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The Mediterranean is warming fast, deserts may spread in Europe, study finds
Global warming is on track to disrupt the Mediterranean region more than any droughts or heatwaves in the past 10,000 years, turning parts of southern Europe into desert by the end of the century,...
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Watch: Strong waves batter Valletta shoreline
Updated 6.43pm - Added Sliema video Strong winds have lashed massive waves against the Valletta shore at St Elmo bay, dislodging parked cars and forcing the Civil Protection Department to intervene....
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Maltese roads second worst in EU... but the safest
Maltese roads rank as the second worst in the whole EU, according to a European Commission survey which measured performance in key transport sectors. Still, the island continued to have the safest...
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Sliema Strand to get six storeys above 1800s house
Updated 4.58pm - Added FAA statement The “hideous” development over an old Sliema townhouse was given the green light by the Planning Commission today, despite concerns that it was not in keeping with...
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Russian ship clearance withdrawn after US, UK pressure
Malta's permission for a Russian military replenishment fuel tanker to berth in the Grand Harbour was inexplicably withdrawn by the government yesterday following American and British pressure. The...
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Nationalist MPs walk out of Parliament as Konrad Mizzi rises to address the...
Updated 3.45pm Nationalist MPs walked out of Parliament again today as soon as Minister Konrad Mizzi rose to address the House. The Opposition has been calling for the resignation of Dr Mizzi since...
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Aircraft technical problem delays flight
Updated at 1.30pm Air Malta's flight to Gatwick this morning will be leaving at 3pm due to a technical problem rendering the aircraft inoperable. The airline's engineers worked on the aircraft...
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European Commission corporate tax proposals 'not in Malta's interests'
Malta faces a fresh battle in Brussels after the European Commission unveiled proposals aimed at streamlining corporate taxation and cracking down on tax avoidance. Local tax experts told the Times of...
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Paceville club raids yield 20 unlicensed bouncers
Twenty bouncers were taken to court this year after being caught working at Paceville nightclubs without the necessary permits, the police said. Inspections are carried out in all places of...
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Call for professional interpreter delays Paqpaqli case hearing
The court hearing of those facing charges in connection with the dramatic Paqpaqli crash last year was put off today after the defence requested a professional interpreter. All 13 facing charges in...
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Paceville plans would turn swimming zones into 'stagnant creeks' - residents
Updated 9.20pm - Full report The land reclamation projects proposed in the Paceville master plan would turn swimming zones as far away as Exiles in Sliema into a "stagnant creek", residents complained...
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Photos of the week - Times of Malta
Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.
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PA slams the brakes on Mosta FC's upgrade plans
Mosta football club will have to present its own detailed parking studies if it hopes to carry out long-awaited upgrading works, in the midst of a long drawn-out feud with nearby residents. The...
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Civil protection ‘not equipped’ for LNG tanker emergency
Updated at noon with CPD statement The Civil Protection Department does not yet have the necessary equipment to tackle a major accident related to the LNG tanker in Marsaxlokk, documents published by...
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Peeping Tom sports coach fired from childcare
A sports coach who admitted to using a spy camera to watch women in their changing rooms has been fired from the childcare centre where he worked and has also been suspended from coaching volleyball....
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Maltese man who determined Lockerbie bombing trial dies
Updated 5.45pm with investigator's reaction Tony Gauci, the Maltese man who determined the outcome of the Lockerbie trial, has died, Times of Malta is informed. Mr Gauci, who lived in Swieqi, is...
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Watch: Cyclist ignores waves whipping The Strand... and gets washed away
A cyclist was too adventurous for his own liking this morning when he was washed away by strong waves on The Strand in Sliema as he tried to meander through the water. A video shot by Sliema...
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Watch: Strong winds lash Malta, power cuts reported
Updated 7.20pm with Enemalta statement Vicious winds are lashing the Maltese islands leaving a trail of damage, especially at the Radisson Hotel in St Julian’s which was flooded after strong waves...
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Animal hospital opens in Ta' Qali
A new veterinary hospital was opened at Ta' Qali today, a joint venture between the government and the private sector. It replaces the St Fancis animal centre set up by the former government, which...
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Too old to trick-or-treat? Try a meal at the Inquisitor’s prison
If you are too old for trick-or-treating this Halloween, you might be up for a night in a 17th-century prison cell at the Inquisitor’s Palace. But before heading to bed, you can feast on toast,...
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