Archive for 2015
Turkey, Greece pressed at EU migrant summit
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday pressed Turkey to curb the flow of migrants entering the bloc via Greece and urged Athens to speed up its efforts to accommodate and repatriate migrants.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met his …
Greece super cup round up
Ergotelis, Hania and Larissa are the only second-division teams to have graduated from the group stage of the Greek Cup, as the rest of the last 16 teams are all from the Super League, ahead of Friday’s draw.
Hania entered …
Tottenham father found guilty of murdering his baby son
A father has today been found guilty of murdering his baby son by violently shaking and assaulting him in a fit of rage.
Piotr Sobczyk, 27 (10.09.88) of Trulock Road, N17 was convicted by a jury at the Old Bailey …
Is George Michael going to be a new judge on The X Factor?
This year’s X Factor has been the most controversial in years, but also the one with the lowest ratings. The Saturday night final, normally a highlight in the schedule, pulled in a disappointing 5.9 million viewers, so who can save
APPEAL: Elderly lady burgled in her own home – bogus caller
Police in Hackney Borough are appealing for information after an elderly lady was a victim of a bogus caller at her home in Stoke Newington. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30hrs on Tuesday, 8 December in Durley Road, N16.
The …
Jose Mourinho sacked as Chelsea manager
Chelsea have sacked manager Jose Mourinho seven months after he led them to the Premier League title.
The 52-year-old Portuguese had been in his second spell at the club, taking charge in June 2013.
Chelsea finished eight points clear last …
Cyprus must oppose the extension of EU sanctions against Russia!
The two-day meeting of the European Council is starting today, which is expected to deal with the extension of the EU’s sanctions against Russia for another six months.
President Anastasiades has a duty to inform and explain before the …
EU’s Juncker says will reach ‘fair deal’ to avoid Brexit
The European Union is seeking a fair deal that will provide a way out of a complicated questions over the future of Britain’s membership in the bloc, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday.
“We want a fair deal …
2016 Cyprus State Budget makes the poor poorer and the rich richer
The 2016 state budget is unfortunately following the line of previous ones. It is the third consecutive state budget of the Anastasiades government that expresses precisely the same policy: taking away incomes from the working classes, loading the burden of …
An international conference on Cyprus must be multilateral and representative
Regarding yesterday’s statements by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide about a five-party international conference, we stress that the long-standing standing position of AKEL, but also of the Greek Cypriot side in general, is the convening …
