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Woman, 72, critical after losing consciousness while swimming
A 72-year-old woman who lost consciousness while swimming at Pretty Bay, Birzebbuga, this morning, is in critical condition. The police said the woman, who lives in Birzebbuga, was swimming with her...
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Over half of vehicles fail roadside inspections
More than half the vehicles, mostly commercial, that were pulled to the side of the road in the past year for a technical inspection failed the roadworthiness test. According to Transport Malta data,...
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Man says he only defended inspector
A man accused with police inspector Jeffrey Cilia of attacking three young brothers in Paceville four years ago said the fight broke out after his friend tried to stop them vandalising a plant....
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Joseph Calleja's concert highlights
Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja entertained the crowds at the Luxol Football Grounds last night in what has become his traditional annual concert in Malta. He was also joined on the stage with aspiring...
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Pilots, cabin crew slam Air Malta fleet cuts plan
Air Malta staff unions are insisting that the fleet reduction plan announced by the airline last week will not work. They called upon the airline’s management to explain how the same routes could be...
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Barricades making Coast Road safer
Plastic barricades topped with lights have been placed along the broken white line on the Coast Road to prevent motorists from overtaking, following two head-on collisions within two days. A Transport...
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UK scuba instructor fighting extradition to Malta
A scuba instructor based in West Sussex, UK has been charged with two involuntary homicides by Maltese authorities and is fighting extradition to Malta. Stephen Martin, 55, an experienced diver, was...
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Traffic accident victim charged with cannabis possession
The French tourist who was hit by a car in Gżira last week, sustaining a fractured knee, ended up in court on crutches charged with having 40 grams of cannabis at the time of the accident. Alexis...
View ArticleCost of fuel does not reflect drop in price of oil - Marthese Portelli
The Maltese are not benefitting from a reduction in the price of fuel even though the price of oil had fallen below $50 a barrel, shadow minister Marthese Portelli said. She said in a statement that...
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Five traffic fatalities in second quarter
There were five traffic fatalities in the second quarter this year, the National Statistics Office said. It said the number of reported traffic accidents in the second quarter reached 3,910, three per...
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Carmelo Abela excludes acquiring Palazzo Verdelin
Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela yesterday categorically excluded any intention of expropriating or acquiring Palazzo Verdelin, which houses the Valletta police station. On the other hand, Planning...
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Fisherman rescued
A fisherman was today airlifted by an Armed Forces of Malta helicopter after he lost consciousness while at sea about 11 nautical miles east of Malta. The elderly man was given first aid and airlifted...
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National health service under 'unprecedented strain' - nurses' union
The national health service is under unprecedented strain that was being felt not only by patients and their relatives but also by nurses and other members of the healthcare team, the nurses' union...
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Joseph Muscat is hostage to corrupt cliques - Beppe Fenech Adami
The Nationalist Party has reiterated its call for action by the government following the Judge Michael Mallia inquiry, which found serious irregularities and law breaches by former and current members...
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73 new species recorded in Maltese waters
A total of 61 authenticated alien species and another five unconfirmed ones were recorded in Maltese waters by the end of last year, according to an extensive survey Julian Evans, Jacqueline Barbara...
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Elderly man given suspended jail term for Gozo shopping mall stabbing
A 79-year-old man has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting to seriously injuring a 29-year-old supermarket employee when he stabbed him at a shopping complex in November 2013. Antonio...
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’75 blast that killed four Maltese ‘like atomic explosion’
An engineer who had been standing not far from an explosion off Libya that killed four Maltese in 1975 still remembers vividly the mushrooming cloud of smoke and the blackened corpses. The tragedy...
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RIU officer denies assaulting motorist
An RIU police officer has denied claims made last week that he had admitted to assaulting a motorist and told a magistrate that the man and his relatives were making up a story to get him out of...
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Any action over inquiry must wait – government
Any action against former acting police commissioner Ray Zammit and his son, Roderick, an inspector, will not be taken before an internal inquiry is concluded. However, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo...
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Boy, 16, in critical condition after Hal Far accident
A 16-year-old boy from Cospicua was critically injured in a three-car collision in Triq Ħal Far, limits of Birżebbuġa at 10.30pm yesterday. The police said a Mazda Demio that was being driven by a...
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