Manchester
Animals
Baby Gecko Hitches 2,500 Mile Ride from Greece to the UK
A baby gecko has traveled two and a half thousand miles from Crete, Greece to UK's Manchester, after hitching a ride in someone's suitcase.
The Mediterranean house gecko was found by Victoria Naylor when she returned to her home in...
Education
Parents Fined by Manchester School After Taking Son to Crete Wedding
A mother from Manchester has been fined £120 after she took her son to Greece during the school term time, so he could attend his grandmother's wedding.
Vicky Armitage has slammed the decision of her son's school and the local...
Greece
Manchester Female Couple Stranded in Santorini Blame Easyjet
A female couple from Manchester celebrating their engagement in Santorini, are stuck on the Greek island after their flight was cancelled.
Katie Chandler, 25, and Rebecca Lamb, 27, were unable to fly on Monday after there was a shortage of...
Cyprus
Mum of Saffie Roussos Taken Off Life Support, Told of Her Daughter’s Death
The mother of the youngest victim of the Manchester attack has been taken off life support and told about her daughter's death, BBC reports.
Eight-year-old British-Cypriot Saffie Roussos was one of the 22 people killed at the Ariana Grande concert...
Greece
Students of the Aegean University to Participate in Manchester Events
Students of the Museology Laboratory of the Department of Cultural Technology and Communication of the University of the Aegean, Museolab, will participate in events in the city of Manchester.
In cooperation with the University of Manchester, they are participating in...
Europe
Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert in Britain Kills 22
British police say at least 22 people were killed and 50 wounded in a massive explosion Monday night outside a concert arena in Manchester, England.
"We are currently treating this as a terrorist incident until we have further information," said...
Europe
Elderly Greek Woman Flies to Malta Instead of Athens Due to Airline Mistake
An 84-year-old Greek woman was accidentally flown from Manchester to Malta, instead of Athens, by easyJet, reported British newspaper Daily Mail. The Greek pensioner, Argyro Aretaki, was driven to Manchester airport by her son on May 18. She was taken to...
entertainment
Greek Sirtaki Flashmob in Manchester [Video]
On March 15 at 3 p.m. on Manchester Street Market, astonished passers witnessed an exciting sight. Greek and Cypriot students gathered to dance sirtaki (Greek dance) and more specifically the theme song of Zorba the Greek.
Similar flashmobs have also...
Europe
Hundreds of Kurds Honor Body of English-Greek Ex-Marine Who Fought ISIS
Hundreds of Kurds mobbed the hearse carrying ex-Marine Konstandinos Erik Scurfield when his body arrived at Manchester Airport. Scurfield was killed fighting against the Islamic State in Syria.
The British-Greek 25-year-old man from Barnsley was killed by mortar fire on March...