The compilation of evidence continues this morning against Abner Aquilina, who is accused of raping and murdering Polish student Paulina Dembska. In a previous sitting, the court heard how Aqulina told police he didn't intend on hurt...

The United Nations has demanded the Taliban provide information on two more women activists allegedly detained by the group this week - bringing to four the number missing in Afghanistan this year. Since their August return to power,...

A former notary has successfully appealed a two-year prison term and a lifetime interdiction for allegedly meddling with figures on a public contract which meant that his clients’ credit was not adequately guaranteed. Pierre Falzon...

The contrast could not be greater.  On the one hand, the feeling of success and optimism associated with the election of Roberta Metsola as President of the European Parliament. On the other, the feeling of negativity and threat fro...

A Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with an opening ceremony at the “Bird’s Nest” stadium. The distinctive lattice-sh...

Nadur Youngsters battled more than expected to see off Sannat Lions in the final match of Match Day 11 from the GFA Division One last weekend. The Youngsters secured a 2-0 win over the Lions courtesy of late goals so that at this sta...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads with a report on how workers and students will receive cheques worth €100, while pensioners and people on social benefits will receive up to �...

Real Madrid’s hopes of clinching a Spanish domestic double were dashed on Thursday as Athletic Bilbao scored a dramatic 89th-minute winner to knock them out of the Copa del Rey. Alex Berenguer’s scintillating strike after a Casem...

The 23rd edition of the Malta Hotels Directory has just been published, featuring a brand new section dedicated to boutique hotels. The 128-page directory lists all licensed hotels, tourist villages, guest houses and hostels on the i...

An estimated one-third of the billboards on Malta’s roads are being used by the government or the president, an exercise by Times of Malta has found. These billboards are calculated to be costing taxpayers a total of about €35,00...

The leaders of Turkey and France attempted to mediate in the Ukraine crisis as Washington announced it had evidence of a Russian plan to fake a Ukrainian attack to justify invading its neighbour. The shock claim from the US came as R...

One of the things that scares people about change is that, by definition, change is future-oriented; no one knows the future, and they have the fear of the unknown. It probably all sounds perfectly understandable. It is easier to tal...

Obituary CASSAR. On February 2, at her residence, MARIA ASSUNTA (known as Sunta), of Floriana, widow of Nicholas, aged 100, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Antho...

A neighbour who witnessed the house collapse that killed Miriam Pace has been unable to return home due to safety fears, almost two years on. Rosette Zerafa has been living in rental accommodation since the day she watched her neighb...

From the online comments board Konrad Mizzi to miss parliamentary grilling  because of medical treatment  What a pointless exercise! He has no shame or conscience and will be protected from all the dodgy deals he has been involved ...

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) mechanism agreed by the social partners two decades ago has helped ensure stability in industrial relations, which is rightly considered an essential factor in economic growth. However, the defini...

It is not often that people in authority willingly give up their position. More often than not, they have to be dragged, kicking and screaming, from coveted corridors of power. It is even more unusual to have to persuade people in po...

Following the murder and rape of Paulina Dembska, the Faculty for Social Well-being immediately issued a statement condemning the ‘culture’ of misogyny that sweeps our communities and has created, together with other variables, t...

Mohamed Salah’s Egypt are through to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations after beating hosts Cameroon 3-1 on penalties at the end of a goalless 120 minutes in Yaounde on Thursday. Goalkeeper Mohamed Abou Gabal was the hero for t...

The Greek football federation said on Thursday it was in was talks with ex-Uruguay midfielder Gus Poyet about taking over as national team coach. The federation said on its website that its executive committee “has selected Gustavo...