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Family of Grand Master say name is wrong
Descendants of the Grand Master who commissioned the building of Valletta are insisting that his name is consistently being misspelt. On her third trip to Malta, Désireé von la Valette Saint Georges...
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‘I was dragged by the hair, slapped in face, punched’
The teacher who was attacked by a parent at school last week is irked by what she claims to be a tamer version of events that emerged in court. A teacher for the past three years, Nadine Piscopo, 26,...
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Ryanair explains flight diversion
Updated: Ryanair said this afternoon that a Malta-bound flight from Birmingham was diverted to Stansted after a cockpit warning light suggested a possible technical issue. The passengers were...
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Man in dead cat find ‘did not work at food outlet’
The Chinese man arrested after cat carcasses were allegedly discovered in his van on Friday did not work at the restaurant where he was apprehended, according to the manager of Mr Wang Restaurant in...
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Update 3: Woman killed in St Paul's Bay, man injured
A woman was found dead in an apartment in St Paul's Bay this morning while a man was hospitalised. The grim discovery was made late in the morning in a second floor apartment in Triq Efesu. According...
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Man injured in traffic accident
A 37-year-old man from Ghasri was grievously injured this morning in a collision between his Honda motorbike and a Toyota Hilux. He is not in a critical condition. The police said the accident...
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Autopsy results of murdered Hungarian woman
The Hungarian mother-of-two who was killed in St Paul's Bay yesterday died of hypovolemic shock due to stab wounds, the autopsy has revealed. The 38-year-old woman, named at Yvette by her neighbours,...
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Appoġġ defends its position on care orders after mother's claims
Aġenzija Appoġġ insisted this afternoon that care orders are issued only when absolutely necessary and after proper investigation. The agency was reacting to press reports of a judicial letter filed...
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Gozitan sheep reprieved, but minister defends cull
A Gozitan court has upheld an injunction it had issued preventing the Veterinary Department from culling 300 unregistered sheep belonging to two farmers, The Times has learnt. However Resources...
View Article10,000 enjoy free internet upgrade from Melita
Melita has rolled out a free internet upgrade to around 10,000 clients who are already subscribed to its Fibre Power packages. Customers on Fibre Power 25 Megabits or Fibre Power 50 Megabits received...
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Woman stabbed to death with scissors
A Hungarian mother-of-two was stabbed to death with a pair of scissors before her partner critically wounded himself in the chest yesterday. The mother, only identified by neighbours as 38-year-old...
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Young Maltese in the running to receive the EU's Nobel Peace Prize
Larkin Zahra has been pre-selected along with 15 other young people from other EU countries to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the European Union in Oslo. The selection was made in a...
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Updated: Gas prices rise
Liquigas this evening announced an increase in gas prices, blaming high international prices. The company said the 12kg cylinder, which is the mostly widely used, now costs €20.60 up by €1 euro since...
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Donation of property declared null
A donation of property made by an elderly widow to one of her three daughters has been declared null and void by the courts on the basis that the deed did not reflect the widow's true intentions. The...
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Enemalta confirms power station extension shut down amid differences with BWSC
Enemalta said today that as a result of its decision not to proceed with performance testing of the power station extension pending the satisfactory submission of a full analysis report on last...
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Bitter sweet emotions for Borg as he bids farewell to Parliament
Foreign Minister Tonio Borg bid farewell to the Maltese Parliament this evening, telling MPs in his final speech on the adjournment that this was an arrivederci and not an addio. In an address with...
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Jewellery thief is recognised and jailed
One of two men seen on CCTV stealing from Vascas jewellery earlier this week, was jailed for 18 months today after he admitted in court to having stolen items from three jewellery shops. Momita...
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Updated: Zammit Dimech returns to the Cabinet as Foreign Minister
Updated 12.50 Francis Zammit Dimech was sworn in as Foreign Minister early this afternoon, succeeding Tonio Borg following his appointment as European Commissioner. He said after the swearing-in...
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Omeng: the cat that got a Chinese man arrested
Han Bin’s pet cat is a cuddly tortoiseshell he found abandoned in Vittoriosa some 12 years ago. The managing director of a Chinese clothing company based in Malta, Mr Han’s eyes light up when speaking...
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Television viewers reach lowest levels since 2007
TV viewers in the July-September quarter reached the lowest levels since January-March 2007 - 12.704 per cent lower than that in the April-June assessment period and 12.887 per cent lower than in the...
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