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Secularists support Archbishop over petition calling for his removal
Support for the Archbishop over the petition calling for his removal has come from an unlikely source: the chair of the Malta Humanist Association, whose motto is ‘Good without God’. The petition,...
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Passengers on Palermo flight delayed 13 hours by fuel leak
Updated 8.20am on Monday An Air Malta flight from Palermo left at 5am - almost 14 hours after its scheduled departure. Sources said that the passengers were told to make their own arrangements for...
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Viral video of PA protester hints at broader development sprawl anger
People are fed up of the rich and powerful walking all over them and buying out governments. That, activists believe, is why a video of them last week confronting the Planning Authority, as it...
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Democratic Party sees ‘worrying signs’ in the banking sector
The Democratic Party said on Saturday that while it believes the possible withdrawal of HSBC from Malta is purely for commercial reasons, it was nevertheless concerned about the financial and banking...
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Boy evacuated from Mġarr ix-Xini
A 16-year-old boy was on Sunday afternoon evacuated from Mġarr ix-Xini by an Armed Forces helicopter and taken to Gozo General Hospital. The Armed Forces of Malta said in a statement that the boy, a...
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Strong winds knock down walls, damage protected tree in Sannat
Gozo's windswept Sannat bore the brunt of weather damage on Sunday night, as howling winds lashed Malta and Gozo. Strong winds caused significant damage to an old Norfolk pine tree [Awrikarja kbira]...
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Secularists support Archbishop over petition calling for his removal
Support for the Archbishop over the petition calling for his removal has come from an unlikely source: the chair of the Malta Humanist Association, whose motto is ‘Good without God’. The petition,...
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Second Sicily flight suffers night-long delay
Passengers suffered a 14-hour delay when an aircraft which was to fly them from Comiso to Malta developed technical problems on Sunday night. The Air Malta flight was due to depart shortly before 11pm...
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Malta would have a surplus even without the IIP scheme, Finance Minister claims
Malta would have registered a budgetary surplus even without the cash-for-passports scheme, Finance Minister Edward Scicluna said on Monday. Addressing a meeting between MEUSAC and social partners,...
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End of the road for 'most dangerous driver' after motorbike ride
The start of the week spelt more trouble for the driver, whose disregard for traffic regulations and court orders had made the media rounds, as he was handed a 16-month effective jail term for his...
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Ex-CHOGM task force head Phyllis Muscat lands top arts job
Former CHOGM task force head Phyllis Muscat has been appointed chairman of the newly-established contemporary art museum. Her one-year appointment by the Justice Ministry, which is effective from...
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Thief held in citizens' arrest jailed for two years
A shop thief who was held by people in the street until the police arrived on Sunday has been jailed for two years. The man committed robberies from two shops in as many days before being apprehended...
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Speaker blocks Simon Busuttil's question on chief of staff's presence at...
Updated Monday 6.45pm with a request for a ruling. A parliamentary question by former Opposition leader Simon Busuttil about Keith Schembri’s presence at Pilatus Bank chairman’s wedding has been...
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Two dead, six critical, 44 others treated, as tourist bus hits low-lying...
Updated 7.14pm with the nationality of the victims. Two tourists were killed, six others were critically injured, and 44 were treated on Monday afternoon when a double-decker tourist bus hit low-lying...
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Minister slaps down SLAPP amendments meant to protect journalists
Justice Minister Owen Bonnici on Monday afternoon argued that anti-SLAPP amendments could not be made to the new Media and Defamation Bill because they violated EU rules. SLAPP (strategic lawsuit...
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Rapid, unstudied decisions blamed for Air Malta's recent flight disruptions
“Rapid” and “unstudied” decisions to add more services to Air Malta’s schedule have been blamed by civil aviation industry sources for recent flight disruptions. The national carrier experienced at...
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Major traffic at Mrieħel after four-car pile-up
Major traffic built up on the Mrieħel bypass after a four-car pile up at one of the intersections on Tuesday morning. Nobody appears to have been injured when the accident happened around 8.15am,...
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Boy evacuated from Mġarr ix-Xini
A 16-year-old boy was on Sunday afternoon evacuated from Mġarr ix-Xini by an Armed Forces helicopter and taken to Gozo General Hospital. The Armed Forces of Malta said in a statement that the boy, a...
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Sixth of students who go to university by car live within 2-km radius of...
More than 900 students who daily struggle to find one of the limited parking spots at the University of Malta live just a short walk away, a recent study has found. Figures compiled by the University...
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Nine kept in hospital following double-decker bus tragedy
Updated 11.30am - Added video Nine of the 50 people injured in Monday afternoon's tourist bus crash in Żurrieq remain in hospital, with four kept at Mater Dei Hospital's intensive treatment unit....
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