Hurricane Ida was upgraded to a Category Four storm, the US National Hurricane Centre said Sunday, staying on course to hit New Orleans with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (209 kilometres per hour). Sunday, when Ida is due to ...

Lumps and bumps on the wrist and hand are very common, with the vast majority being benign and of no serious consequence. They may occur at any age, yet their incidence increases in the elderly. They may vary from a very common callu...

Tlettax by Kenneth Caruana Published by Horizons Publishers, 2020 After Qtil fis-Skiet (2006) and Kuntatt Fatali (2001), Kenneth Caruana plunged into a much longer thriller, with an even more intricate plot, in his novel Tlettax. N...

One child a week is admitted on average to Mater Dei Hospital in summer due to a drowning or near-drowning incident, according to a consultant paediatrician. Simon Attard Montalto was speaking to Times of Malta after the news of the ...

Malta U-21 coach Gilbert Agius finalised his squad for his team’s opening commitments in the European Championship qualifiers. The Maltese youngsters will host Northern Ireland at the Centenary Stadium on Friday before a trip to Mo...

It’s no understatement to say that the MPV market is not in the best shape. But one exception to this rule is Ford, which is continuing to plough funds into the development of its MPVs, with its S-Max and Galaxy seven-seaters both ...

The hand helps us interact with the world around us, so any pathology in the hand ‒ especially involving the thumb  ‒ generally causes disability with activities of daily living. The hand is a complex structure consisting of sev...

As happens within various member states of the European Union, taxpaying citizens often pause to ask themselves about the relevance, or lack of it, of national audit offices who are often referred to institutionally on a global level...

Albert Ganado: Ħajja Mhux tas-Soltu Autobiography by Albert Ganado Edited by Austin Sammut and Sergio Grech Published by Klabb Kotba Maltin, 2020 The urge to write one’s autobiography seems to overtake everyone sooner or later. I...

The Israeli air force attacked two sites in Gaza on Sunday, the army said, after Gazans clashed with forces on the border and launched incendiary balloons into southern Israel. Israeli "fighter jets struck a Hamas military compound u...

Monday 10am The president receives a courtesy call by Sein Chew, Honorary Consul for Malta in Hong Kong, at San Anton Palace, Attard. Wednesday 10am The president visits the restoration works at the Grand Master’s Palace in Vallett...

Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea showed the resilience that can make them Premier League champions in frustrating Liverpool for 45 minutes with a man down in a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. Kai Havertz’s looping header put the vi...

Prime Minister Robert Abela is being advised to head to the polls in November, though no final decision has yet been taken, Times of Malta is informed. Sources within the government say mid- to late November is increasingly being see...

  The Delta variant spread was the primary market mover throughout July and August, with most of the major economies reporting a significant increase in cases. Consequentially, these economic growth concerns led to a flattening in t...

Art at times originates from pain – a torment that owes its origins to salient episodes in an artist’s childhood. However, artist Nik Keter defies this label as she maintains that, although she has gone through her fair share of ...

ANCHOVY. PLC, in collaboration with NIU and Onest Data was recently commissioned to rebuild the e-commerce website for Crosscraft, one of Malta’s leading retailers for household appliances.  Faced with changing consumer demands a...

Chemimart City Gate Pharmacy, City Gate, Valletta (2123 8355); Cosmed Pharmacy, Soccors, 7, Franciscans Street in Villambrosa Street, Ħamrun (2122 5991); Brown’s Pharmacy, 278, Victory Street, Qormi (2149 9697); St Jude Pharmacy, ...

MIDI has consistently sought an open dialogue with all stake-holders. MIDI would like to clarify any misunderstandings, misinter­pretations or concerns that have arisen about the revised master plan for the development of Manoel Isl...

This year, the Futsal Malta Association (FMA) is celebrating its tenth year anniversary since its founding back in 2011. While the concept of futsal can be traced back to 1930 in Uruguay, futsal in Malta only started to be developed ...

The facts of the case A consumer hired a car from a local car rental company. As agreed in the sales contract, when the rental period ended, the consumer left the car at Malta International Airport. At the time of the drop-off, the c...