Alix Norman

Guyana is home to the river wolf, the world’s largest species of river otter. Nearly 2 metres in length and weighing over 34kg, this social creature is highly playful – you’...

On an island where workplace mental health policies are virtually unknown, the ‘workcation’ is vital. Alix Norman finds out more Cyprus has the highest number of public holidays in Europe: 15 ...

A new memoir draws an accurate picture of a Cyprus long gone, of a hard yet simple life. ALIX NORMAN discovers the things we never knew about life on the ...

According to the agriculture ministry, Cyprus has the highest water poverty of any country in the EU. Climate change accounts for much of the damage. But spare a thought for ...

One in five Cyprus residents were born abroad, according to a new survey. Many of those are from the UK. What brings them all to Cyprus, asks Alix Norman According ...

At the age of 72, one woman has cycled from Sweden to Cyprus. But now she needs to get home. ALIX NORMAN finds out what was behind the epic journey “Do ...

An upcoming play in English features stripping, silk undies, and stacks of suggestion. But, asks Alix Norman, will we get to see any sex? A few years ago, a scientific ...

While residents of Cyprus are among the most multilingual on the continent, those born and raised in Britain are the least. Alix Norman finds out more Sixty five per cent ...

At 99.86 per cent, Cyprus has one of the highest literacy rates in the world. Granted, the island’s financial literacy leaves a lot to be desired! But when it comes ...

The island’s favourite sport and its troubled past are inextricably linked finds ALIX NORMAN, speaking to the co-curator of an exhibition that showcases football in Cyprus It’s a ...

Cyprus has a reputation of being the sunniest country in Europe. (It’s not. Malta is!) But if we look at the opposite end of the scale, you’d expect ...

Over the last 70 years, Cyprus’ birth rate has plummeted. Alix Norman asks those who grew up in the 1950s what it was like to be surrounded by crowds of children ...

The minimum wage in Cyprus was, last year, set at €960 per month. Various statistical sites suggest the average salary on the island is around €2,000 per month. But while both figures ...

One Cypriot mathematician is using her knowledge of the lives and deaths of ground breaking mathematicians to invite new interest in the subject that many detest. Alix Norman finds out ...

The Hobbit, His Dark Materials, Harry Potter – all were originally written for children. And yet all have massive appeal to adults – especially when seen on screen. The Mysterious Benedict Society ...

Today, it is not frowned upon to marry outside your community. But a novel set in the 1950s explores love at a time when intercommunal relationships were almost unheard of ...

Roughly eight million Ukrainians have fled their country since the start of the conflict with Russia. Almost a million of those have ended up in next-door Moldova. And since the ...

Written by teenagers, a post-Covid version of Alice in Wonderland reveals the real issues plaguing the island’s young people. Alix Norman finds out more Recently Cyprus ranked second in ...

ALIX NORMAN speaks to the four members of The Hallouminati, whose hearts belong to the island but they largely have to content themselves with running a Facebook page dedicated to ...

In Cyprus, you’re buried in a standard coffin, no frills. But in Ghana, you can be buried in fish, a hammer, or even a pineapple! In this west African ...

From the changing shades of the flag to the colour schemes of the football teams, Cyprus has a distinctive palette. But why were these colours chosen asks Alix Norman Blue ...

AI image generation is changing the way we make art. ALIX NORMAN speaks to an expert image creator, who is turning his imaginings of Cyprus into tangible images If the ...

Like Cyprus, Guernsey is a tax haven for foreign investors and offshore finance. But the two have something far more important in common than mere money: potatoes! We may have ...

Almost three-quarters of Cypriots suffer from anxiety or depression, while domestic abuse is on the rise. One local playwright tackles the darkest issues hoping to lighten the load finds Alix ...