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Hannah Byrne, 22, was found dead with a head injury by a member of the public on Friday (September 1) in Carfu, an island off Greece’s northwest coast in the Ionian Sea.

Policewoman, 22, found dead with head injury

Few will have missed terrifying footage of deadly wildfires which have been raging across Europe, Canada and the US, turning towns, villages and landscapes to cinders and forcing local residents and holiday-makers to flee for their lives. Picture: Getty Images

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Lawrence Shankland has scored in all three of Hearts' European ties thus far and will hope to make it four from four in Greece. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

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Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland has hit out at the team's performance against Dundee.

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Hearts' Cammy Devlin challenges PAOK's Giannis Konstantelias. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

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Hearts' Cammy Devlin celebrates as he scores to make it 3-1 during a UEFA Conference League Qualifier between Hearts and Rosenborg at Tynecastle Park last week (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

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A house burning during a wildfire in Avanta, near Alexandroupoli, northern Greece. Wildfires have hot the region in the past few days.

Bodies of 18 people found in forest hit by Greek wildfires

An area of hillside destroyed by wild fire in Lardos, Rhodes, Greece.

Should anyone be travelling to Greek islands as wildfires rage?

Met Office warns 40C summers & extreme heat to become more common

Firefighters tackle the raging wildfires in Greece. Image: Sarah George/Press Association.

Nature will not wait for a general election

Wildfires burn in the forests near the village of Vati, just north of the coastal town of Gennadi, in the southern part of the Greek island of Rhodes.

EasyJet pilot urges tourists to get off plane headed for Rhodes

EasyJet has said customers who do not want to travel can reschedule their trip or receive vouchers to the value of their flight.

Why are airlines still flying from Scotland to Greek islands amid wildfires?

TOPSHOT - A burnt car in a charred area after a fire near the village of Kiotari, on the Greek island of Rhodes. Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on the island of Rhodes, with many frightened tourists scrambling to get home.

Calls for Rhodes to be added to UK Government ‘red list’ to protect consumers

Evacuations started in Corfu from Sunday (23 July) due to the Greece wildfires. Image: Getty

Where are the wildfires in Greece and what is official advice?

No injuries have been reported on Rhodes so far. However, 3,500 people have been evacuated, according to the BBC, with a further 1,200 expected to be moved out.

British family caught up in Rhodes wildfire speak of terrifying ordeal

All TUI flights to Rhodes have been cancelled from Sunday (23 July) to Tuesday (25 July) - Credit: Adobe

TUI cancels all flights and holidays to Rhodes due to Greece wildfires

Tourists are evacuated from hotels during a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes on July 22, 2023.

Thousands evacuated from Rhodes homes & hotels as island blaze spreads

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Andy Murray and Stefanos Tsitsipas meet in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday.

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Two friends, Andrew and Max, both 18, died while on holiday in Greece in two separate incidents. (Photo by Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images)

Tributes paid to two friends who died on holiday in Greece

New figures have revealed the prices for package holidays to popular destinations in the Mediterranean have soared.

Package holidays to Mediterranean hotspots price rise - how to save

British holidaymakers warned of new travel rules

British holidaymakers warned of new travel rules to European countries

A member of the Coastguard overlooks survivors as they rest in a warehouse used as a temporary shelter, after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank in the Ionian Sea, in Kalamata town, Greece, last week.

'The Titan captured interest in a way the sinking of a refugee boat cannot do'

Survivors arrive to the port of Kalamata after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank in international waters in the Ionian Sea earlier this week.

Refugees told me of overcrowding, failed motors and people falling overboard

Vasilis Barkas is out of the first-team picture at Celtic.

Barkas 'set to leave Celtic a year early' as Greek media reports release

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British man dies after struck by lightning paddle boarding

Jet2 has announced 20 new destinations from Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Jet2 make huge announcement on new routes with 20 destinations listed

Princess Diana's adult humour greetings cards featuring sexual innuendos she sent to the King of Greece

Princess Diana's adult humour greetings cards up for sale

Ange Postecoglou went on to coach the Socceroos after arriving in Australia as a five-year-old.

