Including peanuts in children’s diets early in life could help stave off allergies against the legume, which can be fatal and affect swathes of youngsters globally, according to a new study Friday. Researchers found that introducin...

A man is under arrest for suspected cocaine trafficking, the police said. The 39-year-old Syrian was arrested by officers from the Vice Squad during a raid on a garage in Balzan on Wednesday. The officers found cash and 150 packets o...

  Construction works at Cottonera SC pool get under way   After extensive work was carried out on the site where the first indoor pool of international level will be built in Cottonera, the project has now entered its third and fin...

A man accused of murdering and raping a woman in Sliema is in quarantine so won't be in court as his case gets under way on Friday. Abner Aquilina will follow via video link the compilation of evidence against him. The 20-year-old of...

Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi, who recently recovered from a Covid-19 infection, was on Wednesday left out of Argentina’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Colombia, with the twice former winners already qua...

Grammy award winning singer Meat Loaf died on Thursday night, his family and his longtime agent Micheal Greene have announced. "Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Debor...

The Constitutional Court has confirmed that a law meant to protect band clubs from eviction is unconstitutional. In the latest chapter in a long-running saga, the court threw out appeals by the State and the Stella Maris band club, b...

Some restaurants are considering closing their doors until COVID rules are relaxed again, as they struggle with lack of staff and poorer custom due to the new measures. A survey has found 14 per cent may shut down temporarily followi...

Birkirkara coach Andre Paus lauded his team’s belief and resilience as the Stripes produced one of the biggest comebacks in the 2021-22 Premier League when they scored two injury-time goals to stun Balzan 3-2 at the Centenary Stadi...

Birkirkara and Mġarr United launched their 2022 commitments with two victories which keep them joint-leaders in the MFA Women’s League. Propelled by a Patrizia Lamanna hat-trick on her debut, Birkirkara cruised to victory after re...

Melita Business will be providing data connectivity to up to 6,000 public officers within the Malta Public Service, following an agreement with the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA). The agreement, which follows a procuremen...

Barcelona were dumped out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday as Ferran Torres’ first goal for the club failed to prevent a dramatic 3-2 defeat after extra-time by Athletic Bilbao. Disappointment for Barca was compounded by the sight o...

The local COVID-19 infection rate among the over 80s has reached an all-time high despite cases dropping in all other age groups, according to fresh EU data. The figure in the 80s age group for the week ending January 16 was 1,235.6 ...

In an article I wrote last March, I had asked if inflation was going to become an issue during 2021. In one of my contributions at the end of last year, I claimed that 2021 was also the year when inflation reared its head again. In m...

Obituaries CAMILLERI. On January 9, RACHEL née Cremona, passed away at the young age of 35, leaving behind her beloved husband Godfrey, her parents Alfred and Carmen and siblings, together with many other friends and family. She is...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta reports how Prime Minister Robert Abela has been holding meetings with ministers and MPs as he seeks to avoid a potential split in the Labour Party in ...

The United States and its allies have warned Moscow of grave consequences if "any" of the tens of thousands of troops massed on the border were to cross the border into Ukraine. Following talks in Berlin with Germany, France and Brit...

Robert Abela was in damage control mode on Thursday after a police raid on the home of Joseph Muscat caused an internal earthquake in the Labour Party. The prime minister was left trying to contain a potential split within the party ...

Earlier ties with Scottish college I read with great interest the article ‘Tracing Malta’s ties to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’ by Jo Etienne Abela (December 16) and the letter ‘Malta’s ties with Scottish Col...

The heinous murder of Paulina Dembska has led to wider discussions on reforms to safeguarding women’s right to safety in society but also on the need to change mentalities. Civil society groups advocating justice are also asking fo...