In today’s episode, the police investigated nearly 500 cases of domestic violence and issued 93 arrests during the months of September and October, statistics released on Tuesday showed.

Meanwhile, around 500 of the 570 buses which were taken off the road on Monday are now back in service, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said.

Elsewhere, Cyprus urgently needs to upgrade its electricity grid to enable further penetration of renewables, helping drive down the cost of power, the energy regulator advised.

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