FILM OF THE WEEK THE LAST DUEL A compelling new film from Ridley Scott set in 14th century France, a few years before the Crusades. Sir...

Some British dairy farmers have been forced to destroy tens of thousands of litres of milk due to rising costs, labour shortages and an acute...

A long time ago now I was asked to do a television series about the world’s intelligence services – and I turned it down flat. My main reason...

For the first time in Cyprus, selected Christmas villages in Troodos mountains will offer some serious holiday cheer at the initiative of the...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed his party’s first female foreign secretary on Wednesday in a reshuffle, replacing ministers who...

All hail Netflix for popularising – yes, that’s not always a bad thing – the Nordic noir genre! As far as I’m concerned, Scandinavian crime...

New Zealand recently announced it will be opening its borders in early 2022. The mandatory New Zealand visa , the NZeTA, is valid for two...

By Evie Andreou If we are to believe traditional weather forecasters, it will be pouring down this winter as per their predictions based on the...

Greece’s greatest composer of all times died on September 2, aged 96, an ordinary man with extraordinary talent. At age 17, Mikis...

By Patricia Jordan   Wow! What a hot summer we have had and it is not over yet. According to those who ‘read’ the weather...

After realising a career in law was not for her one local woman turned to the recipes of her family. ALEXIA SALEEM meets the woman behind a...

Parts of Europe have been battling devastating wildfires over recent weeks amid extreme summer heat, which, according to experts, is the...

For those who will be in Cyprus for the next couple of years, many developments are underway to make living on the island feel better. We...

By Paul Lambis The beguilingly simple question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” has vexed philosophers for thousands of years. In...

There are so many developments in the works on the island that in a few years there will be numerous options to keep those living here happy and...

At a dam 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) high in the Alps, construction has begun on Switzerland’s largest alpine solar plant aimed at helping the...

Magical merry-go-round While Steven Spielberg was busy reimagining the original West Side Story movie for a modern...

By Alexia Saoulli Before my twins were born, someone gave me a set of cards as a baby gift that I could use to write down their key milestones....

  By Kate Abnett With climate change fueling high temperatures across the Arctic, Greenland lost a massive amount of ice last week with...

Desalination advances despite environmental opposition and fears for precious wetlands By Daniel Trotta Environmentalists say desalination...