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Gavin White (L) with family in Crete the day before his seizure

Man’s unquenchable thirst was sign of deadly brain tumour

A local resident walks on the port of Ierapetra during a dust storm on the Greek island of Crete on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Eleftherios Elis / AFP via Getty Images)

Have UK flghts to Crete been delayed or cancelled after Storm Erminio?

The 4* Karras Hotel hotel in Zante, Greek Islands, is included in the loveholidays Spring sale.

loveholidays Spring sale has up to £550 off and Zante from £279pp

The 5* Mitsis Rodos Maris hotel in Rhodes, Greece, is included in the loveholidays Spring sale.

loveholidays Spring sale has up to £550 off and Rhodes from £379pp

Five employees were killed in the explosion at a biscuit factory in Trikala, Greece

Biscuit factory explosion kills five female night shift workers

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, who has died at 83, was the aunt of King Felipe of Spain. The then Queen Sofia of Spain (L) and her sister Princess Irene of Greece (R) attend the third day day of 24th Copa del Rey Sailing Trophy August 3, 2005 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark has died at 83

Revealed: Top holiday destinations for 2026

Revealed: The top holiday destinations for 2026

Despite the new blue design, UK passports rank only 35th in the latest Passport Index from Nomad Capitalist

Passport Index: Most desirable passports revealed

Samos, Greece

The Greek Island Revolution: Brit's Trade Busy Beaches for Hidden Havens

Stefanos Tsitsipas poses with father in undated photo. His father took responsibility for speeding fine. (@apostolostsitsipas/newsX/NF)

Tennis star loses licence despite dad admitting doing 130mph in Lotus

A holidaymaker claims she paid 110 euros for beach-front cabanas so she had an 'amazing' view - only for an 'obnoxiously coloured' yellow tourist boat to ruin it.

Essex girls' trip has 'amazing' beach view spoilt by 'obnoxious' yellow boat

Vorizia in Crete

Two people shot dead in holiday hotspot

An unnamed three-year-old British girl has died after being pulled unconscious from a hotel pool in Lardos, Greece. Pictured is a stock image of the beach in the area. Photo by Getty Images.

British girl, three, dies after she was pulled from Greece hotel pool

A British tourist has allegedly been raped by a hotel employee while on holiday in Greece.

Brit tourist ‘raped by hotel employee on Greek holiday island’

Referee Anastasios Sidiropoulos gestures during the international friendly match between Germany and Ukraine at Wohninvest Weserstadion on June 12, 2023 in Bremen, Germany

Who is the referee for Latvia vs England?

Scotland are hoping to qualify for the country's first World Cup since 1998, with Steve Clarke's men aiming to reach the 2026 competition.

Scotland's World Cup 2026 qualifying pathway explained

As well as adverse weather conditions, Greece has been affected by a strike on October 1. People stand at a bus station during a 24-hour general strike, in Thessaloniki on October 1, 2025. (Photo by SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Greece hit by storms, have flights from the UK been affected?
The adverse weather in Greece comes just days after thousands of Brits were set to be impacted by a strike in the country.
Marina Licht

As workers down tools across Greece, is Athens Airport open?

A general strike leads to a deserted Athens Airport in 2010

Court makes 11th hour ruling on Greece air traffic control strikes

Brit holidaymakers are being warned as a general strike in Greece on 1 October may cause significant disruptions. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Flights to be disrupted at major airports amid general strike

A man has been dragged off an EasyJet flight to Corfu after it was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Milan

Disruptive passenger ‘dragged off’ EasyJet flight

A poll of 2,000 adults found 62 per cent have already attempted to recreate international dishes at home using supermarket ingredients

Brits reveal their 'food bucket lists' - including tapas in Spain

Fury has broken out after footage emerged of beachgoers in Greece being forced to push a migrant boat back out to sea. (Photo: X)

Fury after beachgoers spotted pushing migrants in boat back into sea

Soldiers take part in a large-scale airborne assault exercise in the Netherlands, involving 500 fully equipped military paratroopers of various Nato nations this week

Explainer What is Nato? Who is in it - and why is it important?

Athens airport

After the overnight earthquake in Greece, is Athens airport open?

