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Husbands may take wives’ surname under new marriage law
The Marriage Equality Bill will bring about changes that impact all couples, not only same-sex ones, Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli said. Among a number of others, the changes will, for...
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Marsa murder: Accused threw away gun near December 13 Road, but it was never...
Deniro Magri, who stands accused of fatally shooting a man in Marsa on February 12, appeared to have been expecting an attack on his house and had taken "precautions", according to testimony given in...
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Watch: Nexia BT emails carried Mizzi's biography, along with details on waste...
Leaked e-mails show Konrad Mizzi’s financial advisers referred to his past waste management expertise when speaking about plans for his Panama company to extract profits from waste recycling. This...
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Caruana Galizia storms out of court after exchange with Chris Cardona's lawyer
Blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia stormed out of a courtroom this morning after a brief but heated exchange with a lawyer representing Economy Minister Chris Cardona. During the sitting, Dr Pawlu Lia,...
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Shot fired, man arrested following suspected car theft attempt
A 43-year-old man was arrested early this morning following a police search that saw officers fire a shot towards two suspected car thieves. Police received a report that shots had been fired in...
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Prison guard who posted offensive Facebook comment must pay €5,000 fine
A prison guard sentenced to pay a €5,000 fine after being found guilty of having made an improper use of the electronic media, had his punishment confirmed on appeal. Vincent Debono, 46, was convicted...
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Boy who went missing raises school transport concerns
An inquiry will find out whether school transport boarding operations have to improve after a seven-year-old Marsascala student ended up in Msida, the Education Ministry said. The Eritrean child who...
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Watch: Caravan catches fire by Addolorata cemetery
Updated 11.08am - Nobody injured Police and a fire-fighting crew rushed to Luqa this morning following reports of two vehicles on fire in the vicinity of Addolorata cemetery. Eyewitnesses told Times...
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Then and now: 50-year-old survey sheets show extent of Malta's urbanisation
Seven takeaway snapshots from the 1968 survey sheets, made available online by the Planning Authority, show a land far less choked with buildings when compared to today. Still to come: Marsa’s...
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'X' gender option to be added to passports and ID cards
‘X’ will be an option, alongside ‘male’ and ‘female’ on passports and identity cards “in the coming weeks”, Civil Liberties Minister Helena Dalli said. The non-binary ‘X’ gender option on official...
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Broadcasting Authority staff slam their chairwoman in letter to Prime Minister
Staff members at the Broadcasting Authority are up in arms against their chairwoman and have asked for the Prime Minister’s direct intervention, the Times of Malta is informed. Stopping short from...
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Wreck removed from Birzebbuġa
Workers from the Infrastructure Ministry over the past days removed the remains of a wooden launch which had run aground at St George's Bay,Birzebbuġa. Divers and a heavy duty crane were used to lift...
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Building by Maltese architect graces entrance of London’s Westfield City Mall
An iconic kiosk for the entrance of Westfield City’s Shopping Centre leading from the Queen Elizabeth’s Olympic Park in London has been designed by award winning architectural practice Mizzi Studio....
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Jilted lover seeks revenge
A jilted lover seemingly bent on taking revenge on his former partner was summoned before a magistrate's court today, charged with harassing and threatening the woman, both personally as well as...
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Nexia BT will not say if they confused Konrad Mizzi with Keith Schembri
Nexia BT would not comment on whether they mixed up information on two of their clients: Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri. When he appeared before the Pana Committee on Monday, Dr Mizzi, the Minister...
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€140,000 gaming sector salaries still not competitive enough - survey
Salaries which by Maltese standards are considered to be very high are still deemed by the online gaming industry as not competitive enough compared to other countries, according to a survey. The...
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Controversial Paceville master plan put on backburner
Work on the new Paceville master plan, which was expected to be out by May, has been put on the backburner and might only see the light of day after the next general election, Times of Malta has...
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Suggestion that some cases of poverty are self-inflicted met with disapproval
An elderly woman’s suggestion today that while some cases of poverty are genuine, other can be self-inflicted prompted disapproval from participants at a debate on the definition of poverty held today...
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Meningitis B vaccine shortage likely to persist
A one-year-old baby died of meningitis B, a disease against which vaccines are currently unavailable, this newspaper is informed. Sources said the baby died last month after contracting the disease...
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Pedestrian injured, crushed between car and electricity pole
A 60-year-old pedestrian from Qormi was grievously injured this afternoon when he got caught between a car whose driver lost control and an electricity pole. The accident happened in Mdina Road, Qormi...
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