Siġġiewi residents want politicians who promised more green areas ahead of the general election to honour their pledge and reverse plans for a massive housing estate in the locality. Over 700 residents have signed a petition highl...

Warning: Graphic content According to her death certificate, Lyudmyla Bochok, 79, was killed by a bullet to the head and the back on March 5.  Her body was found lying on the doorstep of her home at 87, Peremogy Street in Bucha, a c...

Asian markets were flat on Wednesday as oil began clawing its way back up from a big drop after the International Monetary Fund downgraded its global growth forecast for 2022.  The IMF lowered its outlook to 3.6 per cent –  a 0.8...

Mikel Arteta has urged Alexandre Lacazette to keep his focus on Arsenal’s bid for a top-four finish after the French striker revealed he is in talks about a move away from the Emirates Stadium. Lacazette’s current contract expire...

Malta has the highest number of COVID-19 hospital admissions in Europe, although the health authorities say the majority of patients are taken to hospital for other reasons. Weekly figures published by the European Centre for Disease...

A woman in Argentina fainted on a train platform and fell under a moving train in Buenos Aires, but has lived to tell the tale. A video released by Argentina’s national railway operator, Trenes Argentinos, shows the woman standing ...

Mauricio Pochettino is hoping Paris Saint-Germain can clinch the Ligue 1 title on Wednesday despite being without the injured Lionel Messi, as the Argentine coach batted away questions about his future in the French capital beyond th...

The Nationalist Party’s executive will meet on Thursday to thrash out the details of the process to elect its leader following last month's electoral defeat. The PN executive meeting will be followed by a general council session to...

Rarely has a 4-0 defeat for Manchester United seemed so inevitable as the thrashing dished out on Tuesday by a Liverpool side sensing their shot at history. Ten matches now stand between Jurgen Klopp’s men and potentially the first...

A 24-year-old man who lives in Birżebbuġa was killed in a traffic accident in Marsa on Tuesday evening. The police said the accident happened in Triq Diċembru 13 at around 8pm. The man, who is Sudanese, was hit by a Land Rover Fr...

In the heart of the English countryside, Will Woodhall is trying to stay positive, despite standing next to a vast pile of rotting beetroot that would once have been worth tens of thousands of pounds. "It's a real shame - a lot of ef...

Can you give us an update on the uptake for the fourth dose? Is this effective against the new strain? – John Farrugia We now know that the beneficial effect of two doses of vaccine tends to wane after the 12th week and the necessi...

Radio Sacro Cuor director Francine Spiteri has just finished two busts – the face of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a replica of the one found at Fontana parish church, and the face of Jesus of Nazareth. The busts, made out of clay, wi...

The Maltese Olympic Committee announced the five holders of Olympic Scholarship for Athletes preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.  Through the support of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Solidarity fund...

It is safe to say that many of us at some point have had a varied collection of multicoloured plastic cards in our wallets, ranging from membership cards, transport cards or vouchers. Some of these closed-loop payment instruments are...

Malta’s economic success in the last decade has been achieved in large part thanks to three factors: the importation of high- and low-skilled labour, the sale of passports and the maintenance of a low-tax regime. All these factors ...

The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says a major explosion was narrowly avoided when a commercial passenger plane went rogue and rolled into fuel storage tanks at Malta International Airport...

Warning: Graphic content Ukraine received fighter jets to help resist the Russian invasion, as Moscow intensified its offensive in the east where a besieged officer in Mariupol warned Wednesday his forces were facing their "last days...

A major explosion was narrowly avoided when a commercial passenger plane went rogue and rolled into fuel storage tanks at Malta International Airport last year, according to an official that investigated the incident.  Frank Zammit,...

Deciding not to vote is threatening to become not an uncommon stance in Malta and non-voters can affect outcomes. It is imperative that this growing phenomenon be accurately analysed, addressed and somehow catered for as, otherwise, ...