Archive for 2016

Appeal for man missing from Holloway

Police in Islington are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a vulnerable missing man.

Johnathan Roldan Rodriquez, 32, was last seen at 12:00hrs on Friday, 9 December at his home address on Holloway Road, N7.

Officers and Mr Rodriquez’s …

Greek, Turkish Cypriots march for reunification

Nicosia (AFP) – Greek and Turkish Cypriots marched together Wednesday to urge rival leaders on the divided island to reach agreement at a make-or-break reunification summit in Switzerland next month.

Around 250 Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots presented a peace …

Fleet Services M3 Fire In Hampshire, Destroys Restaurant And Closes Motorway

A large fire broke out at a motorway service station, causing part of the carriageway to close

The blaze erupted in a restaurant at Fleet services on the M3 at 22:30 GMT on Wednesday, leading police to temporarily close the …

Government’s pre-election pledges and promises in Cyprus are worthless

The government’s stance and behavior obliges us to hope that elections are
held more often. Whenever there are elections the Anastasiades – DISY party
government opens its coffers, forgetting all about austerity policies and
becoming generous.
In view of the …

Cypriot Society too doesn’t embrace the government’s “success story”

Although economic activity is showing signs of improvement lately, social conditions have deteriorated considerably over the last four years in Cyprus.

This is what research carried out by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) shows, given that nine …

UK has not yet decided on representation at the UN-led Cyprus peace talks in Geneva

A senior British government official has said that the UK has a special role to play in the forthcoming talks in Geneva regarding the security and guarantees in Cyprus, but added that a decision on the level of representation has …

No solution to Cyprus without a solution to the issue of missing persons, say relatives

The session of the 100 member Advisory Board of the Pancyprian Organization of Relatives of Undeclared Prisoners and Missing Persons, adopted Wednesday a resolution, calling on President Anastasiades Nicos Anastasiades to renew and intensify the efforts to every direction for …

World’s largest passenger plane in Larnaca emergency landing

Police in Cyprus have confirmed that the world’s largest passenger plane, an Airbus A380 on route to London from Australia, was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday morning after one of the passengers fell ill.

Sources say that …

Brexit trade deal with EU could take 10 years, UK envoy to EU says – BBC

A post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union might take 10 years to finalise and could still fail, the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the bloc has told Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, the BBC reported on Thursday.

Ivan …

Fabregas earns Chelsea perfect 10, City and Liverpool win

Chelsea maintained their stranglehold on the Premier League by beating Sunderland 1-0 on Wednesday to register their 10th successive win and move six points clear at the top of the table.

Cesc Fabregas’s first-half strike ensured the Blues took full …