5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Athens and island of Evia in Greece

British woman Michele Bourda, 59, who vanished from her sunbed on a beach in Greece has sadly been found dead. (Photo: Facebook)

Brit woman who vanished from sunbed on Greece beach found dead

Alan Kirby with his partner Helen Whitemore

Brit tourist trapped in Greece due to travel insurance error has died
A man has died after being trapped in Greece during a family holiday due to a travel insurance error which left his family with a massive medical bill.
Jamie Jones

A British man has died on holiday in Athens, Greece, after suffering a pain in his side at dinner. (Photo: GoFundMe)

Brit dies from septic shock on holiday

An air traffic control strike in Greece has been called off after a court ruled it illegal. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Strike action at airports in popular holiday hotspot called off

Greek authorities have warned of a very high risk of wildfires on five popular holiday islands including Crete. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Greece holiday warning as very high risk of wildfires on five islands

Greece remains on heightened alert for the island of Kefalonia, even as firefighting teams report steady progress in containing fires nearby in Zante. (Photo: @Liosatos/X)

Warning to prepare for possible evacuations in Greek holiday hotspot

Tourists in the Greek holiday hotspot Kefalonia were sent emergency alerts amid raging wildfires. (Photo: @LauraSco88/X)

Tourists sent alerts in holiday hotspot as 'smoke everywhere'

Multiple, fast-moving wildfires are testing the limits of Greece’s emergency response. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Fast-moving fires stretching emergency resources in Greece

Fire crews have been battling major blazes in Greece overnight as European aid arrives. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Fire crews on high alert for flare-ups in Zante and Kefalonia

Authorities in Patras, Greece, have arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of attempted arson. (Photo: SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)

Man, 25, arrested for attempted arson in Greece

Major blazes continue to burn for a third consecutive day across Greek islands and the country’s mainland. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Homes and beach bars burnt as fires continue to blaze in Greece

Evacuations have been ordered for residents of Patras suburbs, Greece’s third-largest city. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Emergency evacuation message sent to areas in Greece

Wildfires are burning across western Greece, including in Zante. (Photo: Getty Images)

Are flights cancelled to Zante? Latest updates as fires rage

A large area in the Greek holiday hotspot Zante has been affected by a huge wildfire. (Photo: @ZanteInformer/X)

Wildfires still raging in Zante - are holiday hotspots affected?

Firefighters are battling wildfires in Greece as tourists and locals have been evacuated from blazes that are raging. (Photo: SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)

High fire risk warning for multiple regions in Greece

Mum says holiday workout left her with brain damage

More than 100 wildfires have broke out across Greece with the most severe fires raging in Achaia, Zante, Kefalonia and Chios. (Photo: SOOC/AFP via Getty Images)

Evacuations and power cuts in popular holiday hotspots amid wildfires

Multiple holiday hotspots are currently grappling with a relentless and brutal heatwave that is causing wildfires. (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Wildfires erupt in multiple holiday hotspots amid brutal heatwave

Multiple wildfires have erupted in holiday hotspots in Greece prompting evacuations, power outages, and large-scale firefighting efforts. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Evacuations in popular holiday hotspots as multiple wildfires erupt

The search is continuing for a British woman missing in Greece. (Photo: Facebook)

Search continues for Brit who went missing from beach as husband slept

Michele Ann Joy Bourda, 59, has been reported missing in Greece

Search underway for missing British woman

Ammos Ibiza

Inside Ibiza’s Hottest Greek Beach Club and Restaurant

Newcastle United are reportedly set to hold talks with Roma's Carles Perez. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images)

Footballer's genitals bitten by out-of-control dog

Jet2 has banned two passengers from flying with the airline after police were called to remove them from a flight at Leeds Bradford Airport due to their “appalling behaviour.”

Jet2 bans two drunk passengers from flying

Alps Chalet Exterior

How much it costs around the world for Brits’ ideal home, revealed

There is a very high risk of fires throughout the Greek holiday island Crete today (Monday 28 July). (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Very high fire risk throughout Greek holiday hotspot

This photograph shows interior of a burnt house during a wildfire in Kryoneri, near Athens on July 26 2025 as wildfires in Greece raged on. Photo by Getty Images.

People evacuated from their homes as Greece wildfires rage on

A tribute to former Sheffield United player George Baldock at Hillsborough Stadium

Panathinaikos footballer George Baldock’s official cause of death

Popular tourist attractions in Greece including the Acropolis in Athens are closed this week due to ongoing extreme heat in the holiday hotspot. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Popular tourist attractions in holiday hotspot closed for days

20-year-old Halle Hizer's infected left ear

Student nearly loses ear on holiday after spider bite

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