A man has been arrested in Paphos suspected of stealing €12,000 and bank cards from a house.

According to police, a 40-year-old woman reported on Monday that while she was away, her home was burgled and a bag on a table containing €12,000, jewellery and bank cards were taken.

Police found the perpetrators had entered through a bedroom window.

The majority of teachers on Monday morning decided not to stage work stoppages to protest against recently introduced four-monthly exams in high schools.

After 100 per cent of the votes were counted, it emerged that 55 per cent were against the strikes, while 44 were in favour. As a result, the educators will not go on strike.

Over 13 million cubic metres of groundwater will be pumped out in Limassol alone between 2019 and 2022 for the coastal town’s construction of high-rise buildings, according to a scientific study.