Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

YOU WONT BELIEVE: 8 - What They Never Told You

Is Greece hot in May? When to travel for best weather

The best time to visit the popular tourist destination

The Independent UK

Nottingham Easter Sunday weather forecast as parts of UK to be hotter than Greek islands

The temperature in parts of the UK is expected to surpass locations such as Mykonos and Crete this Easter Sunday.

Nottingham Post

From Hamburg to Crete: readers’ favourite early summer holidays

Our tipsters enjoy quiet beaches and the absence of queues at historic sites from Albania to Andalucía on early summer holidays

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Lanzarote is top Easter getaway destination as holiday sales soar

Exclusive: Florida wins place in top five – beating France, Italy and Portugal

The Independent UK

Why you should explore Crete in the spring – and on foot

Greece’s largest and most southerly island is gorgeous in spring – there’s no better time to go trekking

The Guardian - UK

Chicago outdoors: Look-alike deer, nuisance animals, Illinois’ last elk, no ice and Put-in-Bay

A herd of look-alike deer in Crete, what do to about a nuisance bobcat, Illinois’ last wild elk and no-ice impacts on Put-in-Bay island on Lake Erie are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kefalonia claims the title of best Greek island in Which? Travel survey

Scenery, sandy beaches and solitude are key to the Ionian island’s appeal, according to the report, which put party-loving Mykonos in last place

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The 'surprisingly beautiful' Greek city you can now fly to directly from Bristol

It's the perfect destination for a hike, beach break or for those who love a bit of history

Bristol Post

Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean review – art of extraordinary intimacy

More than 200 treasures from ancient Crete, Cyprus and Sardinia reach directly to us through the wave-swept ages

The Guardian - UK

Getting off the beaten track in Crete on a road trip to the Greek island’s rebellious heart

Forget fly and flop: central Crete’s highlands have long been a stronghold of resistance against invaders throughout the island’s history. Len Williams takes a drive through this fascinatingly rebellious region

The Independent UK

Half–bull, half-truth… How English archaeologist claimed credit for discovering home of the minotaur

Oxford museum aims to ‘set the record straight’ about the discovery of Knossos Palace in Crete

The Guardian - UK

Asteroid size of minibus to pass as close as UK is to Crete at 33,300mph tonight

The huge rock heading for Earth was spotted last weekend

Wales Online

Greece is now most popular holiday destination, overtaking Spain and Portugal

Zakynthos is the most popular Greek island for those looking to escape the British weather, closely followed by Crete and Corfu

Wales Online

Wisconsin man charged with stabbing in-laws in Will County

Michael Y. Liu, 36, was arrested and charged with attempted murder among other counts after allegedly stabbing his in-laws near Crete.

Chicago Sun-Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Greece: Migrant boat had sailed from Libya with 483 people

Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with migrants that was towed to port after losing steering in rough seas south of Crete this week, had been carrying a total of 483 people

The Independent UK

Greece: Boat with hundreds of migrants safely towed to port

Greek authorities say a dilapidated fishing boat crammed with hundreds of migrants that lost steering and had been drifting in the Mediterranean south of the Greek island of Crete has been successfully towed to port

The Independent UK

Boat carrying 400 migrants rescued after drifting into rough seas off Crete coast

Passengers made a distress call overnight to alert authorities

Evening Standard

Rescue underway as hundreds of migrants stranded on boat off Crete

The Greek coast guard said that passengers on the boat had a made a distress call after drifting into rough seas on Monday night.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Greece: Rescue Operation for Hundreds on Drifting Boat

Greek authorities say a major rescue operation is underway off the coast of the southern island of Crete after a boat believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants lost steering and was drifting in rough seas. The coast guard said Tuesday that passengers on the boat had made a distress…

Reuters

Greece rescues hundreds of migrants adrift on fishing boat

Greece rescued hundreds of migrants on Tuesday after the fishing boat they were travelling on issued a distress signal off the island of Crete, the coast guard said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi-Greek Air Maneuvers Kick Off

The Falcon Eye 3 Air Drill between the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and the Greek Air Force was launched at the Souda Air Base on the Greek island of Crete on Saturday. The drill began with a ground study, which organized and unified the tactics of the Saudi and…

Daily Mirror

TUI mega fan, 96, gifted with free Benidorm holiday to celebrate 50th getaway

Connie Mclauchlin, from Ponteland, Northumberland, has enjoyed TUI holidays to the likes of Palma, Alicante, Malaga, Lanzarote, Tenerife and Faro, Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zante, Cyprus, Naples, Verona, Rome, Malta and Madrid

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Air Force Members Arrive in Greece to Participate in Falcon Eye 3

A Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) group participating in Falcon Eye 3 Air Drill has arrived at the Souda Air Base on the Greek island of Crete, where the exercise is scheduled to start next week. The Air Force is participating in the drill with F-15 fighter jets and their…

Irish Mirror

Irishman brought home after swimming accident in Greece dies in Cork hospital

The 42-year-old had almost drowned after getting into difficulty in Crete.

Reuters

'Huge rock' crushes holiday rooms on Greek island of Crete, killing one

A "huge rock" fell from a hillside and crushed two rooms at a coastal hotel on the Greek island of Crete, killing one Slovenian woman as she slept and injuring her young son, police said.

1 … 7 8 9 10

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.