Archive for 2022

Appeal to identify a man who attacked and robbed a woman in Lewisham

At 09:30hrs on Thursday, 20th October, a man approached a woman, unknown to him and assaulted her.

The victim, a few minutes prior, had parked her car in an alleyway, off of Lewisham Way, SE14.

She got out of her …

Man jailed for five years after threatening bailiffs and officers with firearm

A man has been jailed for threatening bailiffs with a firearm which he later pointed at police officers.

Richard Todd, 52, (30.06.70), of Foxberry Road SE4 2SR, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 19 December to five years’ …

Detectives name man sought after elderly woman sexually assaulted at her home in Notting Hill Gate

Police have named a man they are urgently working to trace after a serious sexual assault on an elderly woman at her home in Notting Hill Gate.

On Friday, 23 December between 21:00 and 22:00 the victim, aged in her …

Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82

Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82.

He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for …

Police help lost family find their way in Troodos mountain

Limassol police helped late on Sunday evening a family of four who got lost while on a nature trail on mount Troodos find their way. 

The family which included, two children, seven and eleven years of age, police said, had …

Quake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale felt in Paphos district

An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale was felt in Cyprus in the early hours of Wednesday, according to the Cyprus Geological Survey Department.

A press release said the quake’s epicenter was in the coastal area of Cyprus, 20 …

Ireland donates 25 thousand euros to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP)

The Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP) received a donation of €25,000 from the Government of Ireland on 27 December 2022.

A CMP press release said this contribution brings Ireland’s financial assistance to the CMP to a total of …

A letter of intent was signed Thursday for the start of negotiations between Cyprus and India on migration

A letter of intent on migration and mobility partnership was signed on Thursday at the Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs between the Ministers of the Interior, Nicos Nouris, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, formalizing …

Condition of four-year-old with Strep A who was airlifted to Israel slightly improved, Health Minister says

The condition of a four-year-old girl infected with Streptococcus A who was transferred by an air ambulance during the evening of December 21 from Cyprus to Israel for treatment has slightly improved according to Health Minister, Michalis Hadjipantela.

In statements …

Cyprus is concerned over China’s COVID-19 surge, said Health Minister

The Ministry of Health in Cyprus is concerned over the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in China, competent minister, Michalis Hadjipantela has said, adding that the specific variant was located in Cyprus in August.

In statements after a visit to …