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By Martin Banks Here’s an offer not to be missed this summer.
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TOURISM
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UK NEWS 
June 24, 2026 Majority of Brits want closer relationship with EU, says new poll
By Martin Banks A major new polling report reveals that British voters across all party lines – including those that support Reform UK – now believe the UK’s decision to leave the European Union in 2016 has had a “negative” impact on the country.
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HISTORY
June 24, 2026 24 June 2026: This day in history
1497: John Cabot claims parts of North America for England in what is now Eastern Canada, believing he has found Asia in Newfoundland 1509: Henry VIII is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey, London 1812: Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grand Armée numbering half a million begin their invasion of Russia by crossing the Nieman River 1853: […]
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UK NEWS
June 23, 2026 Keir Starmer resigns amid pressure, as UK political instability continues
Keir Starmer has announced he is stepping down as leader of Britain’s Labour Party after coming under growing pressure from lawmakers within his own ranks, setting off a new leadership battle at the top of UK politics.
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EUROPE
June 23, 2026 Fresh crackdown on “evil” of child abuse welcomed
By Martin Banks MEPs have warmly welcomed new EU moves to combat what one MEP calls the “evil” of child abuse.
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EUROPE
June 23, 2026 Ten years is a long time in politics. .. “It is an eternity in geopolitics”
By Martin Banks MEPs are calling for “greater ambition” in rebuilding the EU UK relationship ahead of the next EU UK Summit in July.
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POLITICS
June 23, 2026 Avramopoulos says will seek lifting of immunity in Qatargate probe
Belgian authorities have issued a European Arrest Warrant for Dimitris Avramopoulos, a former European commissioner and current Greek New Democracy lawmaker, in connection with the Qatargate corruption investigation.
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HISTORY
June 23, 2026 23 June 2026: This day in history
930: World’s oldest parliament, the Icelandic Parliament is established, the Alþingi (anglicised as Althing or Althingi) 1868: Christopher Latham Sholes patents the Sholes and Glidden typewriter, the first commercially successful of its kind 1960: First contraceptive pill is made available for purchase in the United States 1972: Hurricane Agnes becomes America’s costliest natural disaster, affecting […]
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POLITICS
June 22, 2026 Brexit Has Hurt Britain But Also Made the UK More Like a European Nation than ever before
By Denis MacShane, Former UK Europe Minister 10 years ago Nigel Farage was in political heaven. Since entering the European Parliament in 1999 at the head of a small anti-European Party he had only one demand. That Britain organise a referendum on leaving the European Union. It was held on 23 June 2016. His wish […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
June 22, 2026 Saint Anna Ladies Auxiliary delivers major boost to hospital foundation
The Greek Ladies Auxiliary of the Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Anna on the Gold Coast has once again demonstrated its longstanding commitment to supporting the local community, raising an impressive $18,200 for the Gold Coast Hospital Foundation at its annual fundraising morning tea.
