Sergio Perez has fond memories of last year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix and this weekend the Mexican finds himself returning to the fast and furious streets of Baku as a viable contender for the world championship. ‘Checo’ arrives ...

Ritmu Music Festival, formerly known as Għanafest, is taking place at the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta today and tomorrow. Local għannejja (Maltese folk singers) will share the main stage with contemporary local bands and int...

A car crashed onto one of the roundabouts on the Coast Road at around 1am on Friday and was still there during rush hour that morning . Drivers making their way through the accident-prone road on Friday morning were surprised to see ...

Floriana have announced that promising player Mattia Veselji has extended his contract with the Greens until 2025. "A new contract extension has been signed with 20-year-old attacker Mattia Veselji to prolong his stay at Floriana F...

Traditional village feasts have returned after a COVID-enforced hiatus but enthusiasts say they are struggling with finding people willing to help out at the celebrations. While many are keen for the return after two years of the boi...

Marsaxlokk have started their transfer activity as they are seeking to bolster their squad ahead of their first Premier League campaign in a decade. Led by coach Pablo Doffo, Marsaxlokk have acquired the services of experienced play...

A congressional panel investigating last year's mob assault on the US Capitol laid out its case Thursday that Donald Trump and his claims of a stolen election were at the heart of what amounted to an "attempted coup" to remain in pow...

Sliema Wanderers have confirmed the appointment of Paul Zammit as their new coach for the 2022/2023 season. The former Valletta and Birkirkara coach put pen to paper on a two-year contract with an option of extending his stay for a...

Għasri marks the feast of Christ the Saviour on Sunday with a Pontifical concelebrated Mass led by Bishop Anton Teuma at Għasri church, with the participation of the Lauda Sion choir, at 8.30am. Qala archpriest Mgr Edward Xuereb le...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made EU citizens of neutral countries like Finland, Sweden, Austria and Ireland question their neutrality and consider whether they should join the US-led military alliance: the North Atlantic Trea...

I have written about the affordability of housing in Malta in the past. In one of my previous contributions, I showed how the increase of property prices outstripped the increase in wages by just under five times. In another contribu...

In Memoriam GALEA. Treasured and unfading memories of Notary Dr ANTONIO GALEA, a much loved father and grandfather, on the 29th anniversary of his passing away. Sadly missed and always in the thoughts and prayers of his daughters Ann...

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces were "holding on" in the flashpoint eastern city Severodonetsk where intense street battles with Russian troops could determine the fate of the Donbas region.  Moscow has concentrat...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads its front page with an article on how the United Nations General Assembly has voted to give Malta a non-permanent place on the UN Security Counci...

ONE TV presenter Karl Stagno Navarra is no longer employed with Air Malta and has been moved to the Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OHSA). A spokesperson for the airline told Times of Malta Stagno Navarra is “no longer em...

Lawrence Zammit wrote in the Times of Malta (May 20) about poverty in Malta, quite rightly pointing out the complexity of the issues concerned but also remarking about how various governments have strengthened the social safety net a...

Desperate for open spaces in Malta Compare this: Malta – a tiny island which has 608 cars per 1,000 inhabitants versus Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital, 1.5 times larger than Malta, which has 100 less cars per 1,000 inhabitants.  ...

Law-abiding citizens expect the authorities to defend their rights to the enjoyment of public land, especially on the limited shoreline available for swimming. But the government’s message is that those with an inflated sense of en...

Portugal scored twice in five minutes to beat the Czech Republic on Thursday and open up a two-point lead at the top of Group A2 in the Nations League. Joao Cancelo and Goncalo Guedes were on target in the 33rd and 38th minutes in Li...

Spain registered the first win of their Nations League campaign on Thursday as Pablo Sarabia’s early goal was enough for a 1-0 victory over Switzerland. Sarabia capitalised on a Swiss error at the back to give Luis Enrique’s side...