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Pickpocketing surges
Pickpocketing in the main tourist hotspots more than doubled between April and June when compared with the same period last year, according to new figures. Police registered 700 cases of pickpocketing...
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Eight are to face charges following death at hotel
The owners of Seabank Hotel and a construction company are among eight people facing charges of involuntary homicide of a Latvian man more than three years after he was crushed to death during works...
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Two people found hiding in Parliament
Two people were found hiding in Parliament this morning, a statement issued by the Speaker said. They were found between 9.30 and 10.30am. In the brief statement, the Speaker thanked the police for...
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UK had shot down Fenech Adami’s arguments
The Thatcher government was sceptical of Eddie Fenech Adami’s “bleak” picture of 1980s Malta, describing his views as “wild statements”, recently declassified documents reveal. UK Foreign and...
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Updated: Former health minister says he has 'aggressive cancer of the prostate'
Former health minister Godfrey Farrugia said today he has "aggressive cancer of the prostate" Dr Farrugia, who is the government's whip in Parliament, wrote on Facebook that this required radical...
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Russian in critical condition after getting into difficulty swimming
A Russian man is in a critical condition after he found himself in difficulty while swimming in Qui-Si-Sana, Sliema. The incident happened at 2pm. The police said the man was helped ashore by three...
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GWU calls for measures to encourage population growth
The General Workers’ Union has urged the government to explore ways to encourage population growth, including cash grants to encourage couples to have children and sustainable integration of migrants....
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Updated - Two hurt in Coast Road crash
A driver, 46, and his passenger, a woman, 42, have been hospitalised following a crash involving the car they were in and a van. The crash, on the Coast Road in Bahar ic-Caghaq (Kennedy Grove) took...
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Let’s open up to divorced Catholics – Gozo bishop
Removing the barriers facing divorced Catholics in a second relationship does not put the Church’s teaching on marriage at risk, according to Gozo Bishop Mario Grech. Opening up to Catholics in an...
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Parliament trespassers claim they were sheltering from the rain
Two men who were caught hiding in a tunnel linking Parliament to the former Yellow Garage were today accused in court with the attempted theft of tools being stored there. Eman Zammit, 36, and Clayton...
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Maltese lace summer blanket for Princess Charlotte
Malta presented the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a Maltese lace summer blanket on the occasion of the christening of Princess Charlotte. The gift was sent by the Prime Minister and Mrs Muscat on...
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PN warns against shifting of blame as head of Government Property Division...
The Nationalist Party warned this afternoon that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Parliamentary Secretary Michael Falzon were mistaken if they thought they could shift the blame for the Gaffarena...
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Maltese girl drowns in Austrian river
An 11-year-old Maltese girl has drowned in a river near Salzburg, according to reports in the Austrian media. She was walking some distance away from her parents but was in contact with them via...
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‘I am not afraid of my cancer ordeal’
Godfrey Farrugia only opened the envelope with his blood test results about 15 days after it had arrived at his clinic. As a doctor he immediately realised that one of the blood cancer markers was...
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Bathers urged to avoid Xlendi
The Environment Health Directorate has advised bathers against swimming in popular Xlendi Bay. It said no bathing should take place near the seaward end of the quay and the zone near Churchill Bar. It...
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Woman's claims of abuse in ambulance under investigation
Mater Dei Hospital said this evening it is investigating claims by a young woman that she was abused while being taken to hospital in an ambulance. The woman, 20, is reportedly a foreigner. The...
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Police investigating man's death in St Julian's
A 58-year-old man from St Julian's died in a traffic accident in Triq il-Fraxxnu, St Julian's this afternoon. The police said the man was looking for a parking spot for his Mercedez Benz at around...
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Updated: Two men break into Parliament building
Two Maltese men who are known to the police were found hiding in Parliament this morning. The Speaker said in a brief statement the two men were found between 9.30 and 10.30am. The police said the men...
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Godfrey Farrugia out of hospital - to stay on as Labour whip
Labour whip and former minister Godfrey Farrugia has been released from hospital following tests after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. The government said Dr Farrugia is...
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Government architects sent to make palazzo valuation
Two architects from the Land Department made a number of visits to Palazzo Verdelin between February and April to draw up a valuation report, the Times of Malta can reveal. Despite denials by the...
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