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Budget control committee tones down criticism, but three groups to submit joint amendments. Full story

MEP preparing report on the Parliament's spending says the centre-right is trying to water down criticism. Full story

Author:  Helen Christophi A VIETNAMESE woman locked in a garage during the hours she was not working was fed only bread and water, immigrant support group KISA has claimed. Full story

Author:  Elias Hazou BE WARNED, all you ne’er do wells ducking paying that speeding ticket: don’t be surprised if John Q Law stops you at the airport, asks a lot of questions, demands you pay up or, in the worst case, stop you from travelling abroad. Sound Orwellian Full story

European Parliament president imposes maximum fine on UKIP MEP. Full story

Author: Stefanos Evripidou THE FINANCE Ministry has come under fire from public employees' union PASYDY over a most unlikely subject- the hiring of new staff. The union's general secretary Glafcos Hadjipetrou sent a letter to the ministry and House Finance Committee complaining that the 44-plus new Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

WHEN the previous government decided in 2003 to offer free healthcare to all Turkish Cypriots with a Cyprus Republic ID card, it never considered the implications of its decision. It seemed a good idea at the time, as the checkpoints had just been opened and the government wanted to show that it considered Turkish Cypriots citizens of the Republic and would treat them as ... Full story

Author: Elias Hazou DEPUTIES yesterday proposed a way out in the looming conflict over the building of a giant church that would dwarf the 500-year old Nicosia landmark chapel of Ayia Paraskevi. They proposed building the new larger church on an adjacent plot right next to the Central Bank, Publication: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus) Full story

A WEEK AGO the House of Representatives approved a resolution declaring that foreign guarantees were incompatible with an independent and sovereign state. It condemned Turkey’s arbitrary interpretation of the Treaty of Guarantee and called on Ankara to work towards ensuring Cyprus’ territorial integrity and independence by withdrawing its occupation troops. Full story