Daily News Briefing

In today’s episode, the UN secretary general’s mission of good offices report detailed a bleak review and outlook for the Cyprus problem, despite a poll finding that a majority hope for a mutually agreed settlement as soon as possible.

In other news, plans are being set in motion to create a national suicide prevention scheme the health ministry said on Wednesday as records show a spike in suicides during the 2013 financial crisis, when they were six times higher than almost a decade before.

Elsewhere, nightlife is thriving once again and people in the industry are upbeat after a festive period in which clubs and bars were working at full capacity.

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