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Driven up the wall
A 76-year-old man from Zurrieq escaped injuries today when he drove his van forward instead of reversing as he was trying to get out of a parking area in Victoria. The van ended up hanging on a wall...
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Update 2: Former councillor apologises for comment wishing Somali attack was...
(Adds PN's statement) Former St Paul's Bay Labour councillor Alfred Grima has apologised for a comment on Facebook in which he publicly expressed a wish that a Somali migrant kidnapped EU commissioner...
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Ġostra participants are poles apart
Several festa aficionados lined up for a chance at the bragging rights attached to the flag at the end of the traditional greasy pole, or ġostra, during the feast of St Julian’s yesterday. The greased...
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Man admits stealing 11-year-old girl's handbag
A man who stole an 11-year-old girl’s handbag from McDonalds in Valletta has been remanded in custody pending sentencing. Ray Scicluna, 54, was identified and arrested after the police examined CCTV...
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Indian man says he was struck with screwdriver
An Indianman is being treated in hospital after being assaulted this morning. The police said the 25 year old had reported that while walking at Giorgio Mitrovich street in Msida, he was involved in a...
View ArticlePolice Commissioner’s claim on Isle of MTV incident rejected
A top security company yesterday rejected claims made by the Police Commissioner in the wake of an incident at the Isle of MTV concert in June. The incident took place when Khiron Security head John...
View ArticleCouncillor steps down after being appointed works supervisor.
St. Paul's bay local councillor Jason Camilleri was this evening appointed works supervisor, with several councillors claiming he had a serious conflict of interest. The labour councillor promptly...
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Wind in her sails
French sail training ship Belem sailing out of Grand Harbour under full sail on her way to Bonifacio, in Corsica, yesterday morning. The three-masted barque is more than 100 years old and is owned and...
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Updated - 84 migrants brought to Malta
A group of 84 migrants has been brought to Malta on a patrol boat after a night-time rescue by the Armed Forces of Malta. The group of 77 men and seven women was rescued from a dinghy which was...
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Cancelled Fantasy tours valued at €375,000
Police are still investigating some 250 reports filed against Fantasy Tours, with would-be holidaymakers claiming to have lost close to €375,000 in total, Times of Malta has learnt. Sources close to...
View ArticleWoman hid in wardrobe to avoid former boyfriend
A Bulgarian man who slightly injured his former girlfriend and threatened to use violence against her was conditionally discharged by a court today. Nikolov Tsvetkov, 37, from St Paul's Bay, turned up...
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Disgraced ex-boss blamed for ferry company’s woes
Disgraced former Gozo Channel chairman Joseph Grech, recently reinstated by the Government, took decisions that severely weakened the company financially, according to documents seen by The Sunday...
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Oil procurement: Opposition MPs insist Austin Gatt had duty at law to issue...
Nationalist MP Beppe Fenech Adami said this afternoon that the Audit Office acted beyond the limits of the law when it claimed that former minister Austin Gatt unduly interfered in oil procurement....
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Boat capsizes near Ghallis tower
A small boat capsized off Ghallis Tower, Bahar ic-Caghaq today at about 3.50 p.m. Three people were seen holding on to the overturned hull while a fourth swam to shore, people on the scene said. They...
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US Embassy apologises for motorist's actions, no comment on whether he is...
The US embassy has refused to confirm or deny whether an American man seen verbally assaulting a Maltese driver in an online video is a member of staff. The unidentified US citizen’s road rage became...
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Silvio Scerri: I never knew Iż-Żambi
The Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Silvio Scerri, insists he never knew convicted criminal Charles Attard, Iż-Żambi and did not use him as a go-between to arrange a meeting with...
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Tremor close to Gozo
A second earth tremor in as many days was reported early this morning, close to Gozo. The tremor struck some 30 km NW of Gozo. The 3.7 magnitude tremor was 10 km deep and struck at 5.45 a.m. Its...
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John Dalli, daughter, working at Mater Dei on voluntary basis
John Dalli and his daughter, who acts as his personal assistant, are working on the reform of the Mater Dei Hospital on a voluntary basis. “I must state that neither my daughter nor I are being...
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Young man dies in traffic accident
A 33-year-old Eritrean man who is resident in Valletta, died this morning when the car he was driving crashed into an electricity pole and then into a field in Naxxar Road, Lija. The incident happened...
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Updated - Arriva - 'The buses are safe'
Updated - Adds video comments - Arriva Malta said today that the buses are safe, and yesterday's incidents where two bendy buses caught fire appeared to be unrelated. "Arriva would like to reassure...
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