As the southernmost island, most of the development and industry in Crete is on the northern side of the island, leaving its ...

A 78-year-old Brit has been found dead in a swimming pool in Crete. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence, including a 21-year-old lifeguard who was supposed to be ...

A British woman who died in a hotel swimming pool in Crete has been named as Margaret Winifred Davies. The 78-year-old tourist was staying at the five-star Knossos Royal hotel in the town of ...

Holidaymakers at a five-star hotel were forced to queue up and run to nab a sunbed - with some throwing their towels ahead to claim the best loungers. A video taken at Akasha Beach Hotel and Spa in ...

Have you come on a lads’ holiday by mistake? We haven’t come halfway round the world to look at some boring Greek ruins...” The arrival of mass tourism in the 1980s, with the construction of a new ...

The family of a British woman who died in a swimming pool at a hotel in Crete have defended members of hotel staff who were arrested. Margaret Winifred Davies, 78, lost consciousness in the pool of ...

A British holidaymaker has died after being discovered in a hotel swimming pool on the Greek island of Crete. Three people have been detained on charges of negligent manslaughter, among them a 21 year ...

A 78 year old British woman has been discovered dead in a hotel swimming pool in Crete. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of negligent manslaughter, including a 21 year old lifeguard who ...

Rugged mountains, miles of beach, historic towns and a distinctive culture: you'll find it all in captivating Crete. The Minoan civilisation put the island on the map in the Bronze Age, leaving behind ...