NEGOTIATIONS between the banks and their workers’ union broke down yesterday, signalling more hardships for consumers with the two main banks set to close to the public tomorrow.

TURKISH Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash yesterday warned the European Union it would wreck peace efforts on the island if it admitted Cyprus, a front-running candidate for membership, without a settlement.

KISOS’ aim is the formation of a government of the widest possible consent with a stable progressive direction, party chairman Yiannakis Omirou said yesterday.

DIKO deputy Marios Matsaksis spent another hard day in the trenches yesterday, disrupting British troops carrying out exercises at a Larnaca firing range, while protesting at the lack of safety measures that existed for shepherds and locals in the area.

CYPRUS would be soon acquiring its own building in London to house the Republic’s embassy, it was reported yesterday.

SEVEN months after the Bali nightclub in Nicosia burned down in a fire, the gutted building on the walls of the old city has become a safety hazard, with nothing done to clear out the charred remains and secure the structure.

THE CYPRUS grass snake could become extinct if protective measures are not implemented soon, Agriculture Minister Costas Themistocleous warned yesterday.

A COMMERCIAL airliner holding 357 passengers hit a light pylon at Paphos international airport last night while taxiing towards its parking point, calling the airport emergency services to full alert.