Rocks cascade down from the ceiling, and chains rip across the stage as Kratos fights Hades, god of the Underworld.

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However, they are stopping short of asking woodland wanderers to rip out any examples of foreign bluebells they come across.

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So following on from the piece I wrote on the old Mind the Gap blog (RIP) about saving money on fares, I've come across another way for rail passengers to save a few quid.

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To plug the gap the three governing parties, the conservative New Democracy, PanHellenic Socialist Movement and Democratic Left, may have to rip out a key plank in their joint policy-platform: a deal ruling out further across-the-board wage cuts for the civil service.

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