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Body found and and survivor rescued as ferry continues to burn off Corfu

Greek emergency workers rescued a Belarussian truck driver on Sunday from a burning ferry off the island of Corfu and found the body of another man as they combed the wreckage for missing passengers. The discoveries left 10 people still unaccounted ...

20 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Travel

Why a Greek villa is the top choice for a stress-free holiday

Stretched out on a padded lounger, as the Mediterranean sun warms my skin, I hear waves breaking on the shore behind me and distant birdsong from the surrounding mulberry trees. Called to explore, I leave the sun terrace and pass a sky-blue ...

20 Jun 2022 at 10:15

Greek fires ‘big warning’ for tourists to Mediterranean, says climate expert

Tourists planning trips to the Mediterranean should see the Greek wildfires as a “big, big warning”, with climate change set to fuel more severe blazes in future, one of the UK’s leading climate scientists has said. Sir David King, former ...

24 Jul 2023 at 14:07

World

Greek firefighting plane crashes after more evacuation orders issued

A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes amid a return of heatwave temperatures. Summer wildfires blamed on climate ...

25 Jul 2023 at 20:14

Binky Felstead marries Max Darnton in The Durrells’ Corfu home

Reality star Binky Felstead has married husband Max Darnton for a second time in the former Corfu home of author Lawrence Durrell and his wife Nancy. The Made In Chelsea star described the location of the White House at Kalami on ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

World

Night-time evacuations take place on Greek islands as wildfires rage

Temperatures have risen above 40C again in parts of Greece following more night-time evacuations from fires that have raged out of control for days. The latest evacuation orders were issued on the islands of Corfu and Evia while ...

25 Jul 2023 at 10:35

World

Search expanded on burning ferry off Corfu with 10 still missing

Fire service rescuers have expanded a search inside a burning ferry anchored off the Greek island of Corfu, with 10 people still missing. The blaze on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia is burning for a fourth day, as ...

21 Feb 2022 at 10:55

Up to ‘10,000 Britons’ on Rhodes as repatriation flights land in UK

Up to 10,000 Britons are estimated to be on fire-ravaged Rhodes, with repatriation flights to rescue holidaymakers landing back in the UK. People have told of being forced to sleep with hundreds of others in schools, ...

24 Jul 2023 at 13:27

National News

Irish airport announces launch of new direct route to popular Greek island

An Irish airport has announced the launch of a new direct route to a popular Greek island. The new service will commence at Cork Airport in May 2025 and will operate weekly, providing direct access to one of the ...

23 Apr 2024 at 10:30

World

Survivor found in burning Greek ferry

A survivor has been rescued from the stern of a still-burning passenger ferry in Greece. A coastguard spokesman said the man, a Belarussian, was found on the left rear side of the Euroferry Olympia in ...

20 Feb 2022 at 10:25

Personal Finance

Alan Carr and Amanda Holden TV show ‘helps drive Corfu searches on Rightmove’

Corfu was the most searched for overseas destination on Rightmove in January, as people tuned into the BBC TV series Amanda & Alan’s Greek Job. Rightmove said that searches for Corfu jumped by 173% ...

26 Feb 2026 at 00:01

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