Life & Style

A friend recently asked me which part of Nicosia is my favourite. The question was quite innocent and should not involve a lengthy thinking process to answer. What makes people ...

By Alexia Saleem I can’t believe it’s only six more sleeps until Christmas. The children have been bouncing off the walls with excitement since the start of the ...

For the holidays it is best to go with crowd pleasing wines rather than focusing on one dish on the table When choosing wines for Christmas should we buy considering ...

By Lisa Salmon Everything from embarrassment to not knowing what’s normal can mean some women don’t seek help for gynaecological problems – potentially putting them at risk of their ...

Quick and easy Indian style keema rice is a perfect dinner recipe for a busy day and this recipe can be made with pantry-friendly ingredients. Minced lamb cooked with aromatic ...

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Wednesday that a fourth vaccination will be necessary in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic due to the more contagious Omicron variant. He ...

For many of us, long gone are the days of our college dorm rooms being covered in posters that are thumbtacked to the walls. It’s understandable, as adults, to ...

Having been to some of the world’s worst war zones one photographer now uses his lens to tell human stories. MELISSA HEKKERS meets a man telling the stories of ...

By Katie Wright To quote Phoebe Waller-Bridge in season two of the incomparable Fleabag: “Hair is everything. We wish it wasn’t so we could actually think about something else ...

Environmental art is changing people’s view of the world by bringing it onto the canvas. PAUL LAMBIS meets a local artist who allows nature to do the talking Since ...

With winter weather threatening rain you don’t want to look a washout says PRUDENCE WADE When the wind starts howling and the rain pours down, it can be tempting ...

Popular TV show Call the Midwife’s Christmas special will this year include the storyline of a migrant from Cyprus. ALIX NORMAN meets the woman essentially bringing her own family’...

Where do you live? Limassol with my partner Androula and our two cats Xanax and Nyhta What did you have for breakfast? Toast Describe your perfect day April 25th. Because ...

By Ella Walker Mary Berry has worked in the food industry for more than five decades and is always keen to keep learning. The 86-year-old’s new TV series and ...

Trends come and go. And this year one of them has been Gonks, whose story starts in the festive lore of Scandinavia. Alix Norman learns more Christmas is weird. We ...

Pfizer Inc on Friday forecast that the Covid-19 pandemic would not be behind us until 2024 and said a lower-dose version of its vaccine for 2-4 year olds generated a weaker ...

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is up to four times more likely to cause inflammation of the heart muscle, a very rare side effect, than its rival vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech , according ...

European Union governments have agreed to exercise an option to buy more than 180 million doses of a version of the COVID-19 vaccine adapted for the Omicron variant developed by BioNTech ...

By Paul Lambis With the holiday season upon us, and as the year draws to a close, festive feelings of love, generosity and sentimental sharing often translate to irrational consumer-buying ...

December 1 has been set as the day of Maratheftiko grape, which was celebrated for the first time in Cyprus this year with a series of events including one at Rous ...

By James Brown and Duane Mellor The word diet originates from the Greek dieta meaning to live normally. However, nowadays it mostly refers to restricting food to help weight loss ...

According to the IHRSA, the worldwide fitness business is valued at $96.7 billion. In 2019, there were more than 210,000 health clubs in the world, serving 183 million members, according to fitness industry market ...

In the captain of a replica of a compact 18th century frigate, THEO PANAYIDES finds someone at home in a space designed for function over comfort who has lived a ...

By Katie Wright Hot on the heels of Movember, Decembeard is the annual event that encourages men to quit shaving and embrace a full beard in the name of charity. ...