In today’s episode, one in two workers is the victim of bullying, MPs heard on Wednesday at the House legal affairs committee as it kicked off a debate into making bullying a specific criminal offence.

In other news, a 65-year-old man has been jailed for nine months after being found guilty of 57 counts including bestiality and otherwise harming animals – having repeatedly snuck into a small farm unit and sexually assaulted the livestock.

Elsewhere, the leadership in the north appears to be having second thoughts about opening more crossing points, with the possibility of allowing private vehicles to pass through the Ledra Palace checkpoint.

The checkpoint can currently only be used by pedestrians and diplomatic vehicles, but the report said authorities in the north are now considering allowing other vehicles to use it to

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.