Archive for 2012
Asil Nadir’s spouse speaks on her husband’s case
Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (26.12.12) reported on statements by Nur Nadir, the 29-year-old wife of the Turkish Cypriot fugitive, Asil Nadir who was sentenced to 10 years in London over fraud claims.
In an exclusive interview to Ankara Anatolia …
Appeal to trace missing French national in North London
Police are appealing for assistance in tracing a vulnerable man who has been missing from Islington since Christmas Day, Tuesday 25 December.
Cyrille Briere, 36, is described as a white man with short dark hair in a side parting. When …
Tourists stay away from Greece
Beset by strikes, protests, riots, political uncertainty and the prospect of being forced out of the Eurozone by a crushing economic crisis, Greece was not the vacation place many tourists wanted in 2012, and they stayed away in droves. Without …
Tony Kleanthous delighted with Barnet’s win
Tony Kleanthous was “absolutely delighted” with Barnet’s performance in the Bees shock 1-0 win over League Two leaders Gillingham.
A solitary first half goal from Jake Hyde settled the contest and Barnet defended brilliantly throughout the game to collect the …
Enfield: Great Cambridge Road traffic congestion
Motorists face congestion travelling through Enfield due to a traffic light failure on a main road.
The lights have failed on the A10 Great Cambridge Road, in Bush Hill Park, at the junction of Crawley Road before this morning’s rush …
Tea workers burn boss to death
Hundreds of tea plantation workers have set alight their boss’s bungalow in north-east India, burning to death the owner and his wife, officials say.
Angry workers surrounded the bungalow at Kunapathar in Assam state late on Wednesday, following a two-week …
Cyprus water warning
Agriculture Minister Sophocles Aletraris called on all citizens to be careful with the usage of water and to avoid wasting it. Speaking to the media during an event held by an environmental organization in Nicosia, Aletraris noted that there is …
Gerry Anderson, Thunderbirds creator, dies
Gerry Anderson, the creator of hit TV shows including Thunderbirds, Stingray and Joe 90, has died at the age of 83.
He also created Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and his puppet superheroes fired the imaginations of millions of young …
Premiership Round Up
Manchester United trailed three times before a last-gasp goal from Javier Hernandez earned a rip-roaring 4-3 win over Newcastle United that opened a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, champions Manchester City were undone …
Woman attacked by man with samurai sword
A man has been arrested after a woman was attacked by a man with a samurai sword, police have said.
The Met said officers were called at 12.39am today to reports of a woman being attacked in Holloway Road, close …
