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Cliff jumping injuries stretch Gozo hospital resources - more video of...
Gozo General Hospital has dealt with 20 cases of severe spinal injuries as a result of daredevil cliff jumping in the past month, Times of Malta has learnt. Among the recent victims were two French...
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Updated - Labour MPs want investigation into ministerial interference widened
Updated - Adds Labour reaction - The Opposition's representatives on the Public Accounts Committee have asked the Auditor-General to investigate interference by Economic Affairs Minister Chris Cardona...
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Beach bag thieves caught by off-duty police
A young woman was arrested shortly after an off-duty sergeant major saw her stealing swimmers' bags yesterday at about 5.30 p.m., in St Thomas Bay. The young woman, who also tried to steal the...
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Man grievously injured in argument with friend after a day out
A man was grievously injured in an alleged argument with a friend yesterday in Triq San Pawl, Saint Paul's Bay, the police said. Questioned by the police, the two men said the argument broke out while...
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Update 4 - Thousands stolen in hold-up - cars torched - number plates stolen...
The police are looking for two men following a hold-up at Qawra this morning. The thieves, who were armed and wearing masks, stopped and held up a 54-year-old man from Birzebbuga who was travelling in...
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The police have denied using excessive force against an elderly woman who swam with her dog in Qawra in an incident that made the rounds on Facebook. An internal investigation held when the story...
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Children's Commissioner wants drinking threshold raised to 18
The legal drinking age should be raised to 18, according to Children’s Commissioner Helen D’Amato, who believes this is widely considered to be the “threshold of maturity”. Ms D’Amato made her appeal...
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From Xadin to Nutar... what’s in a car’s name?
Customised number plates have captured the nation’s imagination and thanks to the likes of Rambo, Beast and Pacenzja, Transport Malta raises more than a million euros every year. The sale of...
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Permit application to convert part of Embassy Cinema into hotel
The operators of the Embassy Cinema in Valletta have applied for a permit to change parts of the present complex, including some of the cinema halls, into a boutique hotel, but the application is...
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Families ‘have no free cash for solar’
The slow take-up of PV panels schemes launched to help families invest in solar energy and reduce their electricity consumption is down to a lack of disposable income, according to suppliers....
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‘Premature birth left us stranded in Malta’
A week-long honeymoon turned into a six-week ordeal for two Danish tourists when their son was born a month early leaving them stranded on the island. The couple first had to wait for their newborn to...
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Elderly swimmer dies while swimming in Marsalforn
An elderly Maltese man died while swimming in Marsalforn this afternoon. The Emergency Response and Rescue Corps said sea conditions were calm and the cause of death is under investigation. Attempts...
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Hungry driver gets a meaty fine
A policeman must not have foreseen the number of Facebook comments he would inspire – puns and all – when he specifically fined a man for eating a sausage roll while driving. A photo of the ticket...
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Migrant recounts his story, says he would rather die than go back
A migrant whose picture was published worldwide after he arrived in Malta in a group that was at the centre of the pushback controversy, has spoken of his harrowing life while insisting that he would...
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Many areas briefly without power as Boiler 7 'trips'
Several areas of Malta - from Sliema to Zabbar - were briefly without power this afternoon after a fault developed in Boiler Seven at the Marsa power station, causing it to 'trip'. Engineers resorted...
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Updated - Society unveils Mintoff monument design - PL to reveal its designs...
A design for a monument to Dom Mintoff were unveiled today by the Għaqda Duminku Mintoff, a year after the former prime minister's death. Other designs were unveiled in May and the society plans to...
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Birkirkara man accused of threatening minister
Joseph Agius, 42, of Birkirkara was accused in court today of harassing and threatening Economic Affairs Minister Chris Cardona. He was accused of threatening to kill the minister over the past three...
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Limestone 'box' taints quaint Sliema street
An uninspired, cube-like room built on top of a row of uniform Sliema townhouses in Rudolph Street has sparked calls for the planning authority to start insisting on photo montages as part of the...
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Police renew appeal for missing man, investigate link with theft
The police have renewed a call for information about Carmel Pace, 63, who has been missing since Wednesday. A police spokeswoman said searches were continuing and the police had also investigated a...
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Missing Qrendi man found
Carmel (Nenu) Pace who was reported missing a number of days ago was today found walking in Zebbug, the police said. The man had been last seen on Wednesday, walking towards his field in Qrendi. The...
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