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Arsenal players invite a bewildered young mascot to join their team photo

The bewildered youngster was invited to join the squad for their pre-match photo after being left all alone on the pitch, leaving big smiles on the faces of several stars.




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EU leaders 'divided and distracted' ahead of next month's crunch trade talks, say British officials 

The EU is said to be split by issues such as whether Britain should be forced to return the Elgin Marbles (pictured) to Greece as UK negotiators privately mock the delays and confusion in the Brussels camp.




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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp tipped for big jobs in the future by legendary Otto Rehhagel

The coach who led Greece to a shock Euros win in 2004 insists Jurgen Klopp could manage any team he wants in the future. The Liverpool boss has the Reds on track to win the league since 1990.




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These snaps captured at JUST the right moment will certainly make you look twice

Street photographer Anthimos Ntagkas, from Athens, Greece, has become something of an expert in capturing perfectly-timed snaps that are guaranteed to make you do a double take.




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New refugee crisis as 30,000 migrants from countries including Syria mass on Turkish borders

An estimated 30,000 migrants gathered at checkpoints after Turkey's president claimed to have 'opened the doors' to allow as many as 4 million asylum seekers to leave the country.




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More than 76,000 migrants have left Turkey heading for the EU

Turkish interior minister, Suleyman Soylu, announced the number of crossings in a statement on Twitter. Migrants have been spotted wading through a river and arriving in Greece on boats.




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Sani Club on Greece's Kassandra peninsula has got ouzos of charm

Mark Simpson checked into the Sani Club on Greece's Kassandra peninsula about 45 minutes east of Thessaloniki. The resort has 24 restaurants and adventure activities galore.




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Turkey shoots down two Syrian war planes and destroys 100 tanks as it launches military offensive

Turkey shot down two Syrian army planes and rendered its Nayrab airbase, outside Aleppo, unusable in attacks today that escalated tensions between Ankara and Damascus.




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Greeks fear an influx of migrants after thousands clashed with police

More than 13,000 migrants have gathered on the Turkish side of the river which runs 125 miles along the frontier and separates them from Greece, and therefore the EU.




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Austria says Turkey is 'attacking the EU and Greece' by opening its borders

Ursula von der Leyen said the EU would provide 'all the support needed' to defend the 'Greek external border, which is also the European border'.




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Turkish smugglers are charging migrants just £11 to help sneak them into the EU via Greece

Turkish officials are said to be allowing people smugglers to operate freely and as a result, the criminals have slashed their prices for getting migrants into the EU to as little as £11




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Battle at the border: Fire, smoke, and tear gas fill the air as Greek police fight back migrants

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.




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Millennial couple in their 30s quit their jobs to live out their retirement dreams on a Greek island

Steph, 30 and Matt Trott, 34, from Sussex, decided to leave their jobs as dog walkers to move to the small village of Houmeri, in Rethimno on Crete, where they only for during the summer months.




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Mother-of-three says her rescue dog saved her by sniffing her until she was diagnosed with cancer

Joanne Lowen, 60, from Kent. said her rescue dog Menios, a Hellenic Hound, detected her cancer by repeatedly sniffing her arms, despite her most recent mammogram coming back clear.




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European health chiefs greet each other with ELBOW BUMPS as coronavirus fears grip the continent

Health ministers from across the continent were pictured greeting each other with elbow bumps instead of traditional handshakes at an emergency meeting being held in Brussels.




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LARISA BROWN: Thousands of refugees pouring towards Greece is a crisis that cannot be ignored

LARISA BROWN: The gateway to Greece and the EU for migrants encouraged to leave by Turkey's regime is a short walk across no man's land. But they cannot advance any further.




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Greek police launch tear gas at migrants as Turks fire back at border crossing

More clashes erupted on Saturday between Greek police and Europe-bound migrants gathered on the Turkey side of a border crossing near the Greek village of Kastanies.




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'Greek police beat us, stole our money and our shoes then dumped us on a truck back to Turkey'

This young man said he had walked for several hours through Greece before police 'took everything from us - including all our money, clothes and phones' and started to beat them.




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Wolves await clarification from UEFA as clash at Olympiacos is set to be played behind closed doors

Wolves were on Sunday night awaiting confirmation from UEFA that their Europa League match at Olympiacos would be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus.




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Real Housewives Of Atlanta: Kenya Moore shares details of quarrel with Marc Daly prompting divorce

The 49-year-old reality star revealed the details of the night that ended her marriage on Sunday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Atlanta.




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Marie Chantal of Greece reveals the etiquette rules fit for a princess

Marie Chantal of Greece, 51, who splits her time between London and New York, has revealed the golden rules of etiquette she has instilled in her five children. 




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Olympics 2020 torch-lighting ceremony to take place behind closed doors amid coronavirus outbreak

The iconic start to Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games will be held without spectators as it was announced the traditional torch-lighting ceremony will take place with no fans in attendance.




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President Erdogan refuses to stop migrants trying to cross Turkey's borders with Greece

President Erdogan said today he wouldn't stop migrants trying to cross into Greece before advising Athens to allow them to pass through, as they are aiming to go further into Europe.




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Coronavirus UK: Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis reveals he has contracted COVID-19

The 52-year-old, who spends his time between Nottingham and Greece - where he also owns Olympiacos - attended Forest's defeat by Millwall just four days ago, even posing for photos with fans




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Turkish President Erdogan compares Greek treatment of refugees to the Nazis

Photographs of the apparent camp, located in farmland between Poros in Greece and the Evros River, show three red-roofed warehouses arranged in a U-shape.




