Nineteen hundred years after it was built to keep out barbarian hordes, archaeologists at Hadrian’s Wall in northern England are facing a new enemy – climate change, which threatens its vast treasure trove of Roman artefacts.  T...

MFA Women’s League leaders Birkirkara will be looking to follow up last week’s victory over title challengers Mġarr United with another three points. In this week’s MD12 games, the Stripes will take on Mtarfa as they look to s...

A 30-year-old man has been arrested by the police in connection with a series of thefts over a number of months. The police said on Tuesday that the man allegedly stole several items from a private company the value of which amounted...

A US federal judge on Monday ordered the Air Force to pay more than $230 million (€202 million) in damages to survivors and relatives of victims of a 2017 Texas shooting for failing to report the perpetrator's criminal record. Twen...

Last month’s decision by the Planning Authority to categorically rebut the application to rezone just shy of 8,000 square metres of ODZ land on the outskirts of Għarb has drawn many a plaudit and with sacrosanct reason. Had such a...

A 73-year-old man cleared of drug trafficking has been awarded €19,000 in compensation because his case took nearly two decades to be concluded, “subjecting him to 19 years of limbo, legal uncertainty and financial and psychologi...

Australia's prime minister apologised for widespread sexual harassment, abuse and bullying of political staff Tuesday, a year after a high-profile rape allegation rocked the country's parliament. Addressing lawmakers, Scott Morrison ...

Depiro                83 Starlites Naxxar 87 (24-26, 24-17, 21-18, 14-26) Starlites Naxxar, who are already guaranteed a play-off spot, had to dig deep to register their third league win over Depiro. Aware that a win woul...

A relative majority of Maltese people feel the European Parliament’s top priority should be climate change, according to a new Eurobarometer survey. The annual study, typically carried out door-to-door in all EU member states, asks...

When a technocrat is roped in to serve in a political role, one would expect an upgrade in political communication. Open, honest and direct speech is what many citizens expect but rarely get from traditional politicians. They prefer ...

“I was admitted into Mount Carmel without being allowed the time to inform my immediate family members or pack some clothes or personal belongings. On a cold day in November, I was driven to the facility in my pyjamas and accompani...

On February 3, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed the decisions taken at its monetary policy meeting last December. Pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP): In the first quarter of 2022, the Gover...

The Jacob Borg piece in Times of Malta (January 31) headed ‘Robert Abela’s PA retainer doubled to €17,000 a month over six years’ attracted a storm of comment – the thread closed at 281 comments – most of it hostile. The ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau demanded an end Monday to a protest by hundreds of truckers against COVID-19 restrictions that has paralysed the capital, as Ottawa's mayor called on federal authorities for support. "It has to ...

Obituaries  BORG. On February 6, at Mater Dei Hospital, EMMANUEL of San Ġwann, aged 87, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Rose, his children Joe and his wife Josette,...

A group of car rental and auto dealership investors accused of a violent kidnapping last month feature in a drug smuggling and money laundering investigation. The probe is looking into how cryptocurrency is being used to bring drugs,...

The following are the main stories in Tuesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says a group of car rental and auto dealership investors accused of a violent kidnapping last month feature in a drug smuggling and money laundering investi...

From the online comments board Over 360 bullying referrals made in 2021 I was a school headmaster in Australia for nine years and much of my time was taken up with complaints of bullying. I would estimate that around 80 per cent of c...

Bishop George Bugeja, OFM, the Apostolic Vicar of Tripoli, concelebrated Mass of Thanksgiving, together with Fr Hayden Williams, OFM, and sanctuary rector Fr Gerard Buhagiar at Ta’ Pinu Sanctuary on February 5. Mgr Bugeja was givin...

 The United States said Monday a deal was possible with Iran on its nuclear program but that an agreement had to be completed urgently as Tehran advances its capabilities, on the eve of renewed talks. The negotiations -- attended by...