of Lesbos Footage appears to show the Greek coastguard firing shots at a migrant boat Turkish authorities claim Greek coastguard is harassing refugee boats Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Europe to accept migrants By … Read more