British house prices showed a small gain in June from May but the impact of higher borrowing costs is still weighing on the property market, according to mortgage lender Nationwide. Prices rose by 0.2 per cent in monthly terms and were 1.5 per cent higher than in June last year, it said. Britain’s housing market […]
Wednesday will be mostly sunny with episodes of dust and temperatures rising to 39C in the interior, 35C on the south and east coasts, 33C on the north coast, and 29C on the west coast and in the higher mountains. Winds will initially be variable and light, up to 3 Beaufort, gradually turning south-to north-westerly, […]
Cyprus will be setting a world first if the government’s bill aimed at rewarding football clubs for systematically breaking the law is approved by the legislature. Some deputies expressed reservations when the finance ministry’s bill was discussed at the House finance committee, but no party has taken a definite stand against this state-inspired insanity. That […]
A government measure to cap the price of bottled water at certain venues, including airports and beaches, was hanging in the balance on Tuesday with MPs caught up in a back-and-forth over details of the initiative and amid strong pushback from businesses. In the works since September last year, the measure was originally proposed by […]
