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In today’s episode, over 3,000 people submitted their candidacies for the various roles which will be up for election when Cyprus goes to the polls for its local elections on June 9.

Meanwhile, the trial of 11 people who are held responsible for the deaths of 24 Cypriot children and 11 of their teachers and coaches when the hotel in which they were staying collapsed is to resume on Friday.

Elsewhere, a 50-year-old track and field coach was sentenced to eight years in jail for sexually abusing underage athletes.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, a total of 63 candidacies were submitted at the Filoxenia conference centre in Nicosia on Wednesday for June’s European parliament elections.

Meanwhile, the ‘war’ between the legal service and audit office is creating a climate of intimidation, the latter charged, as steps to remove auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides from his post are expected to be filed ‘imminently’.

Elsewhere, the levels of dust in Cyprus’ atmosphere are not expected to reach the levels seen in Greece in recent days, the met office said on Wednesday.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the audit office said it is ready to deal with any steps from the legal service aimed at removing auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides from his post.



Meanwhile, a 34-year-old man was shot in the neck while riding a motorbike in broad daylight.



Elsewhere, forensic doctors were working to determine the gender and age of a body discovered in an advanced stage of decomposition.



All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today's episode, the Audit Office moved to report the Legal Service to the European Commission and the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions amid allegations of threats, revenge, and efforts to remove the auditor-general from his post.

Meanwhile, an earlier introduction of sex education in Cyprus’ schools “would have saved many children” from abuse, Volt MP Alexandra Attalides said.

Elsewhere, the family of an eight-year-old girl who died at Makarios hospital have moved to report a case of medical negligence.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In this episode, President Nikos Christodoulides said that Cyprus “cannot accept any more Syrian refugees”.

Meanwhile, President Nikos Christodoulides’ stance on the Cyprus problem has “not yielded any substantial results”, Akel leader Stefanos Stefanou said.

Elsewhere, concerns were raised over the weekend over Cyprus’ burgeoning porn industry, with an investigation set to be launched by parliament.

All this and much more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, the European Council reaffirmed its commitment to a bizonal bicommunal federal solution to the Cyprus problem.

Meanwhile, the House interior committee called on the government to "urgently effectively manage the migration issue".

Elsewhere, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said "it's a joke" to say the government is replacing multiple pensions for government officials with "tips".

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.