Archive for 2018
Holloway mother receives best ever Christmas gift as autistic son comes home after 6 years in treatment centre
A Holloway mother received the best Christmas gift possible with the end of an agonising six-year wait for her severely autistic son to be brought home from a mental health facility.
Stephen Andrade, 23, had been detained 70 miles from …
Cyprus banks challenging money laundering associations
Prior to a 2013 banking sector crisis that brought Cyprus to the brink of bankruptcy, the east Mediterranean island nation, which is an EU member, was hounded by allegations that it was a tax and money laundering haven.
Kammas said …
Purchase of Patriot missiles will not affect S-400 deal with Russia, says Turkey
Turkey’s possible purchase of US-made Patriot missile systems will not impact its deal to buy Russian S-400 systems, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told a news conference on Monday.
“The deal on S-400 is closed. The first systems will be …
Balkan countries to prepare joint soccer bid to host European Championship
The leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia have agreed to form a commission to prepare a joint bid to host soccer’s European Championship in 2028 or the World Cup in 2030.
They also reaffirmed their backing for Serbia’s aim’s …
59.8% of Cypriots report difficulty in making ends meet – Eurostat
More than half of Cyprus’ population (59.8%) reported having “difficulty or great difficulty” in making ends meet, a Eurostat survey found.
See survey HERE
This was the third highest percentage in the EU after Bulgaria (61.7 %) and Greece (76.8 …
Cyprus bracing for new refugee influx after U.S. pullout from Syria
NICOSIA, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) — Cyprus is bracing for a new influx of refugees following the pullout of United States troops from their present positions in Syria, government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said on Monday.
He said the Cypriot government is …
George Michael is still making surprise charity donations two years after his death
The NSPCC’s Childline and a Los Angeles AIDS charity have said they are still receiving money from the Wham! singer’s estate.
An NSPCC source said George Michael’s “considerable” donation came “out of the blue” but “hugely appreciated”, according to the …
Two charged with Tottenham murder
Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in Tottenham have charged two people.
Two 15-year-old males [A and B] were charged on 24 December with the murder of 25-year-old Wilham Mendes in Albert Place, N17. They are also charged with the robbery …
Further appeal for witnesses as police name victim of Edmonton shooting
Police have named the victim of a fatal shooting in Edmonton as 20-year-old Richard Odunze-Dim, as they continue to appeal for information to bring those responsible to justice.
Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at approximately 21:15hrs on …
Murder victim named in Tottenham stabbing
Detectives investigating a fatal stabbing in Tottenham have named the victim.
Although we await formal identification officers are confident that the deceased is Portuguese national, Wilham Mendes, aged 25, who has lived in the UK since 2015, residing in Tottenham …
