The median value of houses in Greece has recorded a significant fall of 34% between 2009 and 2014, from €106,340 to €69,834.

In commemoration of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus by Turkish forces on July 20 1974, the sirens wailed across the island on Thursday at 5.30am, the time of the first attack on the town of Kyrenia.

A Bank of Greece (BoG) study reveals a collapse in Greeks’ net wealth, assets, income and consumption of goods and services. One of the most shocking findings in the report is that annual food consumption by Greek households dropped by a staggering 27%.