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Scooters sold due to fines, insurance & helmets: Parents who bought them for their children are now selling them
It is estimated that 5,000 of the total 60,000–80,000 have been put on the second-hand market - New Highway Code, age limit of 17, maximum speed of 25 km/h and strict enforcement are discouraging casual users
The strange Cloud that caught the attention in Attica & Crete – What was it really? (video)
A luminous cloud appeared in the sky on Tuesday evening, catching people’s attention and prompting a flood of comments about its origin
Today’s first Total Solar Eclipse in 27 years: Where will it be visible, what applies to Greece & what will happen to electricity supply?
The phenomenon will begin shortly after 7 p.m. (Greek time) over the northernmost part of Russia - The last people to see it from land, approximately two hours later, will be in the Mediterranean - Europe expects a loss of 9.7 gigawatts of solar power capacity
Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism: What changes for hotels, outside-plan development, islands and short-term rentals
The government has released 12 questions and answers regarding the new framework—new plot sizes of up to 16 stremmata, restrictions in the coastal zone, and what is planned for tourism investments
Woman remanded over fatal Marfin Bank arson attack deemed ‘particularly dangerous’, court explains reasoning
A court has ruled that the 46-year-old woman held in custody over the deadly Marfin Bank arson attack poses a serious risk, rejecting defence claims that photographic evidence suggests a resemblance rather than positive identification
Man dies in Spata fire started by his own car, body recovered by firefighters
Fire officials say the vehicle blaze quickly spread into surrounding low vegetation near Athens, with 115 firefighters, five aircraft and crews from France and Romania battling the flames as no homes are reported threatened yet
Mystery surrounds police officer found dead in Agios Dimitrios – Toxicology tests to reveal cause of death
The police officer was found dead in the driver's seat of a locked police vehicle. A preliminary post-mortem points to a suspected pulmonary oedema and signs of oxygen deprivation, while investigators examine an almost empty gin bottle found by his side and trace his final movements through phone signal
More than 280 animals rescued in devastating Attica and Boeotia wildfires, 131 reunited with their families
A week on, Megara Municipality has detailed how volunteers, welfare groups, vets and residents rescued animals from the wildfires, with 91 now in foster care awaiting adoption and 11 still receiving ongoing veterinary treatment
Why Attica and Boeotia burned: There was air superiority in the sky, but the battle on the ground led to deafeat
Two dead, over 11,200 hectares burned and homes destroyed: professor Costas Synolakis explains why Greece's powerful aerial fleet couldn't stop the Attica-Boeotia fire, and what needs to change in prevention, ground forces and forest governance
