This street name adds value to your home
Properties in streets beginning with a U tend to be worth more than those starting with any other letter of the alphabet, a study has found. Homes on roads which start with the letter U are typically...
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Greeks strike, Turkish police fire teargas in May Day protests
Trains and ferries were cancelled and hospital staff walked off the job in Greece on Wednesday as workers marked May Day with a strike against harsh austerity required by the country’s foreign lenders....
View ArticleMourinho exit would leave Real president in a hole
Jose Mourinho’s possible departure from Real Madrid at the end of the season would leave club president Florentino Perez in a tricky position as he seeks an adequate replacement for the man he has...
View ArticleBayern crush Barca to reach Champions League final
Bayern Munich stormed fortress Nou Camp to claim a berth in the first all-German Champions League final when they routed Barcelona 3-0 on Wednesday for a crushing 7-0 aggregate success that saw them...
View ArticleSex offender Michael McCartney ‘could be in Cyprus’
A 77-year-old child sex offender from Hertfordshire who did not turn up at court for sentencing could have fled to Cyprus, police said. Michael McCartney, from Sollershott Hall in Letchworth, was...
View ArticleLarnaca: Firework accident
A young man was injured in a firework incident at dawn in Larnaca. Police say the incident happened at the building of a bonfire. He was taken to hospital by relatives with eye injuries and burns to...
View ArticleLimassol luxury car blaze
Damage amounting to thousands of euros was caused by a fire in six luxury rental cars in Ayios Tychonas, Limassol. The blaze was set maliciously and at one point threatened a nearby building causing...
View ArticleCouncil may be liable to repay parking tickets issued since 2008
Every parking ticket slapped on a windscreen or handed to a driver by Islington traffic wardens over the past five years could be legally challenged, parking campaigners claim. Islington Council...
View ArticleECB cuts interest rates, looks to help smaller companies
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time in 10 months on Thursday, promising to provide as much liquidity as euro zone banks need well into next year and to help smaller...
View ArticleCyprus rising on Turkey’s agenda
Columnist Murat Yetkin, writing in Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (online, 01.05.13), published the following commentary with the above title: “On April 29, the same day that Alexander Downer, the...
View ArticleLarnaca dramatic rescue
Three men were rescued after they were trapped in the basement of a building that was being renovated in Stadiou Street, Larnaca. The Georgianm Greek Pontian and Romanian workers were trapped when a...
View ArticleEmails reveal parking ticket ‘targets’ for Haringey’s wardens
Leaked emails from Haringey Council’s parking department appear to reveal that wardens were given daily target for the number of tickets to issue – but the authority claims it is just a case of...
View ArticleCardozo fires Benfica into Europa League final
Paraguay striker Oscar Cardozo’s well-taken double fired Benfica into a Europa League final with Chelsea after they beat Fenerbahce 3-1 in Lisbon to win their semi-final 3-2 on aggregate. Top scorer...
View ArticleCyprus were not aware of damage due to haircut on Greek bonds
The Cyprus economy suffered a debacle when the European Council decided in October 2011 to proceed with a haircut on Greek bonds, said Thursday former Minister of Finance, Vasos Shiarly. Shiarly, who...
View ArticleECB to accept Cypriot bonds subject to haircut
The European Central Bank has announced a change in eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Cypriot government. A press release by the ECB says that marketable debt...
View ArticleUKIP shakes Conservatives in local vote
The anti-European Union UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections, siphoning support from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives in a vote that underlined the threat it poses to his...
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Chelsea rollercoaster ride heading for more glory
Chelsea’s rollercoaster of a season could yet end with another night of European glory after they knocked FC Basel out of the semi-finals on Thursday to set up a Europa League final against Benfica....
View ArticleOroklini: Woman seriously injured in 60m car plunge
A 32-year-old woman is in a serious condition after he car plunged into a 60m ravine in Oriklini. Police say the accident happened at around 5pm Wednesday at on Prophitis Elias hill. The Ukrainian...
View ArticleAthens mayor takes on Golden Dawn
A crackdown by municipal authorities on an attempt by extreme-right Golden Dawn to distribute free food in central Syntagma Square on Thursday prompted one of the party’s MPs to attempt an assault on...
View ArticleMarcos in doubles Semi Final in Germany
Marcos and Eric Butorac are through to the semi-finals of the BMW Open after edging Lukas Dlouhy and Viktor Troicki 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 on Thursday in Munich. Marcos and Butorac won six points more than...
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