‘If the baby of Bethlehem, was refused a place in the inn on this holy night, how can we do the same with those who knock on our shore?’ Archbishop asks in Christmas message 

President George Vella insists people listen to the advice of medical experts and take the COVID-19 vaccine 

A pencil development of five storeys proposed by Silvan Fenech’s Tum Invest has been approved instead of a two-storey townhouse in Dun Edgar street, just 70 metres away from the Mġarr church

Two-year-old hospitalised following Saqqajja road crash 

Mistrustful of health service that dismissed excruciating stomach pains with panadol, El Hiblu survivor Makame Camara died in her sleep just before Christmas

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime minister perceives the political costs of a minister staying in office to be higher than the benefits of keeping the status quo

University of Malta’s 3D visualisation scanner investigates animal mummies to study their materials in a non-destructive way

New app disseminates information and images of invasive alien species to report them to Environment and Resources Authority

COVID vaccine booster dose inoculation continues on Christmas Day

Actress Jayne Giordanella tells all in our Q&A

Two days after Justyne Caruana’s resignation, government is yet to announce who will be Malta’s Education Minister

Drunk driver charged after allegedly attacking and threatening police officers who went to the scene of a car accident which he had been involved in

The police had been dispatched to Mosta Health Centre as a patient with no identification documents was causing havoc

Paul Debatista compiled the €15,000 sports school report that was falsely said to be the work of Daniel Bogdanovic

COVID-19 update 24 December | 955 new cases • 118 recoveries • 4,469 active cases • 70 patients in hospital, 5 in ITU • Vaccine booster doses 184,929

Malta Chamber of SMEs CEO Abigail Mamo says businesses are ready to sacrifice for the long run, but insists proper enforcement must be carried out

Casa Rohan development could prejudice Sacred Heart scheduling

Charlie the Customs sniffer dog intercepts €38,585 in undeclared cash at the Malta International Airport

Gender pay gap in Malta increased by 4 points over past decade 

Christmas is a time when many people put on a few extra pounds