Largest city on Crete and capital of Heraklion region
A continental heatwave has intensified wildfires across Greece, Spain, Portugal and France. In Greece, fires near Porto Germeno and Crete have prompted evacuations and casualties among firefighters. European nations are deploying hundreds of firefighters, with planes and helicopters aiding suppression efforts as authorities warn of dangerous fire weather continuing.
Peter Murrell has been jailed for five years and three months after admitting he embezzled just over £400,000 from the Scottish National Party over a 12-year period. Separately, Greek courts have convicted a man over the 2009 killing of Jean Hanlon and Cédric Jubillar has written a first confession admitting involvement in his wife Delphine's disappearance.
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