Three people, including a young father, were killed in separate road accidents this week, bringing the total of traffic related deaths this year to seven.

Girne Hospital held a “thank you” reception this week and displayed some of the surgical equipment paid for by donations from the North Cyprus Cancer Charity Trust.

A man has been charged with manslaughter following the death of an elderly relative in a house fire.

THERE were furious scenes in parliament as ministers and MPs battled over the issue of the VIP plane, which was slammed as a “disgrace” and “fiasco” by opposition deputies.

Three young lives, including student Gözde Nur Binbir, were taken by the sea as the country’s beaches reopened. Now questions are being asked about safety as the main training body warned they don’t have enough lifeguards for summer …

TOURISM minister Ünal Üstel was sacked last night over the mysterious visit of a VIP group who were allowed to enter and leave North Cyprus without any health or immigration checks.

Resident foreign nationals who are stranded abroad will be allowed to come “ home” to the TRNC – but will be undergo a 14-day quarantine period which they must pay for, Prime Minister Ersin Tatar told Cyprus Today last night.

A LEADING medical union has warned that the country is ill equipped to deal with a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 – warning the country doesn’t have enough testing kits, oxygen cylinders, swabs or personnel.

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

A new law introduced this week to combat so-called cyber crime could also be used to stifle criticism on the internet, with one senior politician warning that “the era of keyboard warriors has come to an end.”

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.