Postecoglou remarks on immigrant picture of him from 52 years ago

The bedroom chair is expected to become a star in its own right this summer (photo: Swoon)

Predictions for this summer's top bedroom trends

Rangers have been linked with Giannis Kotsiras of Panathinaikos. Picture: SNS

Rangers linked with 30-year-old Greek international, Hibs experience

Easyjet UK manager Ali Gayward said post-pandemic UK aviation recovery had been "very strong". Picture: Easyjet

Future Flight: Easyjet claims aviation is a ‘green form of travel’

Jet2 is launching its Bid for a Break competition - here’s how you can enter and the holidays up for grabs

Jet2 Bid for a Break returns - how to enter

Brits can expect temperatures of up to 18C on Easter Sunday.

UK weathers to be warmer than parts of Greece on Easter Sunday

It must be safety first, last, always - Lesley McLeod

Rangers striker Antonio Colak celebrates his first of two goals in the 4-1 win over Hibs at Easter Road. (Photo by Paul Devlin / SNS Group)

How Antonio Colak won over Michael Beale to edge back ahead of Alfredo Morelos

Police and emergency crews search the debris of a crushed wagon after a train accident in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece. Picture: Zekas Leonidas/Eurokinissi/AFP via Getty Images

Transport minister quits after at least 36 die in Greek train crash

Police and emergency crews search wreckage after a train accident in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece, March 1, 2023. - At least 32 people were killed and another 85 injured after a collision between two trains caused a derailment near the Greek city of Larissa late at night on February 28, 2023, authorities said. A fire services spokesman confirmed that three carriages skipped the tracks just before midnight after the trains -- one for freight and the other carrying 350 passengers - collided about halfway along the route between Athens and Thessaloniki. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP) (Photo by SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images)

UK travel advice to Greece issued after deadly train crash

Rescue workers and volunteers search for survivors in the rubble of a collasped building, in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. - The combined death toll has risen to over 2,300 for Turkey and Syria after the region's strongest quake in nearly a century. Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria. (Photo by REMI BANET / AFP) (Photo by REMI BANET/AFP via Getty Images)

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Giorgos Giakoumakis can still depart Celtic despite no move being agreed before the transfer deadline. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Why Giakoumakis remained a Celtic player beyond deadline - what happens next

Giorgos Giakoumakis remains a Celtic player ahead of the midweek fixture against St Mirren. (Photo by Craig Foy / SNS Group)

Giakoumakis still a Celtic player as Postecoglou talks down imminent departure

Celtic's Giorgos Giakoumakis has reportedly agrees terms on a move to Japanese club Uwara Red Diamonds. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group)

Giakoumakis 'to undergo medical' as Celtic striker ‘agrees terms’ with new club

Tim Vincent-Smith and Matthew Wright are running Pianodrome's 'Adopt a Piano' appeal.

Piano 'adoption drive' launched in Edinburgh to rescue unwanted instruments

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou much prefers football being played in cooler months.

Celtic boss explains why he is firmly against summer football

'First footing' is a historical Scottish custom that refers to the first person to enter your new home in the New Year.

What is First Footing? Where the Scottish Hogmanay tradition comes from

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Gamblers sometimes touch a person on a winning streak in the hope that their luck will 'rub off' (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Why magical thinking is so widespread – Dimitris Xygalatas

England celebrate Dom Young’s try against Samoa during World Cup opener

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L:R Ace Aquatec chief sales and marketing officer, Tara Mcgregor-Woodhams; CEO Nathan-Pyne Carter & EMEA sales & partnership manager Costa Skotidas.

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Giorgos Giakoumakis has added to Celtic's injury worries for the visit of Motherwell on Saturday. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Celtic injury worries mount as international boss claims star 'not fit to play'

Kilmarnock's Kyle Laffertyis under investigation over sectarian allegations. (Photo by Roddy Scott / SNS Group)

Kyle Lafferty 'withdrawn' from Northern Ireland squad after sectarian allegation

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