The Paris city hall suggested a three-week lockdown to quell rising coronavirus cases in the French capital but faced swift accusations Friday that such a move was a political stunt with little effect. France has so far avoided a thi...

Academic training given to police officers will now be internationally recognised and accredited, following an agreement signed with the University of Malta.  The deal reached on Thursday with the Malta Police Force and the Academy ...

Twenty-five years after Pokémon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokémon Go enjoying record success in virus-hit 2020. The augmented-reality game rake...

The former director-general of the Chamber for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Vince Farrugia, has died aged 77.  Farrugia was for long the director of the GRTU. Tributes poured in as new of his death spread.  Mario Debono, who...

The Nationalist Party cannot backtrack on its commitment to implement EU directives on the protection of nature and birds, Birdlife CEO Mark Sultana said during a meeting with Opposition leader Bernard Grech. The meeting discussed in...

Four people were killed when they fell through the ice on a lake in southern Sweden on Thursday, police said, as the country experiences a spell of unseasonably mild weather. Four men aged between 65 and 75 were found in a hole in th...

Mini has added a new Shadow Edition trim level to its popular Clubman and Countryman models. The new specification brings a higher level of standard equipment to the pair as well as exclusive logos and graphics.  Both cars benefit f...

On March 6, Heritage Malta, through its Taste History unit, will be holding a unique culinary event spanning the 5,000 years of Maltese prehistory. The event, being held at the Malta Maritime Museum in Vittoriosa, will consist of a s...

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Opposition leader Bernard Grech has described news that former minister Chris Cardona has been implicated in an aborted 2015 plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia as “shocking”. Times of Malta reported on Friday that convicted murd...

Former US Olympics women’s gymnastics coach John Geddert died by suicide Thursday, his body found hours after he was charged with human trafficking and abuse of athletes in his care. “My office has been notified that the body of ...

The US director of national intelligence is expected to release a damning report Friday that fingers Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the brutal murder and dismemberment of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October 20...

What has spurred me to write this week’s contribution on this subject was the request by the Malta Developers Association to be given the right by law to appoint one of its own members to a new authority tasked with policing the co...

Safer Internet Day is an EU initiative to promote and encourage a safer internet for all users with particular focus on children and young people. The theme for Safer Internet Day for 2021, celebrated on February 9, was “Together f...

The driver of an open-top double-decker bus and four directors of a company that operates sightseeing tours will on Friday be charged over the accident that killed two tourists and injured another 21 in Żurrieq in April 2018. Charle...

Ħamrun Spartans’ ambitions of winning their first title after almost three decades will be put under serious threat tomorrow when the Premier League leaders take on third-placed Gżira United at the National Stadium (kick-off: 6pm...

Leaders Għajnsielem and champions Nadur Youngsters extended their winning run in the GFA Division One last weekend to further underline their ambition of challenging for the title crown this season. Għajnsielem scored a resounding ...

The digitalisation of banking services has caused some severe collateral damage to consumers, especially those that are more vulnerable because of their age or inadequate digital literacy. Consumer associations argue that it is time ...

The following are the main stories in Friday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says former minister Chris Cardona has been implicated in an aborted 2015 plot to kill Daphne Caruana Galizia. He has strongly denied the allegations. In ano...

As a nation, we have faced several challenges of late, especially related to COVID-19, but the government’s drive to bring about positive change has continued apace. This administration has worked tirelessly to minimise the potenti...