Elderly man charged with assaulting son over property dispute
A fight between a 78-year-old man and his 43-year-old son on Thursday, allegedly sparked by a disagreement over the fate of their family home, landed the elder man in court on Saturday. The violent...
View ArticleNGOs go to court to block Nadur development linked to medieval foundation
Four NGOs have started legal action in a bid to stop a large Nadur development that is linked to a controversial 300-year-old property foundation. In a joint statement, four conservationist groups on...
View ArticleFloriana crush Santa Lucia to go second
SANTA LUCIA 1 Plut 55 FLORIANA 3 Busuttil 15; Keqi 26, Paiber 77 pen SANTA LUCIA J. Arcibald-5, A. Prates-5, J. Pisani-5, N. Pulis-5, G. Conti-5 (46 J Tanti-5.5), P. Mota-5 (46 V. Plut-6), A. Da...
View ArticleSalah spoils Gerrard’s return to Liverpool
Liverpool ensured there was no happy return to Anfield for Steven Gerrard as Mohamed Salah’s second-half penalty earned a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Gerrard said he would gladly sacrifice some of his...
View ArticleJorginho’s late penalty gives Chelsea dramatic win over Leeds
Jorginho held his nerve to score a stoppage-time penalty as Chelsea snatched a dramatic 3-2 win against Leeds on Saturday. Thomas Tuchel’s side bounced back from their two-game winless run but not...
View ArticleHigh-power cars are driving Pembroke residents round the bend
Pembroke residents have had enough of being disturbed by noisy high-power cars doing doughnuts and others stunts at the park and ride at all hours of the day and night. This problem has been dragging...
View ArticleTighten legislation related to driving under the influence of drugs - doctors
Doctors are calling on the government to tighten legislation relating to driving under the influence of drugs, stating the increased availability of cannabis will lead to more traffic accidents. As...
View ArticleFormer Malta international Hutchinson named Head Coach at USA-based side El Paso
Former Malta international John Hutchinson will take a post in the United States after being named Head Coach and Technical Director at El Paso Locomotive FC. El Paso Locomotive will be playing in the...
View ArticleNew dates for postponed Premier League matches announced by MFA
The Malta Football Association announced new dates for the Premier League matches that were scheduled for the National Stadium this weekend following their postponement due to inclement weather. The...
View ArticleMaltese film awarded top design prize in Warsaw
A Maltese language short film about the island’s turbulent history leading up to independence has won the top design prize at a Polish film festival. Ħallini Ħanini (Leave Me Be, Dear), a dark comedy...
View ArticleJuve held at Venezia, Vlahovic continues red-hot form
Dusan Vlahovic added two more goals to his rapidly growing tally for Fiorentina in Saturday’s 4-0 Serie A win over Salernitana which continues an encouraging season for the Tuscans. Serbia forward...
View ArticleSpot on Ronaldo fires Man. United to victory at Norwich
Cristiano Ronaldo extended Ralf Rangnick’s unbeaten start as Manchester United interim manager as the Portugal striker’s penalty clinched a 1-0 victory at struggling Norwich on Saturday. Ronaldo won...
View ArticleLetters to the editor - December 12, 2021
Japanese longevity The feature about ‘ikigai’ and Japanese longevity (in particular Okinawa, December 5) is most interesting and useful. Ikigai is essentially about maintaining a positive mental...
View ArticlePharmacies open today – December 12, 2021
Empire Pharmacy, 77, Old Theatre Street, Valletta (2123 8577) Brown’s Pharmacy, 706, St Joseph High Road, Ħamrun (2123 8623) Fatima Pharmacy, 82 Old Railway Track, Santa Venera (2148 2856) Pharmaplus,...
View ArticleAnnouncements - December 12, 2021
Obituaries CASSAR. On December 8, at Mater Dei Hospital, MARY née Camilleri, aged 90, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her only daughter...
View ArticleCriminal probe suggested into Justyne Caruana's ‘abuse of power’
A criminal investigation should be launched into a €15,000 contract Education Minister Justyne Caruana gave her close friend Daniel Bogdanovic who lied about having done the work he was paid for, an...
View ArticleThe importance of being outraged – Anna Marie Galea
I was recently driving down a one-way road when I saw a car barrelling up in my direction. With nowhere to go and given that I was going the right way, anyway, I put up my hand in the universal stop...
View ArticleMechanical nativity crib in Żejtun
The mechanical crib at Jesus of Nazareth Institute in Żejtun has been open since 1947. Mgr Bishop Emmanuel Galea originally came up with the vision for this crib, which was the first of its kind in...
View ArticleThis latest masks mandate risks backfiring
When COVID-19 reached our shores, Times of Malta was among the first to urge the public to heed the health authorities’ advice. When the numbers of infected people started rising and there was...
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