Vandals desecrate ancient church just days after £150,000 restoration
A Grade II* listed medieval church has been vandalised in a horrific attack just 10 days after reopening from repairs.
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UK NEWS
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UK NEWS 
August 2, 2021 State pension warning as Rishi Sunak plots new ‘double lock’ plan in huge benefit overhaul
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is set to temporarily suspend the Conservatives’ “triple lock” election manifesto commitment on state pensions. The “triple lock” meant that Mr Sunak was committed to lifting payouts to match the highest out of average earnings, inflation or 2.5pc. However, the furlough scheme that was introduced last year is very likely […]
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TOURISM
August 2, 2021 Tory revolt over travel rules as Boris Johnson pressed to drop ‘amber watchlist’ plan
Boris Johnson is facing a furious backlash over plans for a new “amber watch list” which could trigger fresh chaos for holidaymakers.
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POLITICS
August 2, 2021 Brexit: More voters blame EU for protocol problems than UK government
More voters blame the EU for post-Brexit trade problems in Northern Ireland than the UK government, a new poll has found.
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SPORTS
August 2, 2021 Simone Biles to make Tokyo 2020 Olympics return in balance beam final
Simone Biles will return to action at the Tokyo Olympics in Tuesday’s balance beam final.
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GREEKS ABROAD
August 2, 2021 Illinois Congressman Recognizes 30th Anniversary of Elevation of Ecumenical Patriarch
PEORIA, IL – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-18) of Illinois stood before the United States House of Representatives on June 24 to recognize the historic October 22nd 30th Anniversary of the Elevation of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the world.
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CYPRUS
August 2, 2021 The Museum of Underwater Sculpture at Ayia Napa, Cyprus is ‘a jewel of the Mediterranean’ officials say at opening ceremony
The Museum of Underwater Sculpture at Ayia Napa (MUSAN) “is a jewel of the Mediterranean”, said on Saturday Minister of Transport Communications and Works, Yiannis Karousos.
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EUROPE
August 2, 2021 Pfizer and Moderna raise prices for COVID-19 vaccines in EU
Pfizer Inc and Moderna Inc have raised the prices of their COVID-19 vaccines in their latest European Union supply contracts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (1 August).
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HISTORY
August 2, 2021 2 August 2021: This day in history
338 BC: Macedonian army led by Philip II defeats combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean 216 BC: Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae – Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal defeats numerically superior Roman army under command consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro […]
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ENVIRONMENT
August 1, 2021 Hydrogen revolution means the end of the line for diesel trains in rural beauty spots
New hydrogen-powered trains will replace diesel engines on remote rail lines to cut emissions in some of the most beautiful parts of the country.
