British father to be sentenced over three-year-old son’s death
The British father who pleaded guilty to causing the death of his three-year-old son following a fall from a fourth-floor hotel window in Paphos is due to learn his sentence ...
Two Brits arrested for trying to smuggle 25,000 cigarettes through Larnaca airport
Two British nationals, both aged 22 years old, were arrested after attempting to smuggle a combined total of 25,000 untaxed cigarettes through Larnaca airport, the customs department announced on Friday.
The pair ...
Brit arrested for attempting to smuggle untaxed cigarettes through Paphos airport
A 33-year-old British man was arrested after attempting to smuggle a total of 32,400 cigarettes for which no import tax had been paid through Paphos airport, the customs department announced on ...
Rape suspects still awaiting court decision
The five Israeli nationals, aged between 19 and 20, accused of raping a 20-year-old British tourist in Ayia Napa on September 3, will remain in custody for one more day, the Famagusta district ...
Autopsy shows death of Paphos patient due to fall from height
An autopsy on the body of a 78-year-old man who died at Paphos General Hospital confirmed that the man’s death was due to injuries resulting from his fall from ...
Police rule out criminal action in death of UK patient at Paphos hospital (updated)
Criminal action has been ruled out in the case of a patient who was found dead in an internal garden of the Paphos General Hospital on Sunday.
The deceased, a 78...
Brit in fatal traffic accident died of natural causes
A 70-year-old man that crashed into a wall on a Paphos road over the weekend died of natural causes, the police announced on Friday, following the post-mortem examination.
According to ...
Why are there so many Brits in Cyprus?
One in five Cyprus residents were born abroad, according to a new survey. Many of those are from the UK. What brings them all to Cyprus, asks Alix Norman
According ...
Briton says being ‘held hostage’ by struggle to get title deeds to his flat
AS THE issue of title deeds for trapped buyers drags on, one British expat living in Xylofagou is desperately trying to be issued his almost a decade since applying for ...
Briton’s trial for killing his wife delayed for sixth time
The trial of 74-year-old Briton David Hunter was delayed for the sixth time on Friday, after his lawyers requested more time for procedural matters.
Hunter admitted to killing his wife ...
British tourist jailed for one year after Napa hit-and-run
A 26-year-old British tourist has been jailed for one year after he was found guilty of the hit and run which killed a Swedish mother on holiday.
Police confirmed to ...
British nationals living in north will only be allowed to cross for 90 days
Authorities will implement a 90-day rule for British nationals living in the north of the island as of January 1, 2022, the British High Commission said on Tuesday.
In a statement released ...
Coronavirus: UK opens door for Brits to come to Cyprus for non-essential travel (updated)
The UK has lifted travel advice to British nationals to avoid all but essential travel to Cyprus, based on the current assessment of Covid-19 risks, but tourism stakeholders warned that ...
Germany seeks to ban British travellers from EU – The Times
Germany will attempt to ban British travellers from the European Union regardless of whether or not they have had a COVID-19 vaccine, The Times reported on Monday.
The German chancellor ...
Coronavirus: Brits already gearing up for Cyprus holidays
By Jonathan Shkurko and Nick Theodoulou
The tourism deal struck between Cyprus and the UK – assuring travel without restrictions for Britons who have been vaccinated – has jumpstarted a surge of ...