Dortmund fined €20,000 for fan trouble
Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund were fined €20,000 for fan trouble in two Bundesliga home games, the German football association (DFB) said yesterday. Dortmund fans threw lighters and other...
View ArticleEx-England defender Hunter to sell off career memorabilia
Former Leeds United and England defender Norman Hunter is to sell off a collection of football kit and medals won in his celebrated career. The 69-year-old Elland Road favourite, who had the nickname...
View ArticleSouthampton fight back to draw 2-2 with Chelsea
Southampton fought back superbly to salvage a 2-2 draw with Chelsea who looked in control of their Premier League game after leading 2-0 at half-time last night. Goals by Demba Ba and Eden Hazard put...
View ArticleNapoli win appeal against two-point penalty
Serie A club Napoli have won their appeal against a two-point penalty imposed last month for attempted match-fixing by one of their players, the Italian Football Federation said today. The decision to...
View ArticleBransons in battle for space glory
Virgin Galactic boss Sir Richard Branson has a competitor in the space race... Richard Branson. The business supremo is expected to blast into orbit by the end of next year with his children as the...
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Pushing a double-decker bus in the snow
Heavy snow has caused traffic misery in most of the UK. In Norwich, people came together to help drivers stuck in difficult conditions. Footage by The Daily Telegraph.
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Woman hit by car in Zurrieq
A 29-year-old woman was seriously injured when she was hit by a car in Zurrieq this afternoon. The incident took place at 5.30 p.m. in Vjal ix-Xarolla, and involved a Toyota driven by a 28-year-old...
View ArticleLabour to draw up charter of workers’ rights
A Labour government would draw up a charter of workers’ rights and, along with a focused campaign, use it to inform workers of their basic rights at work, Labour Leader Joseph Muscat said this...
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Former Enemalta engineer says Gatt caused loss of favourable gas investment
Infrastructure Minister Austin Gatt caused the loss of a potentially favourable gas investment some 10 years ago, according to a former Enemalta manager. Writing in The Times today, John Pace recounts...
View ArticleTunisia pardons jailed Maltese
A former Maltese footballer accused of drug trafficking was released from a Tunisian jail earlier this week after being granted a Presidential pardon. Tano Farrugia, 32, who used to play for the club...
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Leaders agree on removal of time-barring on political corruption
Lawrence Gonzi and Joseph Muscat tonight faced off on Xarabank in the first TV debate of the election campaign which came to a close with all parties agreeing on Labour's proposal to remove...
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BORG CARDONA. On January 18, at Villa Messina, ANTHONY, aged 68, former director general of the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise & Industry and former treasurer to the Malta Community Chest Fund,...
View ArticlePharmacies open tomorrow
Chemimart Ltd, 20/21, Republic Street, Valletta; Vivien Pharmacy, Patri Magri Street, Marsa; Pinto Pharmacy, 43, St Sebastian Street, Qormi; St Helen Pharmacy, Tumas Fenech Street, Birkirkara;...
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Bishop warns against adoptions by gay couples
Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna has spoken out against adoptions by gay couples. “We all agree that the child’s best interests should be a priority… Adoption is something society offers to give a...
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Gozo almost runs out of fuel
Petrol stations in Gozo have been running low on fuel after supply was disrupted by a ferry fault and inclement weather. The shortage has led to long queues and short tempers as some stations ran out...
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Blind people ‘ denied’ right to secret vote
Blind people are being denied the right to a secret vote because they have to declare their preference to assistant electoral commissioners. Gordon Cardona, who is visually impaired, said that while...
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Armstrong doping confession stirs outrage
Ending years of denial, champion cyclist Lance Armstrong has formally admitted he cheated his way to his record seven Tour de France titles. Now, many who once supported the athlete are outraged....
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Canada put 'wrong' maple leaf on new C$20 bill
The Bank of Canada has barked up the wrong maple tree with its new plastic banknotes, using a foreign Norway maple leaf as the emblem on the notes instead of the sugar maple that the country has on...
View ArticleForeigners still trapped in Sahara hostage crisis
More than 20 foreigners are still captive or missing inside a desert gas plant, nearly two days after the Algerian army launched an assault to free them that saw many hostages killed. The standoff...
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Katie Price says clairvoyant suggested husband's name
Katie Price has claimed she married her third husband because his name is "close" to one suggested by a clairvoyant. The glamour girl tied the knot with stripper Kieran Hayler in the Caribbean earlier...
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