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Jailed for groping and biting a stranger on the bus
A man who tried to force himself onto a young female passenger on a bus trip on Tuesday has been given a 16-month jail term after admitting to the assault. Somali-born Abdulahi Ahmed Bashir, 25, was...
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Young pharmacist killed on The Strand was flung 'almost as high as the palm...
A young pharmacist killed on the Gżira Strand last October was flung into the air as high as nearby palm trees after being hit by a speeding car, an inspector told court on Thursday. Inspector...
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Valletta mayor lashes out at Strait Street floating 'eyesore'
A newly-erected floating platform jutting out onto Valletta's Strait Street has pitted the capital city's mayor against the Planning Authority. The floating platform was approved as a theatre stage...
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Judge's MEP wife 'evidently speaks to him about work', Simon Busuttil tells...
Nationalist MP and former Opposition leader Simon Busuttil insisted in court on Thursday that he had "no doubts" about the integrity of a judge married to a Labour Party MEP. “I have no doubt...
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Malta climbs five places in world's happiest country report
Malta is the world's 22nd happiest country, up five places from the previous year, according to a new survey. Malta has been ranked among the 20 top gainers in the annual survey of 155 countries ....
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St Paul's Bay finally gets a new mayor
St Paul's Bay finally has itself a mayor again, ending weeks of uncertainty which followed political tumult in the northern locality. Nationalist Party councillor Anne Fenech has taken over the...
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Banners mark five months since Caruana Galizia's murder
Banners Who killed Daphne? and Baqgħu sakemm qatluha were put up across Malta last night marking the fifth month since her death today. Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered in a car bomb on...
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Anti-bureaucracy head is finally named
After weeks of silence, the government’s official mouthpiece has finally announced that the Commissioner for the Simplification and Reduction of Bureaucracy is Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar. The...
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Guerilla activists light up Malta's German embassy calling for justice for...
Protests surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia have reached Berlin, where Malta's embassy has been lit up with projections noting that "Europe is waiting" for justice. The projections,...
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Failed car bomb arrests were made after phone tapping
Intercepted phone calls and surveillance by the Security Service, among others, led to the arrest of four men over the failed car bomb attempt in Fgura in January. Sources said the police had been...
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Passports fund strikes deal to acquire 49% of Lombard Bank shares
The National Development and Social Fund - the government-appointed fund that gets its money from the sale of passports - has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 49.01% of the shares of...
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Simon Busuttil appeals Speaker's Ruling
Simon Busuttil has appealed a ruling by the Speaker disallowing him from asking two parliamentary questions on whether Keith Schembri, the prime minister's chief of staff, had overseas bank accounts....
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Man pleads for mercy after stealing because he was hungry
A man pleaded with a court on Friday not to send him to prison after he stole a mobile phone, insisting he had only committed the crime because he was hungry and had no money. Abdi Ali Mahammed, 22, a...
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Vigil and musical protest mark five months since the Caruana Galizia murder
A sizeable crowd gathered at the foot of the Great Siege Memorial on Friday evening to mark the five-month anniversary of the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The vigil saw three speakers...
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Three men being charged with Fgura car bomb
Updated at 9.15am Three men are being charged this morning in relation to the failed Fgura car bombing in January. Four men were arrested on Thursday. The criminal gang is believed to be behind...
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Kings of the road? Road rage fight erupts in Sliema
Driving in Malta can often be a somewhat colourful experience, as a video of two motorists confronting each other in Sliema suggests. In the video, a van driver and taxi chauffeur can be seen squaring...
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Fortina contractor hired fire engines to limit dust
Civil Protection Department fire engines were hired by the contractor engaged to demolish the Fortina Hotel in Sliema to control the debris and dust during works, the Times of Malta is informed....
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Passenger describes situation as Air Malta flight to Milan was held on the...
An Air Malta flight to Linate, Milan, was held up on the tarmac with passengers on board for well over an hour on Friday afternoon, with those on board not being officially told the reasons for the...
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Valuable old lamps almost thrown away by owner
It is everyone’s nightmare: putting something out for charity that you think is dusty, dented and worthless and finding out later it was quite valuable. That almost happened to one of the people who...
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Residents objecting to proposal to turn Halland Hotel into high-end complex
Residents in a quiet neighbourhood in Ibraġġ are objecting to an application to turn the former Halland Hotel into high-quality apartments, the Times of Malta has learnt. However, according to the...
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