A British father accused of murdering his six-year-old son as he jumped off a fourth-floor hotel balcony will stand trial at a Greek court today.

A BRITISH father who is accused of killing his six-year-old son in a fall from a hotel balcony made an unsuccessful attempt to kill himself in prison, his lawyer said last night.

Two prisoners escaped from a maximum security prison in Athens using a helicopter.

The appeals trial of Greece’s deadly November 17 terrorist group opened today in a special court in a maximum security Athens jail.

Greek officials today launched an investigation after the alleged leader of the November 17 terror group complained about his treatment in a maximum security jail.

A group of 14 British and Dutch plane spotters who had been accused of espionage are beginning to leave jail.

Three Greek judges reconvened today to continue deliberations on the case of 14 British and Dutch plane spotters accused of spying.

A panel of three Greek judges today began reviewing the case of the British and Dutch plane spotters - a day after a prosecutor recommended they all stand trial for espionage.

An assessment of the evidence against a 14-strong group of plane spotters detained in Greece accused of spying was due to be presented to three judges today.

The British plane spotters on spying charges could be transferred to an overcrowded and violent high security prison because of a delay in inspecting their photographs, their lawyer said today.