Coronavirus: Despite uncertainty, tourism industry remains optimistic
Despite the uncertainty concerning the arrival of tourists this summer, the deputy ministry of tourism remains optimistic that this year will turn out to be...
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Coronavirus: Cyprus misses out on Britain’s ‘green travel list’ (Updated)
Britain on Friday announced that just 12 countries qualified for its ‘green’ travel list, with Cyprus being placed in the ‘amber’ category. The tourism industry...
Too soon to say if Brits can holiday abroad, UK says (Update 2)
By Kate Holton, Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday it was too soon to say whether international summer...
Coronavirus: As Cyprus’ tourism hopes rise, Brits now told ‘hold off’ on booking (Updated)
Just as Cyprus began to raise its hopes of an influx of British tourists from the end of May, and with preparations underway to take...
UK’s Prince Philip ‘a lot better’ but to stay in hospital for treatment for infection
Britain’s Prince Philip is getting a lot better, his youngest son said on Tuesday after Buckingham Palace said the 99-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth...
Coronavirus: Risk of ‘vaccine-busting’ variants prompts tougher UK quarantine – Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he was looking at toughening border quarantine rules because of the risk of “vaccine-busting” new coronavirus variants....
Britain to discuss tighter travel restrictions
British ministers are to discuss on Monday further tightening travel restrictions, the BBC reported on Saturday, adding that people arriving in the country could be...
What the UK-EU trade deal means for car imports
British car company bosses were handed a generous gift on Christmas Eve in the form of the announcement that Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with...
Further fee blow to Cypriot students in UK
An extra 800 pounds and possibly much more for those first years not physically in UK before December 31 First-year EU students who have enrolled...
Britain to fast track some perishable goods at ports from Jan. 1
Britain will fast track the movement of some perishable goods when its Brexit transition period with the European Union ends on Dec. 31 as part...
Thousands of Brits due to leave the island on Saturday
British visitors were still rushing to find flights out of Cyprus on Saturday after their government decided that anyone arriving in the UK from the...
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...
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...