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Updated: Leah briefly held up by Heathrow airport security, but Air Malta...
Updated 1.11 p.m. Four-year-old cancer fighter Leah Xuereb arrived at London Heathrow Airport and was briefly held up by security during the transfer to a waiting Air Malta aircraft this afternoon...
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Muscat promises to eradicate poverty
A new Labour government will work to eliminate poverty from Malta, party leader Joseph Muscat said this morning. Speaking during a visit to the Millennium Chapel in Paceville, Dr Muscat said that...
View ArticleG4S personnel strike at MIA
A number of Group Four security personnel at MIA went out on strike today in solidarity with 28 workers who have been sacked. Informed sources said the strikers normally work on passenger screening....
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Sending a taste of home to the UK
Hundreds of pastizzi will be flown to the UK to give “a taste of home” to cancer patients and their families, who will be spending Christmas there for treatment. “Most probably what these people...
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Tax incentives for owners of old properties
Tax incentives for the restoration and reuse of scheduled property and properties in urban conservation areas were announced today by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech and Environment Minister Mario de...
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Mepa acts against illegal waste sorting station
Mepa enforcement officers this morning descended on a waste-sorting depot which has been operating without a permit in Zabbar. The depot is being closed down and removed because it is illegal. The...
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106kg of fresh poultry sealed
The authorities have sealed over 106kg of fresh poultry products, including 8kg of whole chicken, due to lack of traceability. The action was taken jointly by the Environmental Health Directorate and...
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Man accused of hold-up tip-off
A 34-year-old man from Valletta was arraigned today and pleaded not guilty to having, on September 15, 2010, been an accomplice in a hold-up in which €60,000 were stolen. Police Inspector Michael...
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Update 2: Mepa approves Zaren Vassallo's Qormi development
The Mepa board has approved a project which will transform the former Lowenbrau brewery on the outskirts of Qormi into a multi-purpose space including a supermarket and two reception halls. The...
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The end of the world is nigh!
Tomorrow we might be reading this paper by candlelight, while eating canned food and sheltering from a comet that may smash into Earth. Fears that the end is nigh have been running wild since someone...
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Update 3 - Labour not against moving Carnival dates, PN disagrees
The Labour Party said this afternoon that it had no objection to moving the Carnival dates as proposed by the Ghaqda Partecipanti Karnival, but it was prepared to take the necessary actions if the...
View Article2012 Time for review
With 2012 nearing its end, this is the time for reviews. Steve Zammit Lupi, 17, prepared this one, using timesofmalta.com
View ArticleMaltese to train in Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
Agreement has been reached between the Maltese health authorities and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals for the training of doctors in various fields of specialisation. Health Minister Joseph...
View ArticleMan in construction fall dies
The 58-year-old man who was critically injured after falling a height of four storeys down a shaft in Attard last Monday died this morning, the police said. The incident happened at about 1.15 p.m. in...
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An exciting year caught on camera
A tottering tower of books, former Prime Minister Dom Mintoff’s funeral and a group of nuns eating take-out are just a few of the photos featured in this year’s The Times Picture Annual. Running into...
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Deputy leader effect
Labour may still be leading comfortably in polls but could this change if the focus turns to the parties’ deputy leaders? Christian Peregin reports. After a year of bleeding, the Nationalist Party is...
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Fraudster faces more charges
A man who was convicted of defrauding several people by pretending to offer lucrative business deals has had relapsing added to his list of pending cases. Joseph Friggieri, 45, from Msida, who is...
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Gozo ferry service suspensions
Gozo ferry services will be suspended on Christmas Day and New Year's Day between Noon and 3 p.m., the company said.
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Arriva brands buses on the 70s route group
Half the buses servicing routes which end in Zurrieq and Qrendi will soon sport new livery promoting the routes. The livery has the tagline ‘Your 70s’ - the routes covered being 71, 72 and 73, and a...
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Driver injured in Sta Venera crash
The driver of a Seat Ibiza was seriously injured in a crash at Sta Venera this evening. The incident happened at about 9.45 when the car slammed into a crash barrier on the Regional Road, blocking one...
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