A man who admitted to scratching a police inspector’s personal car earlier this month was handed a suspended sentence by a court on Thursday after settling the damages in full. Justin Bartolo, 38 of Qormi, was arraigned last week a...

A 40-year-old man is under arrest on suspicion of having robbed six people, most of them elderly, in their homes. The police said the man used to knock on doors, claiming he was raising money for the missions or selling lottery ticke...

A sapphire-and-diamond brooch and matching ear clips which once belonged to Russia's Romanov imperial dynasty were snapped up at a Sotheby's auction Wednesday for nearly $900,000. The jewels, which belonged to grand duchess Maria Pav...

Fresh from her gold medal success in the European Champion of Champions, Sue Abela extended her winning run in the international scene after triumphing in the King’s Bowl Tournament that is being played in Gibraltar. The tournament...

Last updated 9.37am with new pictures, details. Photo: Francelle Azzopardi Heavy rainfall throughout the night caused several streets to flood early on Thursday morning. Gozo appeared to be the worst hit, with flooding reported in G�...

Malta coach Devis Mangia hopes his players will be ready for what promises to be a tough night as the national team take on Group H runners-up Croatia at the National Stadium today (kick-off: 20.45). The Croatians arrived in Malta wi...

Paris Saint-Germain women’s footballer Aminata Diallo was detained by police Wednesday in connection with a vicious street assault on a teammate and fellow French national player last week, her club said. Diallo was returning with ...

The Malta Drag Racing Association is organising the final event of the Enemed Drag Racing National Championship this weekend, the most anticipated annual event held at Ħal Far Raceway. No less than 137 cars, dragsters, and motorcycl...

A Japanese train driver is suing his employer after his wages were docked 56 yen ($0.50) over a minute-long delay to the country's famously punctual rail system, the company said Thursday. The driver filed the suit against the West J...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Thursday. Times of Malta reports that director of prisons Alex Dalli has moved aside after yet another death by suicide. There have however been calls for the home affairs mi...

Obituary CHETCUTI GANADO. With deepest regret, we announce the passing away of MARLENE née Rizzo, at the age of 76. She leaves to mourn her loss, her loving husband Joe, her children Caroline wife of Andrew Mifsud, Suzanne, Andrew, ...

Environment NGOs are unconvinced that the government’s decision to stop demolition and excavation works at 4pm will address residents’ concerns about the construction industry. Moviment Graffitti, Din l-Art Ħelwa, Għawdix and W...

Was Fr Andrew Borg a victim of hate speech when Emma Portelli Bonnici strongly implied he’d burn her as a witch if he could? Of course not. She was simply slapping him down after he called her “Hitler, a satanist, a murderer, a b...

The association of former MPs suggested last year that parliament should evolve with MPs being engaged on a full-time basis and receiving adequate remuneration. Calls for MPs to receive reasonable remuneration, thus ensuring they can...

Insurance money refunds With reference to my letter published on the Times of Malta (November 4) regarding insurance money not being refunded by Ryanair, I would like to inform readers that the money I was claiming has now been refun...

It took 14 deaths and a string of grave allegations about harsh, not to say inhuman, treatment in prison for its director, Alexander Dalli, to “suspend himself”. This is a serious indictment of the government in general and Home ...

UK Brexit minister David Frost on Wednesday called for cool heads in Europe as talk of a trade war increased amid an ongoing row over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland. Frost is set to meet European Commission vice...

Malta international midfielder Teddy Teuma is relishing the opportunity of playing international football at this stage of his career. Teuma, age 28, has already collected 17 caps since becoming eligible to represent Malta. He made h...

A man and a woman were saved from the rough seas at Qui-si-Sana on Wednesday in a rescue operation that involved a resident and the police. Witnesses told Times of Malta the two were dragged out to the sea at around 7pm. Southeast wi...

The government will be reducing the excise duty on fuel to avoid an increase in petrol and diesel prices, Finance Minister Clyde Caruana announced in Parliament on Wednesday.  Caruana said that, through a legal notice, the governmen...