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Camilleri’s wife allows body to be exhumed
The wife of murdered drug trafficker Mario Camilleri reluctantly consented to his body being exhumed on Tuesday to allow investigators to look for further evidence that could convict his killers. “The...
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Update 2: No one injured in fire at tomato depot in Burmarrad
No one was injured in a series of explosions at a tomato depot in Burmarrad this afternoon. The explosions occurred when two empty trailers caught fire. The trailers, the weigh bridge they were parked...
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Updated: Fun in the sun for German police
The Home Affairs Ministry has requested an explanation from the Police Commissioner after photos were published online showing women in bikini sunbathing on two rigid-hulled inflatable boats belonging...
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Update 3: It's a fish. 'Pelvic bone' mystery solved
The 'pelvic bone' washed ashore in the bay beneath Torri l-Abjad, limits of Mellieha yesterday afternoon is actually a fish, forensic tests have established. When it was washed ashore yesterday, the...
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Personal use of drugs should be treated as social problem - Vanni Bonello
A distinction should be made between drug users and traffickers, according to the head of the Commission for Law Reform. Former European Court of Human Rights judge, Giovanni Bonello, who heads the...
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Sta Venera tunnels to close for fireworks
The Sta Venera tunnels will be closed between 8 and 10pm tomorrow so that fireworks could be let off from a field overlooking the road. It is the first time since 2007 that such permission has been...
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Malta unwilling to change ‘defective’ detention policy
Malta is unwilling to scrap its “defective” detention policy despite two damning judgments by the European Court of Human Rights that sparked renewed calls for the system’s overhaul. “The Government...
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Update 2: Seepage not sewage, WSC says
Bathers at Bahar ic-Caghaq and Ghadira watched disgusted as sewage seeped into the sea this afternoon. Jim Vella, who was at Ghadira, said reports were lodged with the Mellieha police station and the...
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Arrested? Don’t consult lawyer, warns Bonnici
Suspects under interrogation should avoid making use of their right to speak to a lawyer because it can work against them, according to Justice Parliamentary Secretary Owen Bonnici. Dr Bonnici has...
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Updated: More migrants land in Malta
A group of 104 migrants arrived at Haywharf this evening. Another eight, who were seriously ill, have already been brought in and taken to hospital for treatment. They included seven women. In all,...
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Updated: Coalition to abolish spring hunting set up
A coalition in favour of the abolition of spring hunting has been set up. It is made up of Alternattiva Demokratika, Birdlife Malta, Coalition for Animal Rights, Din l-Art Helwa, Flimkien ghal Ambjent...
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‘Horror train crash will not halt my pilgrimage’
The terrible train crash which cost the lives of at least 78 people in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, has not derailed the spirit of one Maltese woman who plans to walk the pilgrimage route in aid of...
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Emergency mechanism on migrants triggered
The Government decided to trigger the EU’s emergency mechanism on migration in view of the increasing wave of irregular migrants arriving from Libya. The triggering of the emergency mechanism,...
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Boy injures spine after jumping off cliff at Comino
A 15-year-old boy suffered spinal injuries yesterday after jumping off a cliff at Comino. The Emergency Response and Rescue Corp said the accident happened at 4.15pm. The victim was taken to Mgarr...
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Updated: Four policemen to be reprimanded over cadet boat trip
Four police officers are being reprimanded after photos were published online showing women in bikini sunbathing on two rigid-hulled inflatable boats belonging to the force. A police spokesman told...
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No one injured in car accident, fire
No one was injured in an accident at Triq is-Sebh, Qormi this afternoon, which could have had far worse consequences. The driver of the car in the photo above lost control and crashed into an...
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Five suffer spinal injury after leaping from cliffs
Five foreign daredevils have suffered spinal injuries in the past week following gravity defying leaps off cliffs into the sea. Four English language students aged 14, 15, 20 and 25 were injured in...
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Miracle at shrine ‘not the first’
The story of the Australian man who was declared dead and then ‘miraculously’ resurrected after a horrific crash close to the Ta’ Pinu shrine in Melbourne, is not the first attributed to an act of...
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Gayle Kimberley guided second snus lobbying attempt
Gayle Kimberley, the Maltese lawyer turned prosecution witness in the John Dalli resignation affair, guided the lobbying attempts of the man facing criminal charges, according to e-mails seen by The...
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Car falls in valley in traffic accident
A 57-year-old man from Zebbug was grievously injured in a traffic accident this afternoon. He is not in a critical condition. The man was driving a Ford Fiesta in Mdina Road, Qormi, when he crashed...
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