Archive for 2019

Appeal after car driven at police officers in Camden

Detectives are appealing for information after two officers were intentionally struck by a car in Camden.

At around 02:30hrs on Sunday, 29 December, officers attempted to speak with a man close to Camden Market following reports that he was in …

Police investigating anti-Semitic graffiti in Hampstead area

Police are investigating a racially motivated hate crime in the Hampstead area.

Officers received a report of anti-Semitic graffiti in a number of locations including Belsize Park and shop fronts at around 23:30hrs on Saturday, 28 December.

No arrests have …

Cyprus Meteorology Department issues yellow warning

Cyprus Meteorology Department has issued a yellow warning which is valid from Sunday 2200 local time until Monday 1600 local time. 

According to the forecast, rain at times and isolated thunderstorms are expected to affect the area. The total rain …

US Secretary of State to visit Cyprus in first week of January 

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is set to visit Cyprus during the first week of January, as the last leg of a trip he will make to Asia.

The official announcement of the visit is expected to be made …

UK Cypriot Revd Canon Michael Pilavachi is honoured with an MBE in New year honours list

UK Cypriot Revd Canon Michael Pilavachi is honoured with an MBE for Founder, Soul Survivor Church and for services to
Young People.
Pilavachi is the senior pastor of the Soul Survivor Watford church, based in North Watford, which he set …

Victims in double Barnet murder named by police

Detectives investigating a double homicide have named the victims.

An investigation was launched after the discovery of a body found in Hertfordshire was linked to the murder of a man in Barnet.

The body of Arber Fesko, 30, an Albanian …

UK Greek is knighted in new years honours list

Dr Menelas Nicolas Pangalos has been knighted and becomes

Mene Pangalos is a neuroscientist and a leader in the pharmaceutical industry.
As Executive Director at AstraZeneca, he has transformed their research and
development activity, raising productivity five-fold and bringing patients …

UK Cypriot Daisy Christodoulou is honoured in New year honours list

UK Cypriot Daisy Christodoulou is honoured with an OBE in the New honours list for her services to education Director of Education, No More
Marking. For services to Education
Daisy Christodoulou, the author of the enduringly popular Seven Myths of …

Cyprus thieves steal ashes of Swedish couple’s son

A Swedish couple have appealed for information about a wooden urn containing their son’s ashes which was stolen while they were on holiday in Cyprus.

Police said the urn was inside one of three suitcases taken from the couple’s car …

Emphasis on new tourist markets in next two years, Cyprus Tourism Minister says 

Cyprus` Tourism Deputy Minister Savvas Perdios has said that in the next two years emphasis will be placed in attracting tourists from new markets such as France, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Sweden and Israel.

In statements after a meeting with Cyprus …