In today's episode, retired British miner David Hunter did everything he could to help his terminally ill wife Janice as her condition deteriorated in the last few years of her life and became increasingly depressed, the Paphos criminal court heard on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides said that the audit service is engaging in character assassination and overstepping the lines of free speech, as the two offices continued to exchange barbs.

Elsewhere, President Nikos Christodoulides pledged to gradually restore shift allowances and overtime pay for civil servants by 2025.

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