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Murder on train 51 year old man stabbed several times

In the last couple of hours, a man has been arrested in connection to the murder investigation at Horsley station in Surrey.  At approximately 6am, police officers attended an address in the Farnham area where the man (no further details) …

New Year’s Eve travel update

On New Year’s Eve, customers will be able to enjoy TfL public transport through the night and travel for free between 23:45 and 04:30.

Travel will be free on bus, Tube, Tram, DLR, London Overground, and TfL Rail services. Many …

Plastic bag fee ‘to double to 10p’ and include every shop

The 5p fee for plastic carrier bags in England will be doubled to 10p, and extended to all shops, under plans set out by the environment secretary.

The change is contained in a government consultation aimed at further reducing the …

​​Man sought after woman sexually assaulted in London

Detectives have released CCTV footage and an image of a man they wish to trace after a woman was sexually assaulted in Tower Hamlets.

At around 06:40hrs on Saturday, 8 September, the victim – a 23-year-old woman – was walking …

Cyprus urges Council of Europe to resist Turkish “blackmail” 

The Republic of Cyprus urges the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to “resist what blatantly amounts to blackmail on behalf of Turkey” in relation to the review of a case concerning Greek Cypriot property in the Turkish-occupied …

Father arrested for attempted murder of his son in Cyprus 

A 65 year old father has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of his 44 year old son in the Panagia area of Paphos.

The incident that was reported at 3pm yesterday Saturday 24th November 2018 occurred at the …

Meeting at Foreign Ministry with Deneia village residents over Cyprus buffer zone situation 

A meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today for coordination purposes after a problem emerged with the cultivation of land in the buffer zone where Deneia village is located in Nicosia District.

The goal is to restore …

Missing 14-year-old boy from Haringey

Police are appealing for information to trace a teenage boy missing from Haringey.

Fabian Pawlowski, 14, was last seen on Thursday, 15 November at approximately 02:05 hours in the Muswell Mill area of Haringey.

Officers are growing increasingly concerned for …

General Secretary of AKEL Andros Kyprianou was the keynote speaker on Tuesday evening at a gathering of expatriate Cypriots in Britain. 

 

Extract from the speech of General Secretary of AKEL on the latest developments on the Cyprus problem at a meeting of expatriate Cypriots in London, Tuesday 16 October 2018

AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia

The General Secretary of AKEL …

Declaration addressed to all Cypriots, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Armenians, Maronites and Latins. 

The Peace and Reunification Meeting, which took place on Saturday 20th October 2018 with the participation of trade unions, political parties, political figures and social organizations from both communities, after a discussion and collective reflection unanimously reached the following declaration …