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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.  Turkish state-owned broadcaster TRT published photos of shirtless migrants warming themselves around a fire near the Greek border, with some displaying scars on their … 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

MARK ALMOND: Crowds of migrants at Greek border is Turkish despot’s cynical ploy to detonate chaos

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The threat will have chilled Europe’s leaders to the bone. Turkey’s autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced that his country would no longer enforce the deal struck with the EU in 2016 to prevent millions of Syrian and other refugees who have poured into his country from leaving for Western shores. ‘The doors are now … 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

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

ASK TONY: We cancelled our Greek villa but insurer refused to pay the bill

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My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going. The villa company asked for a list of guests who were likely to be staying. … Read more

My novel take on Athens! Best-selling author Victoria Hislop’s guide to the Greek capital

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Even after something like 50 visits to Athens, I still find the geography occasionally baffling. Still, that’s part of the charm of this beautiful European city, and, the longer you spend there, the more you realise just how much there is to discover. By all means visit one of the spectacularly glamorous shoe shops on … Read more