EU expects Malta GDP growth at 3.1%, second highest in the blocExports and...
The European Commission expects Malta's economic growth to moderate and inflation to ease this year, according to an economic forecast issued on Monday. Malta's performance, however, will still be way...
View ArticleLondon Heathrow enjoys best start since before COVIDA digital display showing...
London's Heathrow airport has enjoyed its best start to the year since before the coronavirus pandemic, it revealed on Monday. More than 5.4 million passengers passed through the hub in January,...
View ArticleMbappe returns to training ahead of Bayern Champions League tieKylian Mbappe...
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has made a faster-than-expected return to training ahead of the round of 16 Champions League first-leg home tie with Bayern Munich on Tuesday. After Mbappe...
View ArticleDaphne hitman Vince Muscat gets seven-month sentence for biting prisonerVince...
Vince Muscat, who is currently in prison for the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has had a further seven months added to his sentence for biting another inmate. The hitman, also known as...
View ArticleThe taste of traditionTax-Xiħa in Żebbuġ square.
The Tax-Xiħa bistro and pizzeria has, in the few months that it has been open, already become a landmark for good food and excellent service. The menu at Tax-Xiħa is a balancing act between tradition...
View ArticleChina accuses US of sending balloons into its airspace, US denies claim The...
China accused the United States on Monday of flying balloons over its territory, hitting back against Washington's claims that Beijing has been operating a fleet of surveillance aircraft around the...
View ArticleRent subsidy scheme for businesses extended and doubledTa' Mananni is one of...
Small and Medium Enterprises needing industrial space will again be able to apply for rent subsidies this year. Businesses employing fewer than 250 people will be eligible to receive a grant or tax...
View ArticleGerman ballet chief allegedly wipes dog poo on critic’s faceBallet director...
An award-winning German ballet director allegedly smeared dog faeces on the face of a prominent critic at the weekend premiere of a new show, prompting a police investigation. Marco Goecke confronted...
View ArticleCourt rules Italy migrant decree unlawful: charity The Humanity 1 in...
An Italian court has declared unlawful a decree imposed by Rome's right-wing government last year allowing only the most vulnerable migrants to disembark from a rescue ship, a charity said Monday. The...
View ArticleYachting Malta BSC International Regatta draws to a closeSailors in action...
The Yachting Malta BSC International Regatta offered another challenging day for hosts Birzebbugia Sailing Club on the final day of the regatta, as weather conditions continued to make things...
View ArticleYouth charged with grievously injuring drunk man who was harassing...
A youth charged with grievously harming a drunk man who was allegedly harassing him and his friends outside a Rabat pastizzi shop, collapsed in court when he was denied bail on Monday. The...
View ArticleBlame vandals and urgent repairs for pace of Victoria Lines works -...
Recurring vandalism to heritage sites and urgent repairs to Fort Madliena took workers away from Victoria Lines restoration works, according to the project’s architect. Works to restore the historic...
View ArticleMamma Mia, The Abba Musical to be staged at Mediterranean Conference...
Mamma Mia is a jukebox musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson and based onsome of Abba’s best-loved songs, all of which were composed by ex-band members Benny Andersson and Björn...
View ArticleFinnish man, 42, identified as missing person lost at seaAFM and the police...
The person who has been lost at sea since Friday has been identified as a 42-year-old man from Finland. The man reportedly fell into the sea in Valletta on Friday afternoon, at the height of storm...
View ArticleTurkey-Syria quake toll rises above 35,000Volunteers have said they are...
The toll from last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands...
View ArticlePart-pedestrianised Mosta square among ‘Slow Streets’ plans for townMosta...
Mosta square could be pedestrianised on weekends as part of a plan to reduce traffic in Malta’s town and village centres. The Slow Streets project would also see some of the town’s streets regularly...
View ArticleNetflix’s Wednesday inspires sold out Carnival trendA child dressed in a...
If you see gangs of girls in black dresses, wearing combat boots and staring sullenly ahead this carnival season, they will probably be channelling their inner Wednesday. According to party shops,...
View ArticleOnce home to civilisations, fabled Antioch left in ruinsSertac Paul Bozkurt,...
The smashed dome of the ancient mosque, considered to be Turkey’s oldest, covers rubble that used to be a prayer hall. Once a home to a myriad of civilisations, the southern city of Antakya lies in...
View ArticleUK pub bankruptcies soar on strong inflation: dataThe cost-of-living crisis,...
The number of pubs and bars in the UK forced to shut their doors almost doubled last year as sky-high inflation hit business owners and consumers, data showed on Monday. A total of 512 establishments...
View ArticleWhy haven’t more people been charged over record cocaine hauls, MP asksLast...
An Opposition MP has questioned the lack of court arraignments despite a record cocaine haul last year. PN MP Beppe Fenech Adami questioned in parliament why more people have not been charged, after a...
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