Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini expressed regret on Monday at Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to quit Serie A for Manchester United, describing the Portuguese star as “an incredible goalscoring machine”. Gasperini was speaking...

Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero will be out for at least three months while his treatment for a heart problem is assessed, the club said on Monday.  “Aguero has been subjected to a diagnostic and therapeutic process by Dr. Josep ...

Firefighters are training to deal with blazes in high-rise buildings, as these towers continue to grow and pose a “bigger problem” for them. “Maltese buildings are changing, and the higher they go, the bigger the problem for us...

Nationalist Party MP Jason Azzopardi has been ordered to take back claims that Labour backbencher Rosianne Cutajar swore at him during a parliament sitting three years ago. Delivering a ruling on Tuesday morning, Speaker Anglu Farrug...

A decision by a Magistrates’ Court declaring as inadmissible Ivan Grech Mintoff’s testimony in criminal proceedings against the whistleblower in the alleged medical visas racket, has been successfully challenged before the consti...

China's government has urged citizens to stock up on daily necessities and for authorities to take steps to ensure adequate food supplies as the country adopts increasingly tight measures to contain its latest COVID-19 outbreak. A n...

A defiant Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he relishes criticism as Manchester United prepare for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Atalanta following their vital Premier League victory at Tottenham. The Norwegian faced intense spe...

Shaun Dimech provided a timely reminder of his undoubted talents when last weekend, the young attacking midfielder netted a well-taken brace to inspire Valletta FC to a 5-3 win over Sta Lucia at the Centenary Stadium. Over the last f...

The BOV Men League set off with Game Day one which had Mellieħa Libertas Spalding grab their first seasonal win after a tight battle with Gzira Athleta. Earlier, Starlites Naxxar pipped Depiro after a generally balanced game whilst ...

Malta’s golden passports scheme was always more about selling the right of free movement in the EU to third-country citizens rather than attracting investment. The cash flow of €1.5 billion over six years generated by the Individ...

World leaders meeting at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will on Tuesday issue a multibillion-dollar pledge to end deforestation by 2030 but that date is too distant for campaigners who want action sooner to save the planet's lun...

It’s been quite a weekend for the G20 member states’ delegations, many having jetted from their national capitals to Rome for the summit and then onwards to Scotland’s former industrial heartland. As the globe’s diplomatic ar...

These are the leading stories in local newspapers on Tuesday. Times of Malta leads reports that Malta has experienced its wettest October in 64 years and the constant rainfall has come as a welcome relief to farmers after a summer of...

When I became a mother, I started to look at my own parents with new eyes. I began to understand and appreciate better how hard they had worked to give me a solid upbringing, which shaped my aspirations and enabled me to reach my goa...

Malta has experienced its wettest October in 64 years and the constant rainfall has come as a welcome relief to farmers after a summer of record-breaking heatwaves. Data from the Met Office showed a total amount of 246.2mm of rainwat...

Obituary  FARRUGIA SACCO. On October 31, at The Royal Marsden, Sutton, CARMELO sive Lino, aged 72, passed away peacefully, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his partner Cynthia, his two sons David an...

The police have found nothing incriminating in a dossier seized from a prison inmate which contains information about high-profile politicians, journalists, TV personalities, members of the judiciary and other prisoners. A police spo...

Ombudsman reports Reference is made to the report published in the Times of Malta titled ‘More than a quarter of reports by ombudsman are ignored’ (October 25). Putting everything into context, it is to be noted that, within the ...

Wolves condemned Everton to a third successive Premier League defeat as Max Kilman and Raul Jimenez scored in a 2-1 win at Molineux on Monday. Bruno Lage’s side took control in the first half thanks to Kilman’s first ever Wolves ...

Icelandic midfielder Emil Palsson collapsed during a football game in Norway’s second division Monday evening after suffering a cardiac arrest, his football club Sogndal said. The 28-year-old midfielder suddenly fell over in the 1...