Girne’s Wednesday Market is famous for fresh fruit and vegetables and also features clothing, gardening supplies, bric-a-brac and antiques.

In the first tests, the result was reported to be negative.

Prime Minister Ersin Tatar faced an angry crowd outside parliament this week, demanding that the borders with the South be opened. Mr Tatar and his government are resisting calls to lift the barriers – but last night President Akıncı piled on the pressure, claiming health experts backed limited opening as early as Monday.

Water levels at the country’s main Geçitköy dam have dropped by more than a third over the past month – prompting fresh fears of a mid-summer shortage with repairs to the damaged supply pipeline from Turkey still not underway.

But don’t buy that air ticket just yet …

TRNC announced their loved ones who had died during the pandemic would be finally be flown “home” for burial.

Tourists will be allowed to return to North Cyprus from July 1, the government confirmed this week, but visitors from Britain will be classed as “high-risk,” must produce a health certificate and go into 14 days quarantine.

Public transport resumed with the lifting of health restrictions this week- and immediately went on strike.

Four people were rushed to hospital after the accident.

For the third time in two weeks, North Cyprus had to call in fire-fighting aircraft from the south to help extinguish a serious forest blaze, prompting more calls for a dedicated helicopter to be stationed here.

Moving from Mexico to North Cyprus was an adventure for seven-year-old Mia Nolan — until lockdown left her without anyone to play with.