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West Ham confirm clash with Wolves is ON despite coronavirus fears

West Ham say their clash with Wolves on Sunday is scheduled to go ahead as planned, although the club are monitoring the situation.




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Maluma puts on romantic display with girlfriend Vivien Rubin in Athens after postponing Milan show

He recently postponed his Milan show, amid the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. He announced on his Instagram story: 'At the moment, it is the only concert we are going to postpone in Europe.'




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Olympic torch is lit at the birthplace of the games in Greece but coronavirus fears remain

Standing in front of the ruined Temple of Hera in Ancient Olympia, a Greek actress playing the High Priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun's rays on a silver torch, causing the fire to catch.




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Donald Trump becomes first world leader to call for delay to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Donald Trump has become the first world leader to call for Tokyo 2020 to be postponed by a year - on the same day the Olympic torch was lit without spectators in Greece.




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Marie-Chantal of Greece insists 'beautiful manners' is key to raising successful children

Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, a mother of five, is certainly well placed to be offering parenting advice after raising five children, including a model, a student and a social media star.




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Coronavirus Greece: Olympic torch relay cancelled due to COVID-19

Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus.




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Gerard Butler brushes off coronavirus concerns as he takes part in Olympic torch relay in Greece

Gerard was clad in official uniform for the relay, that bore the logo for the 2020 Olympics set to take place in Tokyo later this year, and was accompanied by security as he made his way through the crowds. 




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Athletes accuse Olympic organisers of 'putting us in danger'

Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Greece's Katerina Stefanidi said athletes felt forced to continue training despite the health risks because Olympic chiefs say the Games will still go ahead.




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Oxford graduate, 26, fell 150ft to his death from a Greek mountain

Robert Frome, 26, from Hampshire, died after falling from Mount Tymfi in north western Greece. The Oxford graduate got disorientated in the dark and plunged to his death.




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Lindsay Lohan urges fans to 'stay home' amid coronavirus pandemic

The 33-year-old former child star posted a radiant picture of herself to Instagram on Friday with an important message.




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600 asylum seekers in Lesbos are moved to Greece's mainland as 200 others are quarantined on Kea

A ship carrying 600 asylum seekers has departed from the port of Mytilene in the Greek island of Lesbos to a closed camp in northern Greece amid the coronavirus crisis.




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Real Housewives Of Atlanta: NeNe leakes storms away from 'goddess party' in Greece over re-enactment

The 52-year-old reality star brought a cast trip to Greece to a screeching halt when she stormed out of a 'goddess party' on Sunday's episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.




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Reporters Without Borders opens a new virtual library inside Minecraft to share banned news stories

Reporters Without Borders has found a radical new platform for distributing banned journalism in some of the world's most repressive countries: Minecraft, a game played by 145 million people.




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Greece to empty overcrowded migrant camps to prevent Covid-19 spread

The head of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee urges the evacuation of Greece's overcrowded migrant camps because social distancing is near impossible amid Covid-19.




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Married At First Sight's Stacey Hampton shares a throwback of her Greek holiday amid COVID-19

Married At First Sight star Stacey Hampton has vowed to never take travel for granted amid the coronavirus pandemic. 




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TOM UTLEY: Not since my teens have I felt the urge to conform. But even I feel it now

TOM UTLEY: All my grown-up life, I've prided myself on being something of a non-conformist - a maverick unafraid to question and challenge the conventional wisdom and conduct of the herd.




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Be dazzled by Italy and discover hidden Paris - how to explore amid coronavirus crisis

From podcasts to puzzles, The Mail on Sunday's Neil Simpson provides ideas on how to satisfy your wanderlust during pandemic lockdown.




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The personal tragedy of Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty

The calm demeanour of Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty hides a personal tragedy. Thirty-six years ago, when Professor Whitty was a teenager, his father was murdered by terrorists in Greece.




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First coronavirus case in Greek migrant camps as asylum seeker tests positive

The woman tested positive after going to the Athens hospital from a camp in Ritsona, 50 miles north of the Greek capital (file photo, a woman at a different camp helps a child put on a mask).




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Lord Byron's relatives led lives even more scandalous than his own

Lord Byron's great-uncle William, 5th Baron Byron, was dubbed the 'Wicked Lord' after he succeeded the title as a teenager, and went on to murder his cousin and abduct a teenage actress.




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Father of three-year-old Syrian boy Alan Kurdi names newborn son after child he lost

Abdullah Kurdi, 45, said he and his second wife Fayize have welcomed a baby boy at their home in Kobani, on the Syrian-Turkish border. Alan Kurdi's death provoked international outcry.




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Deadly disease killing olive trees across the Mediterranean could cost the industry £17.5BILLION

Xylella fastidiosa is the most deadly pathogen in the world for all plants and there is no cure. It is currently infecting trees in Italy and is threatening Spain and Greece.




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'Highly skilled military surgeon' tried to save a mounted soldier from a deadly EAR INFECTION

Detailed analysis of the bones from a site at Paliokastro, on the Greek island of Thasos, revealed a muscle-bound horse-riding warrior underwent 'extraordinary' surgery.




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Woman who was forced to cancel her summer European holiday because of COVID-19 shares hilarious skit

Actress Brittany Ando, who is based in Sydney, was planning a six-week holiday to Europe during the northern hemisphere's summer months and was excited about relaxing in Greece, France and Italy.




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47 child migrants evacuated from refugee camps in Greece arrive in Germany 

The Interior Ministry said the minors landed in Hanover on a flight from Athens on Saturday.