Two men injured in five-car accident
Two men, including a police officer, were hospitalised following a five-car accident in San Ġwann last night. The police said the accident happened in Triq Sant'Andrija, at 12.45am. It started with a...
View ArticleExpensive bags raise awkward questions
Flaunting one's wealth is a popular hobby among Thailand's well-to-do, but one actress may find it as costly as a few high-fashion handbags. Pechaya Wattanamontri posted photos of herself on Instagram...
View Article'The Jungle Book' roars loud
Disney's "The Jungle Book" swings into the top spot at the box office and reigns over "The Huntsman" and "Barbershop". Jillian Kitchener reports.
View ArticleCruz and Kasich merge campaigns in shock bid to cripple Trump
Donald Trump's Republican rivals have announced shock plans to co-ordinate primary strategies in upcoming states to deprive the front-runner of the delegates he needs to win the party nomination. In...
View ArticleLVMH – company analysis post Q116 results
We left our price target on LVMH unchanged at €167/share post Q116 sales and revenue release. This represents a 10 per cent upside to the current price. Sales came in line with our expectations but...
View ArticleViolinist rues decline in musical education
The declining attention to musical education in schools is “a great sadness”, hurting children’s chances of appreciating and engaging with great classical music, according to acclaimed British...
View ArticleMHRA president wants Airbnb regulation
Peer-to-peer accommodation such as Airbnb should be regularised to create a level playing field, MHRA president Tony Zahra urged this morning. The sharing economy - the peer-to-peer sharing of goods...
View ArticleBomb-hit Brussels subway station reopens one month after terror attack
The Brussels subway station where 16 people were killed by a suicide bomber has reopened just over a month after the attacks. Security remains high across the underground network, which was hit during...
View ArticleIncrease in hotel guests registered
A 4.5 per cent increase in guests and nights spent in collective accommodation, namely guesthouses, hostels and tourist villages, was registered in February when compared to the same month last year,...
View ArticleLive stream: President in Azerbaijan
President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca left for Baku in Azerbaijan this morning to take part in and address the 7th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations, the Office of the...
View Article10 beaches get Blue Flag status
Ten beaches in Malta have been awarded the blue flag status, one more than last year's count. They are St George’s Bay, Fond Ghadir Bay, Westin Dragonara Hotel and Spa Beach, Qawra Bay, Bugibba...
View ArticleMeasles, rubella eradicated from Malta
Measles and rubella have been eradicated from Malta, the World Health Organisation said in a communique. The government said in a statement that 98 per cent of those entitled to the vaccinations...
View ArticleJury starts hearing submissions in case of men charged with smuggling...
A jury has begun hearing submissions in the trial of two men accused of smuggling nearly 20 kilogrammes of cannabis resin into Malta on a speedboat six years ago. Godfrey Gambin, 40, from Iklin was...
View ArticleFamily accused of trafficking Filipino workers granted bail
A man, his two sons and daughter accused of trafficking Filipino workers were today granted bail following the testimony of a number of witnesses. The accused are Joseph Degiorgio 71 of Balzan, Paul...
View ArticlePN media fined for libellous article
In-Nazzjon editor Alexander Attard and then-journalist Matthew Bonnett have been fined €3,000 by a court which found that an article in the newspaper on May 6, 2014 had libelled Labour MP Silvio...
View ArticleBHS folds in the UK - Malta operation awaiting news
UK High street retailer BHS has collapsed into administration, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and threatening the closure of up to 164 stores. It is the biggest retail failure since Woolworths went bust...
View ArticleFIMBank climbs to its highest level in over 2 years
The MSE Share Index opened the week virtually unchanged at 4,534.850 points as the gains registered in the equities of FIMBank, MIA and IHI were offset by the declines in BOV and GO. Meanwhile, six...
View ArticleJunior College band for the International High Schools Music Contest
A band made up of Junior College students will be participating in the second International High Schools Music Contes in Istanbul, Turkey on April 29. Gingerline features Ian Ellul (electric violin),...
View ArticlePrime Minister to decide on Konrad Mizzi 'in the coming days'
The Prime Minister is expected to take a decision on minister Konrad Mizzi in the coming days, Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis told reporters at a Labour Party press conference. He was unable to...
View ArticlePolice errors 'caused or contributed' to Hillsborough tragedy - inquest
Police planning errors 'caused or contributed' to the dangerous situation that developed on the day of the Hillsborough disaster, the jury at the inquests into the deaths of the 96 Liverpool fans has...
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