Qormi garage was turned into a drugs den, court told
A garage in Qormi was turned into a drugs den by an alleged trafficker, a court was told on Sunday. Renald Baldacchino, 38, pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking in cocaine and heroin, and...
View ArticleTwo hurt in separate accidents
A 21-year-old man from Rabat was injured on Sunday afternoon when he fell a height of just over one storey in the garden ditch at Mdina. The accident happened at around 3.45. The man was in the...
View ArticleDelia: PN will fight the battle against abortion
The Nationalist Party will fight strongly against the introduction of abortion, PN leader Adrian Delia promised on Sunday morning. This, he said, was not a fight which the party had picked but one...
View ArticleNetwork calls for Jason Micallef's resignation over offensive post
The Civil Society Network has called for the resignation of Jason Micallef as head of the Valletta 1 Foundation following his disparaging remarks' on the social media about murdered journalist Daphne...
View ArticleAir Malta flights can soon be booked on Ryanair website
Air Malta has reached an agreement to be included on Ryanair’s website, allowing passengers to book flights directly from there. Chairman Charles Mangion said in an interview that this “exciting” new...
View ArticleSecond chance for those interested in restoration scheme
The home restoration scheme Irrestawra Darek has been launched for the second year running, with a sum of €10 million in grants being allocated. Addressing a press conference this morning,...
View ArticleAD wants investigation into pension granted to former MP Philip Sciberras
Alternattiva Demokratika is to ask the Auditor General to investigate how former Labour MP (and later judge) Philip Sciberras was granted a parliamentary pension by the Labour government when the...
View ArticleMalta’s temples and Atlantis linked in documentary
The connection between Malta’s Prehistoric Temples and Atlantis is revealed in a documentary which will be premiering in Malta on Saturday. The 45-minute documentary is the work of Francis Xavier...
View ArticleFirst inhabitants arrived 700 years earlier than thought
The first group of people to inhabit Malta arrived 700 years earlier than history books have suggested so far, Queen’s University Belfast researchers have discovered. Through an analysis of ancient...
View ArticleUniversity professor under investigation for plagiarism
A senior member of the academic staff of the University of Malta is being investigated for alleged plagiarism in research work he published recently, the Times of Malta is informed. A university...
View ArticleVessel held in Pozzallo as migration rows begin
A vessel belonging to a Spanish NGO involved in the rescue of irregular migrants was detained in Sicily on Sunday night when its crew was accused of letting 218 migrants disembark there instead of...
View ArticleEmployers will not pay for parents’ sick leave
The introduction of a measure enabling parents to call in sick when their children are unwell has hit a snag as employers are insisting that the government foots its entire cost, the Times of Malta...
View ArticleWatch: Air Malta received €58m for its airport slots
Air Malta received €58 million for its airport slots, airline chairman Charles Mangion confirmed to the Times of Malta. The figure is very much in line with the expected value of the slots mentioned...
View ArticleParis flight delayed from 6pm to noon
Updated at 3.20pm Passengers on an Air Malta flight from Paris saw their holiday turn into a nightmare on Sunday night after their flight failed to leave Orly airport. The flight was meant to leave...
View ArticlePoliceman to be charged with rape
A 27-year-old police constable is to be charged in the coming hours with rape. The news was revealed by the police force itself, which said that he had allegedly raped and violently assaulted other...
View ArticleHelena Dalli cannot be taken seriously after admitting voters were misled, PN...
Equal Opportunities Minister Helena Dalli could not be taken seriously after she was seen on video admitting that voters were misled, the Nationalist Party said today. "Minister Dalli, by her own...
View ArticleWatch: Daphne Caruana Galizia's memorial wiped out... again
Updated at 11.30am with video clip A makeshift memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia in Valletta was cleared of flowers and tributes overnight in yet another act of defiance against the adulation to the...
View ArticlePilatus whistleblower turns herself in to Greek police
Updated 12.30pm The Russian whistleblower who fled Malta last year fearing for her life has turned herself in to Greek police, the Times of Malta has learnt. Former Pilatus Bank employee Maria...
View ArticlePoliceman to face sex charges over rape of colleague
Updated: Monday 6.30am A policeman, 27, is expected to be charged on Monday with raping a female colleague in a police car. The police said on Sunday he would also be charged with violent indecent...
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