UK retailers report Mother’s Day boost in March
British retailers reported a boost in spending from Mother’s Day purchases in March, during an otherwise downbeat sales period when cost of living pressures and unusually wet weather kept ...
Boris Johnson too toxic to return to high office
He has apologised for misleading Parliament but claims that he did not do so intentionally or recklessly
Representative democracy requires a free press and a well-honed Parliament. A free press ...
The Windsor Framework: EU’s gift to Northern Ireland
Ireland and Cyprus have many things in common except one. Whereas membership of the EU helped rather than hindered the peace process in Northern Ireland, the opposite happened in Cyprus.
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British supermarkets confront their German discounting demons
Britain’s big supermarkets say they have never been more competitive on price, yet their customers are still flocking to German-owned discount stores Aldi and Lidl.
And the discounters’ supermarket ...
The deep freeze over UK assets is thawing
Britain’s stocks and bonds are drawing strong buying interest, not quite a vote of confidence in the economy but a reassuring sign for policymakers that a deep investment freeze ...
Britain sets out legislation to regulate buy-now-pay-later credit
Britain on Tuesday will set out draft legislation to regulate “buy now pay later” credit, saying the sector posed potential harm to consumers without thorough affordability checks.
BNPL companies are ...
UK basic pay speeds up but jobs market shows some cooling
Pay ex-bonus +6.7 per cent vs Reuters poll +6.5 per cent
Total pay growth slows to +5.9 per cent on bonus effect
Bank of England worries about inflation heat in pay growth
Unemployment ...
UK economy shows zero Q4 growth, narrowly avoids recession
UK GDP shows zero growth in Q4 after 0.2 per cent fall in Q3
Output falls 0.5 per cent in December, partly due to strikes
Economy grows 4 per cent in 2022 but still ...
Three years on, Britain still waits for Brexit dividend
Three years after its departure from the European Union, Britain is yet to benefit from the Brexit dividend that was promised for its economy as it lags its peers on ...
Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance
Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to ...
Cabinet approves tourism incentive schemes (Updated)
The council of ministers on Wednesday approved the deputy ministry of tourism’s proposal requesting that 30 per cent of its budget be destined to projects aimed at improving Cyprus’ tourism.
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Cypriot ophthalmologist selected as specialty examiner for UK’s Royal College exams
Cypriot ophthalmologist, Dr Theodoros Potamitis has been selected to be a specialty examiner for the UK’s Royal College of Ophthalmology examinations.
After receiving the invitation from the Royal College ...
Where do you come from is not racist
Lady Susan Hussey was an adviser and confidante to late Queen Elizabeth II. She was also the wife of Marmaduke Hussey, chairman of the BBC 1986-1996. All of them feature ...
Turkish Cypriot side slams Cyprus-UK strategic partnership
The UK is encouraging ‘south Cyprus’ to continue is provocative actions and destabilise the island and the region, the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu said on Thursday, a day ...
Kasoulides heads to London for meeting with counterpart
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will go to London for a working visit with his British counterpart James Cleverley, it was announced on Monday.
Kasoulides will leave on Tuesday, and is ...
Icon illegally taken by RAF pilot in 1974 returned to Cyprus Church
An icon of Saint John, illegally exported from Cyprus in 1974, was handed over to the Church during an event at the Archbishopric on Thursday.
An announcement said that on behalf ...
Liverpool picked to host 2023 Eurovision Song Contest
The northern English city of Liverpool will host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, on behalf of this year’s winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict there.
Liverpool edged out the ...
How the Queen’s queue can be seen as a modern form of pilgrimage
Anne Bailey, University of Oxford
On Friday, September 16 2022, the day the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in Westminster Hall first reached its ten-mile capacity and had ...
Putin is not bluffing about ‘going nuclear’
Expanding Nato eastwards was a failure of intelligence as well as statecraft
Compare and Contrast. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who ordered the invasion of Ukraine after lying to the whole ...
Health minister in UK for contacts to boost cooperation
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela discussed expanding cooperation on liver disorders by signing an MoU between Nicosia General and Royal Free Hospital in London during his visit to the UK.
In ...
President to attend Queen’s funeral next week on his way to UN General Assembly
President Nicos Anastasiades is expected to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on September 19 in London on his way to the UN General Assembly on September 23, according to reports on ...
UK Cypriots send letter of condolences to King Charles
Politicians and organisations in Cyprus may have been silent following the death of Queen Elizabeth but the UK diaspora issued it condolences.
In a letter to King Charles, the president ...
London’s Notting Hill carnival gears up for return amid surging cost of living
Nestled in a railway arch in Brixton, south London, a large studio hosts a colourful array of elaborate costumes and flamboyant feathers, all designed to bring to life a Mas ...
Britain’s leadership rivals, Truss and Sunak pledge support for Cyprus
The two rivals in Britain’s leadership race to replace Boris Johnson, foreign secretary Liz Truss and former finance minister Rishi Sunak have both pledged support for Cyprus in separate ...