Athena Stavrou

Periodista

Athena Stavrou is a general reporter at The Independent. She began the role in September 2023. Reporting on a broad range of topics, she is particularly interested in covering human-interest stories.

<p>Britons can finally expect a stretch of sunny warm weather next week, with the Met Office forecasting above average temperatures and ‘very warm’ days</p>

‘Very warm’ days expected soon, Met Office says after wet bank holiday

<p>Daisy Blakemore-Creedon with Andrew Pakes, Labour’s candidate for Peterborough in the coming general election </p>

Teenager wins council seat a week before her A-Level exams

<p>Andy Burnham won a third successive term as the mayor of Greater Manchester with more votes than all his opponents combined</p>

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham wins more votes than rivals combined

<p>XL bully dogs were added to the list of prohibited breeds under the Dangerous Dogs Act following a spate of attacks (Jacob King/PA)</p>

Police seize 22 illegal XL Bullies from breeding farm