David Bowie's estate has sold the publishing rights to his "entire body of work" to Warner Chappell Music, the company said Monday, the latest massive deal in a roaring song-rights purchasing boom. Warner Chappell did not reveal fina...

The Sliema local council has called on the authorities to introduce community policing to the locality immediately for the safety of all residents. “By 2023, all localities should be included in this policing scheme but we are requ...

Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday following a strong lead from yet another record on Wall Street that was fuelled by easing concerns about Omicron and remaining optimism about the economic recovery. While the new COVID variant is ...

Goals do wonders for a striker’s value, but in the January transfer window it may be the hard-running, tireless midfielder that is all the rage, due to data becoming an increasingly decisive factor in buying players. Liverpool are ...

Top-10 stars Alexander Zverev and Matteo Berrettini both clocked solid victories on Tuesday as they ramped up preparations for the Australian Open by keeping Germany and Italy on track at the ATP Cup. German world number three Zverev...

Prince Andrew's lawyers will use a court hearing Tuesday to urge a New York judge to throw out a sexual assault lawsuit brought against the British royal in the United States. His attorneys are expected to argue that a once-confident...

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw accused his side of lacking enough aggression, intensity and motivation after a meek 1-0 home defeat to Wolves on Monday. A fourth league defeat in 10 games at Old Trafford this season leaves Unit...

Hotels and restaurants are reported to have had a generally good New Year’s Eve despite the cancellation of mass events and a surge in COVID-19 cases. MHRA president Tony Zahra told Times of Malta business was as good as could be e...

Over the holidays, I had the pleasure to watch the Netflix film Don’t Look Up (a political satire poking fun at society’s (non)reaction to an end of the world event) and for me it really captured the sentiment of the madness we a...

Parts of Gozo's biggest fort, the 18th century Fort Chambray are lying derelict and at risk of collapse as they await long-overdue restoration. Large blocks of rock have fallen from the bastions and onto neglected pathways, wide fiss...

Scotsman Peter Wright produced a gripping comeback against his English rival Michael Smith at the Alexandra Palace in London to claim his second World Darts Championship title on Monday.  Wright, 51, nicknamed ‘Snakebite’, backe...

“I  honestly wish that the upcoming election provides an opportunity to the electorate to purge the political class from members who have decided to make it their mission to score political points through personal attacks, the thr...

Staff at an English language school have shared wonderful memories of Paulina Dembska, a Polish student at their school, who was murdered in Sliema early on Sunday. “We love her and we have beautiful experiences with her,” a seni...

When Richard Cumbo returned to Malta for Christmas for the first time in 70 years, he was pleasantly surprised to come across nativity scenes across all parts of the island and he hopes cribs are not replaced by festive trees as happ...

The editorial ‘Time to reform welfare politics’ called for a reform that recognises recent changes in our economy and society. While I am a firm believer in the need for constant reform, I dispute the argument that Malta’s soci...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. The front pages continue to be dominated by the murder of a Polish woman in Sliema early on Sunday. Times of Malta reports how the murder suspect has been referred t...

A Canadian court has awarded more than CAN$100 million in compensation to the families of six people who died aboard a Ukrainian passenger jet shot down over Tehran almost two years ago, local media said Monday.  Iran shot down Ukra...

Over the last few years, political abuse of power has shaken the foundations of trust between the government and its citizens. Some would argue that no society is without corruption. In local society, nepotism, bribery, patronage and...

Obituaries PAVIA. On January 1, at Mater Dei Hospital, SANDRO, aged 52, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his partner Marcon, his mother Tessie, née Refalo, his brother Mario, his sister Lorna, other...

The government made an “irregular and unwarranted” payment of €1.3 million to Vitals Global Healthcare, an audit has found. A comprehensive investigation of the hospitals deal by the auditor general discovered that VGH received...