Brits beat Brexit with Cyprus move
Combination of Brexit, Gesy and good virus record lure Brits to Cyprus Growing numbers of British nationals are preparing to move to Cyprus ahead...
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Coronavirus: Policymakers fly blind on economic health
By Edward Hadas Policymakers want to heal the economic wounds caused by Covid-19. Unfortunately, they are driving without headlights on an unfamiliar road. The confusion starts...
The man with Britain strapped in his backseat
So far unassailable, Boris Johnson’s right-hand man Dominic Cummings offers a blend of high-end populism and selective technocracy By James Deferalist For quite some time...
Britain not acting in breach of international law
According to the EU-UK withdrawal agreement and the Vienna Convention on treaties pacta sunt servanda: treaties are binding on the parties and must be performed...
Coronavirus: Cyprus is open to British tourists ‘only in theory’
The majority of travellers coming or planning to come to Cyprus from the UK for their holidays mainly consists of Cypriot nationals living abroad, according...
UK govt launches Brexit info campaign to support British nationals in Cyprus
The Foreign Office has launched a vital information campaign targeting more than one million Brits across Europe with support and advice on steps to protect...
UK to conclude England’s 2-metre COVID-19 rule review soon
Britain’s government will announce in the coming days whether it will reduce its two-metre social distancing rule for England, a minister said. Many employers, especially...
Queues and limited browsing in store for English shoppers
People eager to hit the shops again when English high street retailers, department stores and shopping centres reopen will face queuing and few opportunities to...
Coronavirus: Why have so many British Cypriots died?
Cypriots in the UK try to understand why the virus has hit them so disproportionately hard Harrowing stories of Cypriots dying in Britain from Covid-19...
‘Never give up, never despair’: Queen praises Britons on VE Day
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth honoured those who died in World War Two on Friday, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, and used the occasion...
Coronavirus: Britons fear leaving homes even if lockdown lifted, poll shows
Many Britons would be uncomfortable leaving their homes even if the government ordered the lifting of strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a month’s time, according...
First British national dies from coronavirus in Japan
A man who had been aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship has become the first British national to die from the coronavirus. Japan’s health ministry...
Universities organise ‘probably the largest’ conference on British colonial history
A two-day international conference on colonial Cyprus, held in Nicosia next week, promises to shed new light on the period from 1878 until 1960. The...
Rail passengers hit by 2.7% fare rise
Rail passengers face “another decade of misery” as fares are hiked by an average of 2.7%, a campaign group has claimed. Some long-distance commuters saw...
There were two landslides in Britain on Thursday
By Alper Ali Riza It is Friday, December 13, 2019 and Boris Johnson has just won the UK general election with a landslide. The weather...
Buckingham Palace expresses ‘displeasure’ over Cameron comments
David Cameron has caused “an amount of displeasure” in Buckingham Palace after admitting to seeking the Queen’s support during the Scottish independence referendum. The former...
If he loses in court, PM Johnson could suspend parliament again
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could suspend parliament again even if the Supreme Court rules that his original suspension, or prorogation, was unlawful, a court...
Senior UK Conservative lawmaker says he could not back Corbyn-led government
A Conservative lawmaker at the centre of efforts to block a no-deal Brexit said on Saturday he was pessimistic about his chances because he and...
Anastasiades congratulates Boris Johnson
President Nicos Anastasiades has sent a letter of congratulations to the UK’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, saying he counts on the British government’s support...
Britain replaces warship in Gulf, to maintain continuous presence
Britain said on Friday it would deploy the destroyer HMS Duncan warship to the Gulf to replace HMS Montrose, maintaining a continuous presence there during...
