Man critically injured in Qormi incident
A 62-year-old man from Qormi was critically injured this afternoon when he was hit by a Toyota Dyna truck in Victory Street, Qormi. The truck belongs to a 54-year-old vegetable vendor also resident in...
View ArticleUpdated: MEPs publish confidential report on Dalligate - describe it as 'a bomb'
Two Green MEPs currently in Malta on a fact finding mission concerning Dalligate this afternoon published a confidential report by the OLAF supervisory committee which they described as "a bomb". MEP...
View ArticleUS, Italian aircraft join search for missing boat
US and Italian aircraft have joined in the search for two French couples and a boy missing on a boat off Gozo. The Armed Forces of Malta said in a statement this afternoon that there was still no...
View ArticleUpdated - Third body found in search for missing French tourists
A third body has been found in the ongoing search for five French tourists - two men, two women and a teenage boy - who were reported missing on a small boat on Monday afternoon. Two women were...
View ArticleUpdated - Two bodies, capsized boat, found off Fomm ir-Rih
The lifeless bodies of two women have been recovered from the sea off Fomm ir-Rih, with rescuers suspecting they are two of five French people who were reported missing at sea yesterday. A capsized...
View ArticleRevealed...the face of a Maltese woman 5,600 years ago
Malta's megalithic temples are slowly revealing secrets about a population that was clever, artistic, creative and talented with an eye for detail and a taste for the delicate and the exotic. Heritage...
View ArticlePL congratulates Busuttil - hopes 'us and them' mentality ends
The Labour Party this evening congratulated Simon Busuttil upon his election as PN leader. It wished him fruitful work in the interests of all the people of Malta and Gozo and hoped that he would...
View ArticleSombre atmosphere as local United supporters digest news of Fergie's retirement
A sombre atmosphere filled the air at Joe Farrugia’s self-styled Manchester United museum in San Ġwann yesterday as friends watched the news on TV about the retirement of the football club’s 71-year...
View ArticleSimon Busuttil underlines need for PN unity, openness to the people
Simon Busuttil this evening underlined the need for unity in the PN and openness to the people as he delivered his first speech as party leader. He said he was accepting to be leader of the party out...
View ArticlePolice rapped as teenager is arraigned for drinking alcohol at concert
Magistrate Antonio Micallef Trigona has berated the police for not finding practical ways around minor offences as a 17-year-old girl was charged with consuming alcohol at last year's Isle of MTV...
View ArticleHealth Minister says he voted in favour of Malta joining the EU
Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia said today that he voted in favour of Malta joining the EU during the referendum 10 years ago. He was speaking during a visit to the Oncology Centre at Mater Dei when...
View ArticleHamrun man succumbs to his injuries after horse race
A man who was hit by a pony and sulky as he watched horse races in Hal Far on Friday has passed away. The 50-year-old from Hamrun was rushed to hospital after the accident along with an 11-year-old...
View ArticleReno Bugeja appointed acting head of news at PBS
PBS journalist Reno Bugeja was this afternoon appointed acting head of news of Public Broadcasting Services. When contacted, Mr Bugeja, a veteran journalist, confirmed the appointment and said he will...
View ArticleBusuttil avoids sides in PN deputy leader contest, reacts to PL 'us and them'...
PN leader Simon Busuttil said today with regard to the election of the PN deputy leader that he would not associate himself with any one person seeking a post within the Nationalist Party. He was...
View ArticleBusuttil wins PN leadership with 93% of the vote
UPDATED - Simon Busuttil became the new leader of the Nationalist Party this evening, winning 93 per cent of the votes of the party's councillors in the second round of the leadership election. Vote...
View ArticleMuslim community welcomes enrollment of fellow muslim at OPM
Imam Mohammed Elsadi this afternoon publicly thanked Prime Minister Joseph Muscat for enrolling “for the first time” a Muslim representative in his private secretariat saying that the Muslim community...
View ArticleUpdated - French tourists' boat heavily damaged
The boat on which five French tourists went missing on Sunday-Monday night was recovered by the AFM yesterday after it was found capsized. It was extensively damaged. AFM aircraft and boats today...
View ArticleUpdated: Coach driver, school children injured in Naxxar
A 38-year-old coach driver from Dingli is in a critical condition following a collision on the narrow uphill road leading from Lija to the Upper Secondary in Naxxar. The coach driver was trapped in...
View ArticleColumnist acquitted of failing to stop at site of accident she was involved in
Columnist Daphne Caruana Galizia was this morning acquitted of failing to stop on the site of a traffic accident she was involved in. She was found guilty of disobeying police orders and fined €15. Ms...
View ArticleGianluca in first rehearsal as final Eurovision preparations start
Gianluca Bezzina got his final Eurovision Song Contest preparations going today with his first rehearsal in Malmo, where the contest will be held next week.
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