Archive for 2011
East Enders most viewed programme on Xmas day
EastEnders has won the Christmas Day TV ratings war for the third year running, overnight figures show.
At its peak, it had 10.2 million viewers while ITV’s Coronation Street got 9.9 million. The shows averaged 9.9m and 9.3 million respectively.…
PASOK put pressure on Papandreou
PASOK heavyweights put pressure on party chief George Papandreou to begin a leadership race during Tueday’s meeting of the Socialists’ political council, with some arguing that a new president should be in place by next month.
During a meeting that …
Spanish Village Wins £600m Lottery Jackpot
A tiny Spanish village has scooped a €720 million (£600m) jackpot in the country’s famous Christmas lottery.
The top prize in the €2.52bn (£2.1bn) draw – dubbed “El Gordo” (The Fat One) – will be shared between the 1,800 of …
Man sued for keeping company Twitter followers
A man is being sued for keeping Twitter followers that he attracted while working for a US mobile news website.
Noah Kravitz tweeted for Phonedog as @Phonedog_Noah, but later changed his username when he left the company – taking 17,000 …
Prince Philip leaves hospital after heart op
The Queen’s 90-year-old husband Prince Philip left hospital on Tuesday after undergoing successful surgery to clear a blocked heart artery.
With the window of the jeep he was travelling in wound down, Philip waved at the media as he left …
Chinese lead the way to sales
Foreign visitors were at the forefront of the Boxing Day sales surge yesterday as they took advantage of deep price cuts. Chinese, Middle Eastern and African shoppers targeted designer clothes and handbags with discounts of 70 per cent and more. …
Government motivates air co’s to increase Cyprus tourism
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said Tuesday that the government has decided to adopt a plan aiming at motivating air companies in order to increase tourism in Cyprus.
In statements made after the Ministerial Council, Stephanou said that a relevant …
Eleven people held for West End murder
Eleven people are being held on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed to death on London’s busiest shopping street.
The 18-year-old victim, named locally as Seydou Diarrassouba, was killed near the Foot Locker store on Oxford Street at …
Positive results from oil drilling very soon
Exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone is expected to yield positive results, which are to be announced very soon, President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has said.
Speaking on the sidelines of the 38th Annual Conference of …
Cyprus Army on alert
Defence Minister Demetris Eliades has assured that despite the difficult conditions, the Ministry of Defence will continue with determination and consistency the struggle to end Turkey’s continuing occupation, stop the influx of illegal settlers and prevent the partition of the …
