Mqabba floor Spartans
Mqabba boosted their chances of retaining their place in the top flight when they beat struggling Hamrun Spartans at the Hibs Stadium this afternoon. The match turned out to be a hard-fought encounter...
View ArticleUpdated: Next two days expected to be colder than average
The maximum temperature in Malta over the next two days is expected to be around 10 degrees Celsius and the minimum should hover around 6 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Office said. Meteoweb,...
View ArticleNewcastle in 2-1 win against Aston
Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 1 Papiss Demba Cisse announced his arrival in English football with a stunning debut goal as Newcastle edged past Aston Villa. The 26-year-old Senegal striker thumped a...
View ArticleTwo Libyans charged with stealing from cars
Two Libyans were this afternoon charged with stealing from two cars in St Paul's Bay. One, Hesham S. Kh Gharzeddin, 33, a painter who lives in St Paul's Bay pleaded guilty while the other, Mohammed...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to injuring two teenagers through careless driving
A 21-year-old man from Qormi this afternoon pleaded guilty to involuntarily causing grievous injuries on a 13-year old and slightly injuring a 16-year-old while driving carelessly at excessive speed....
View ArticleFilmmakers die in helicopter crash
Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said...
View ArticleBirkirkara hit four past Balzan
BALZAN YOUTHS-0, BIRKIRKARA-4 Birkirkara put their Championship Pool bid back on track with a 4-0 annihilation of fellow top-six contenders Balzan Youths in today's second game at the Hibs Stadium....
View ArticlePoliceman injured during drugs investigation
A Drugs Squad police officer was injured this morning while investigating a trafficking case. The police said officers from the Drugs Squad were conducting a raid at Marsa when the policeman who was...
View ArticleMalta marine cadets win eastern area drill competition
The Royal Marines Cadets Drill Team of the Malta GC Unit of the Sea Cadet Corps have returned from the United Kingdom as winners of the Eastern Area Sea Cadets RMC 6 + 1 armed drill competition. The...
View ArticleMan found dead at stable in Marsa
An autopsy is being held on Tuesday on the body of a man found dead at a stable in Marsa this morning. The police said they found the lifeless body of the 53 year old man on the stairs of the stable,...
View ArticleAdoption and fostering are heroic acts - Mgr Mario Grech
The state should continue amending legislation to facilitate the adoption process and for the rights and duties of those involved to be safeguarded, Gozo Bishop Mario Grech said this morning. In an...
View ArticleMore dropped points for Chelsea
Chelsea 3 Manchester United 3 Two highly controversial penalties helped Manchester United produce a trademark comeback to avoid another defeat at Chelsea and move within two points of Manchester City...
View ArticleHamrun coach resigns
Hamrun coach Jesmond Zammit resigned soon after today's game with Mqabba which saw the Spartans lose to Mqabba 2-0. Stefan Sultana is being named as his probable replacement.
View ArticleMore fruit and vegetables sold last year
The volume of fresh fruit and vegetables increased by 4.1 per cent in the fourth quarter last year while the wholesale value rose by 2.5 per cent over the same quarter in 2010. The National Statistics...
View ArticleUS judge to rule if whales are slaves
A US judge is to rule whether five performing killer whales have the same constitutional rights against slavery as human beings. US District Judge Jeffrey Miller called the hearing in San Diego after...
View ArticleCall for more services for disadvantaged children
A 13-year-old toothless girl from a troubled family had to wait for a year-and-a-half for the government's social structures to conclude that no one could provide her with teeth. The teenager was...
View ArticleFine for car licence arrears reduced
Motorists whose licences have expired are to be informed by Transport Malta on new procedures to regularise their situation. Transport Minister Austin Gatt explained in parliament that the...
View ArticleMadonna launches ninth world tour
Madonna will begin her ninth world tour in Tel Aviv in May, her promoter said today, passing through Europe and the Americas and returning to Australia for the first time in 20 years. The news comes...
View ArticleGeneral strike hits Greece, EU raises pressure on debt
A general strike gripped Greece today in protest against new austerity measures demanded with increasing urgency by the European Union as part of a debt rescue deal with banks. Thousands of protesters...
View ArticleCourt rejects Mepa appeal over Rabat permit
An appeal filed by Mepa over a permit granted to Victor Scerri by the Planning Appeals Board has been rejected after a court found that it was not submitted on time. Scerri (not the former PN...
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