Collingwood named England interim coach for West Indies tour
England assistant coach Paul Collingwood has been named interim head coach for next month’s three-test tour of the West Indies, the country’s cricket board (ECB) said on Monday.
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Man dies after being found in building destroyed by fire (Updated)
A 40-year-old man was found dead after a fire early on Monday morning, the fire service said.
Spokesman Andreas Kettis told Cybc that at around 5.45 am, two fire trucks responded ...
UK housing boom starts to fade as cost-of-living squeeze tightens – Halifax
British house prices in January rose at their slowest monthly pace since June last year as a post-lockdown boom in the housing market started to fade and a growing cost-of-living ...
Bank of Cyprus revises its privacy statement
Bank of Cyprus (BoC), as part of its strategy to comprehensively protect and respect personal data, and responding to the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of ...
Greens to take a stance on presidential election in two weeks
Re-elected Greens leader Charalambos Theopemptou said on Monday that the party needs another two weeks to decide its course for the upcoming presidential elections.
Theopemptou was on Sunday re-elected but ...
University former commissioner claimed to have graduated from says never heard of him (updated)
Police confirmed on Monday that the US university from which the former volunteerism commissioner claims to have graduated says it has no knowledge of his existence.
Former commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki ...
Limassol police officer recognises his stolen watch on suspect
A police officer on duty has identified as his own the watch worn by a suspect under arrest for cannabis possession.
The watch had been taken from his home last ...
Arrest for catalytic converter thefts in Famagusta
A 21-year-old man has been arrested to facilitate the investigation of two cases of burglary, at a shop and a jeweller’s last October and November in Famagusta.
He is ...
Agriculture minister at EU meeting to address climate goals
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis is in Strasbourg to attend the informal meeting of his EU counterparts which will on Monday and Tuesday focus on the goal of climate neutrality by 2050.
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Nurses unions back ICU strike, warn of further measures (updated)
Hospitals are not understaffed, operator Okypy said on Monday after nurses unions backed their colleagues at Nicosia general hospital’s ICU for making an urgent call for more nurses to ...
Arrest after drugs, guns found in water tank
A 25-year-old man has been arrested following a bust which connected him to a water tank found to contain 3.3kg of cannabis, 2.7kg of cocaine, pistols and bullets.
The drug ...
Turkey’s ritual corpse washers say faith overcame Covid fears
Eda Elal has prepared corpses for burial in accordance with Islamic rituals nearly half her life, but says her job as a “ghassal” in Turkey has never been harder than ...
Payment of contractor for building works
By George Coucounis
Very often, builders are employed to carry out repairs, construction or extensions in houses or other buildings, even to build them. The builder or the contractor, before ...
Mane takes Senegal to success at end of troubled tournament
Sadio Mane showed bravery and mental strength in putting behind him an early squandered penalty to power Senegal to their first African title and bring to an exciting close a ...
Cyprus meets Hollywood in top cinematographer
Cinematographer Haris Zambarloukos could this week become only the second Cypriot ever to be nominated for an Oscar. THEO PANAYIDES talks to his old friend about loving what you do ...
LNG project: Problems from the outset
More than two years after the contract signed to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal at the port of Vasilikos, the project is stuck at 4 per cent at most, ...
Men who escaped police detention ‘may have had help’ (photos)
Two escaped detainees alleged to have committed over 40 crimes may have had help from the inside, while the police acknowledged that mistakes were made.
The escapees are Alexandros Sarkisides, aged 28, ...
Daily News Briefing
In today’s episode, three police officers in Paphos have been suspended pending an investigation into how two suspects escaped detention cells at the city’s police headquarters. In other ...
Coronavirus: 16 individuals, 7 businesses fined for breaking regulations
Police fined 16 individuals and seven business for breaking coronavirus restrictions in the 24 hours up to 6am on Monday.
A police spokesman told the Cyprus News Agency that these were the ...
Paphos castle to be lit up red all week in support of heart defects
Paphos castle will be lit up red all week to raise public awareness over congenital heart defects, the department of antiquities said on Monday.
The campaign is being led by ...
Four more arrests after fight at Limassol party
Four more people are to be taken to Limassol District Court on Monday after a fight broke out at a party in Limassol on Saturday night.
Police said the individuals ...
Alpine skiing-Swiss Feuz wins downhill gold ahead of Frenchman Clarey
Switzerland’s Beat Feuz won gold in the men’s downhill at the Beijing Olympics on Monday with 41-year-old Frenchman Johan Clarey taking silver.
Feuz, winner at Kitzbuehel last month, ...
Facebook owner Meta adds tool to guard against harassment in metaverse
Facebook’s parent Meta Platforms said on Friday it is launching a tool for people using its virtual reality social platforms to maintain personal space boundaries, as concerns have mounted ...
Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency to deal with trucking blockade
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers that has shut down much of the core of the Canadian ...