Days after a raging wildfire in southern Turkey drove his family from the home they lived in for four decades, Mehmet Demir returned on Saturday to discover a burnt-out building, charred belongings and ashes.

Bedsprings, a ladder, metal chairs and …

Britain has reported 26,144 new cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Saturday, meaning the fall in cases between July 25 and July 31 stood at 33% compared with the previous seven days.

A further 71 people were reported as …

Film Reviews

Posted on July 31, 2021

FILM OF THE WEEK

THE SUICIDE SQUAD in IMAX

The worst super villains are back following their first prison outing under David Ayer’s direction for SUICIDE SQUAD in 2016. Viola Davis returns as Amanda Waller, the government official who assigns …

The Football Association: “Allow journalists from The Sun newspaper in your press briefings, or no England games will be played at Anfield.”
Liverpool Football Club: “Alright then. No England games it is.”

Red wall

Media billionaire Rupert Murdoch recently decided …

The Cyprus Institute (www.cyi.ac.cy) is a world-class, non-profit, research and educational institution with a strong scientific and technological orientation. It is a multidisciplinary and multinational regional Center of Excellence, addressing issues of regional interest but of global significance, with an …

Protect your home post lockdown

Posted on July 31, 2021

Experts at the charity Crimestoppers are predicting a boom in burglaries as lockdown ends. With many people set to return to the office, and our social lives resuming on evenings and weekends, are our homes about to become a potential …