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A three-day period of severe thunderstorms is coming: The areas expected to receive the heaviest rainfall within just a few hours
Wednesday morning will be critical for school parades — Some areas could receive, over approximately 65 to 72 hours, amounts of rain equivalent to the average rainfall of as many as four Octobers
Traffic chaos again today – Cars in Athens are moving at 17 km/h
120,000 cars are added every year. A new Attiki Odos exit towards Lamia is opening, with queues expected to fall by 50%. Scrapping or reforming the traffic-restriction ring, free school buses and changes to shop deliveries are back on the table
New Severe Weather Warning: Heavy storms to hit Attica and six other regions today and tomorrow – Where rain is expected on 28 October
Greece’s National Meteorological Service updates its emergency weather bulletin, warning of rain, hail, winds of up to Force 8 and falling temperatures
Three more basketball referees to be questioned today over Greek match-fixing scandal as Liolios & Mavraganis remanded in custody
Tsaroucha, Koromilas and Pilodidis to appear before investigating judge — Three people now in pre-trial detention, including former international referee Petros Papapetrou
How bakeries can become tax evasion hubs: The “Horiatiko” case and the use of front men
Experienced tax inspectors explain how a legitimate bread-selling business can serve as a channel for laundering money of dubious origin from the shadow economy into the legal market
Emergency weather warning: Greece braces for 48 hours of heavy rain and thunderstorms, with Athens in the front line
Severe weather is expected to begin early on Monday and continue into Tuesday afternoon, with eastern Greece facing the brunt of the storms and localised hail also possible
PM’s Sunday address: ‘We’re targeting the big fish’, on Pizza Fan and basketball corruption, hails Sinai Monastery deal
Kyriakos Mitsotakis takes aim at critics of the Sinai agreement, signals progress in maritime talks with Egypt and rebukes PASOK over its stance on social media restrictions for under-15s
Race to reopen Pizza Fan as takeover talks begin and 2,500 workers face uncertain future
Efforts are under way to restore the chain's ordering systems, while informal acquisition discussions continue. The priority is to resume operations and protect jobs without resorting to emergency measures for employees
