Kebab shop crash ’caused by flip-flop’
A woman’s flip-flop caught under her car’s accelerator pedal, causing her to crash into a kebab shop window injuring several people, a court has heard. Navlet Anderson denies causing grievous bodily...
View ArticleClassy Manchester City send four-goal warning to rivals
Manchester City started their Premier League campaign in scintillating fashion on Monday with a stylish 4-0 win at home to 10-man Newcastle United that will ring alarm bells for the rest of their title...
View ArticlePanathinaikos beats Panetolikos 2-0 in Super League opener
Spanish midfielder Nano and Swedish forward Marcus Berg scored on debut for Panathinaikos in a 2-0 victory over newcomer Panetolikos in the Greek league on Sunday. Nano scored in the third minute from...
View ArticleGreek olive oil making a splash, but producers see untapped potential
The nostalgia for olive groves and barrels of olive oil has taken on new meaning in crisis-hit Greece. Recently, there has been an exponential increase in interest for olive processing and olive oil...
View ArticleInferno rips through Enfield home
A blaze has ripped through a house in Edmonton, causing the roof to collapse. Crews were alerted to the inferno in Eastbournia Avenue, Lower Edmonton at 4.00am last night with around 30 firefighters...
View ArticlePunk rocker Cypriot Australian Senator
Senator Nick Xenophon has lent his musical talents to Canberra punk trio Super Best Friends by starring in the music video to their song Round and Round. The Senator rocks out on his bass guitar...
View ArticleNursing Homes Emptying During Greece Crisis
More and more Greek families are relying on their elderly relatives’ pensions. With soaring unemployment and reduced salaries and allowances, pensions of a few hundred euros retirees receive every...
View ArticleMan arrested in Paphos for holiday scam
A 29-year-old man is being questioned by Paphos police regarding a case of obtaining money by false pretences. The owner of holiday accommodation in the town complained to police that he had paid...
View ArticleMerger of North London Hospitals report
Enfield MP Nick De Bois has offered “cautious support” after a report recommended the merger of two major North London hospitals. Health regulator Monitor last week published its findings on the impact...
View ArticlePolice officers trying to identify man killed at Potters Bar rail station
OFFICERS from the British Transport Police (BTP) and Hertfordshire Constabulary are trying to identify a man killed at Potters Bar rail station. The man died on the track at just before 1.30pm...
View ArticleSex in the City to be filmed in Greece
From New York to Messenia – well that’s what the local media is reporting. The creators of Sex and the City are rumoured to be looking at filming the trilogy on location in Messenia and Mykonos. As...
View ArticleSteve Constantinou found guilty of murdering escort
Australian Cypriot Steve Constantinou, who was accused of murdering escort Johanna Jazzy O Martin and appears to be addicted to gambling, was found guilty of Martin’s death according to a recent...
View ArticleGerman finance minister says Greece will need a third aid programme
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said more explicitly than ever before that international lenders will have to offer Greece a third aid programme. “There will have to be another programme in...
View ArticleOverseas Cypriots meet in Nicosia
Overseas Cypriots are holding, on 21 and 22 August in Nicosia, the 17th meeting of the International Conference of Overseas Cypriots (POMAK-PSEKA), together with the conference of the Executive Council...
View ArticleVarosha and the future of Famagusta’s is held hostage
Famagusta Initiative says Turkey keeps fenced Varosha and the future of Famagusta’s inhabitants as hostage since 1974 Under the title “It is like we sleep with a dead’”, Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris...
View ArticlePotential investors for Cyprus airways
There is interest in cash-strapped Cyprus Airways by potential investors but they all set the national carrier’s restructuring as a pre-condition, Communications Minister Tasos Mitsopoulos said...
View ArticleVassiliko Power Station back in business after Mari disaster
The Vassiliko Power Station is in full operation, two years after the 11 July 2011 explosion at the nearby Mari Naval Base which almost destroyed the island’s largest infrastructure project and...
View ArticleCrime up in Cyprus between 2007-2010, Eurostat says
In the years 2007-2010, the recorded crime increased in 12 EU member states, among them Cyprus, according to Eurostat data about the levels of recorded crime across EU member states. However the latest...
View ArticleLamborghini fire causes M25 lane closure at Potters Bar
Traffic on the M25 was brought to a crawl after a luxury sports car caught fire. Long delays and queues are expected on the M25′s anticlockwise carriageway between Junction 25 at Enfield and Junction...
View ArticleAdditional measures decided by the Cabinet
The Council of Ministers has abolished taxation for immovable property valued up to 5 thousand euros. Government Spokesman Christos Stylianides told reporters after the weekly Cabinet meeting chaired...
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