Voters in the north are disillusioned with Boris Johnson, promises of Brexit, reclaiming our borders and freeing ourselves or loony EU bureaucracy and contributions made on our behalf by those who do not represent us, being little more than distant lies. Once the EU interfered with Northern Ireland, basically annexing… Read More »The Red Wall deserts Boris Johnson
Americans quit their jobs at record pace More than 4.5 million workers voluntarily walked away in November, leaving employers scrambling to fill empty slots amid a starved labour market Americans are quitting their jobs at the fastest pace ever, exacerbating staffing shortages for restaurants, hotels, and other businesses that were… Read More »The Big Quit
London recorded 30 teenage homicides in 2021, surpassing the previous peak of 29 which was seen in 2008. A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old died within an hour of each other on Thursday. On Thursday evening, a 16-year-old boy died after being stabbed in Hillingdon, West London. His death came less… Read More »2021 has been the worst year on record for teenage killings in London
Saint Petersburg based energy giant issues strongly worded reply denying supply manipulation accusations. Accusations leveled by some Western officials against Russia over allegedly halting gas transit to Western Europe to push the approval of Nord Stream 2 are false, Gazprom said on Saturday. “All accusations alleging that we undersupply gas… Read More »Claims Russia ‘choking’ European gas supply are ‘lies’ – Gazprom
Less than 20% of the world’s population has managed to stockpile more than half of the globe’s maize and other grains, leading to steep price increases across the planet and dropping more countries into famine. The hoarding is taking place in China. COFCO Group, a major Chinese state-owned food processor,… Read More »China is hoarding 50% of the world’s food grain
A 74-year-old man who confessed to killing his wife, 75, on Saturday evening in their home in Tremithousa in Paphos, was remanded on Sunday for eight days. The remand hearing took place at the Paphos general hospital where the 74-year-old is being treated after his stomach was pumped. He told… Read More »Man ‘smothers wife of 52 years to death’ after her terminal cancer diagnosis in Cyprus
The departure of Lord Frost from Boris Johnson’s Cabinet has been described as a “watershed moment” for the PM as his backbenchers spoke openly about needing a new direction for his party and government. Lord Frost’s resignation could hardly have come at a worse time for Mr Johnson, who has faced… Read More »What does Lord Frost’s resignation mean for Boris Johnson’s future as PM?
With plans for the two-week circuit breaker still said to be on the table, Mr Johnson last night warned he had to ‘reserve the possibility’ of further restrictions to control the spread of Omicron. However he admitted the data was not clear enough to justify action now. The PM has… Read More »Covid – It’s time to make a decision Boris
A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent of individual agents reporting problems. The charity Agents Together – set up last year by Michael and Kenny Bruce with prominent industry consultant Sarah Edmundson as chief executive –… Read More »Not coping with Covid? Shock figures about agents’ mental health
Byzantine period After the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half, Cyprus came under the rule of Byzantium. The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the… Read More »Cypriot History – Byzantine Period
