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Joanne McCartney welcomes further free school meal funding for 8,528 children in Haringey

8,528 children will benefit from free school meals in Haringey for a further academic year, thanks to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, continuing funding for City Hall’s groundbreaking universal free school meals policy – saving London families up to …

Herts residents targeted by recruitment scams

Hertfordshire residents have been scammed out of more than £40,000 in recent months through fake job scams.

Fifteen victims have been scammed since the beginning of November 2023, losing £43,015, with one Watford resident losing £10,000. Residents from Potters Bar, …

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus surge by 20.1% in 2023

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased by 20.1% in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to the latest data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus. This represents the third-highest performing year, surpassed only by 2018 and 2019, when record …

Cyprus has nothing to do with Britain’s operations against Houthis

The Republic of Cyprus has nothing to do with or is involved with Britain’s military operations against the Houthis, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday, noting at the same time that the impact both on the country’s economy and …

Flat fire – North Finchley

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a flat on Ballards Lane in North Finchley.

Most of a four roomed flat on the first floor of a three storey mixed-use building was damaged by the fire. …

Two year old boy starved to death after his Dad had a heart attack at home

A two-year-old boy and his dad have been found dead at a property in Skegness, prompting a “rapid review”.
Bronson Battersby was found alone in the house with his 60-year-old dad, Kenneth Battersby, on 9 January.
It is thought the …

Happy name day to all Anthonys, Antonia, Tony and Tonia

Happy name day to all Antonios, Antonia, Antonis, Andonis, Anthony, Tony and Tonia who celebrate their name day today January the 17th.

Saint Anthony or Antony (Greek: Ἀντώνιος, Antṓnios; 251–356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death

The ceremony of the cutting of the Vasilopita at the Patriarchate of Jerusalem

The ceremony of the cutting of the Vasilopita at the Patriarchate of JerusalemAt 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2024, the last day of the year 2023 (Old Calendar), the traditional ceremony of cutting the Vasilopita, the cake which tradition associates …

Undercover officers target luxury watch robbers in the West End and Soho

The Met have today released details of an innovative undercover operation to target watch robbery using its new, more precise approach to tackle crime affecting London’s communities.

The data-driven, intelligence-led operations pinpointed hotspots where a group of men were causing …

Undercover officers target luxury watch robbers in the West End and Soho

The Met have today released details of an innovative undercover operation to target watch robbery using its new, more precise approach to tackle crime affecting London’s communities.

The data-driven, intelligence-led operations pinpointed hotspots where a group of men were causing …