The lifeless body of a man, probably belonging to a man who used to live on a yacht off Marsaxlokk, was retrieved from the sea on Friday morning. The police said they were informed on Thursday at around 7pm that the yacht had undocke...

A man has been declared an official suspect in Germany at Portugal's request in connection with the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann nearly 15 years ago, a Portuguese prosecutor's office announced Thursday. Madeleine we...

World number eight Andrey Rublev blasted Wimbledon’s ban on Russian and Belarusian players as “complete discrimination” on Thursday while Belarus officials said the decision will only “incite hatred” and threatened legal ac...

An appeal has been filed in court against a decision to more than double the size of an approved fuel station in Marsascala, just across the road from the Family Park. The Environment and Planning Tribunal last month approved an addi...

Europe endured record extreme weather in 2021, from the hottest day and the warmest summer to deadly wildfires and flooding, the European Union's climate monitoring service reported Friday. While Earth's surface was nearly 1.2 degree...

Holders Barcelona must see off seasoned campaigners Wolfsburg if they are to reach a second consecutive Women’s Champions League final, where French giants Lyon or Paris Saint-Germain will lie in wait. Barcelona have replaced Lyon ...

We have often heard employers complaining that persons joining the labour market with any level of education lack a number of soft skills, one of which is thinking skills. The level of education of the individual does not seem to hav...

The teachers’ union has criticised the authorities’ “ambiguous” new guidelines on mask wearing in schools, saying it is unclear whether students and educators can still be forced to wear them in class. A new legal notice publ...

The first sessions of the 29th International Easter Meet, hosted by the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta were underway on Thursday at the Tal-Qroqq National Pool. The three-day swimming bonanza will continue in its usual format o...

Nadur Youngsters and second-tier side Żebbuġ Rovers won the BOV Gozo FA Knock Out finals for the first and second division respectively last weekend.  The BOV Knock Out finals were held last weekend for the first time after an abs...

The tourism industry is in damage-limitation mode. The pandemic has had a devastating effect in the last two years and, were it not for substantial taxpayer support, many operators would have gone under. Operators and policymakers ar...

Warning: Graphic content The devastated city of Mariupol "continues to resist" despite Russian claims to have captured it, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday as he welcomed fresh US aid to help confront Moscow's easte...

Businesses are increasingly reporting labour shortage as a key factor limiting their overall performance, more so as they seek to regain momentum as the impact of the pandemic continues to gradually ease off. Even if the pandemic acc...

Another article about corruption? Oh no, how negative. Let’s talk instead about popes and gracious visits. And how the politicos who matter wished to see him come here and gloss over our little misdeeds. Let’s be positive and joi...

Environmental police will appeal after a hunter was cleared of having shot a protected black stork. Ryan Bonnici, 34 of Gżira, had been accused of shooting the bird at Żebbiegħ two years ago. Police had found a loaded modified fir...

The following are the main stories in Friday’s newspapers. Times of Malta quotes the EU's chief prosecutor saying she was unable to identify the institution in Malta responsible for detecting financial crimes, recalling how nobody ...

The Medina Gold Medal Award I was delighted to hear that the city of Mdina has seen it fit to express its appreciation of the lifelong effort of its poet, Joe Zammit Tabona, to sing the praises of its story and glory in his literary ...

Obituary TANTI. On April 19, at Mater Dei Hospital, FRANK of Lija, aged 72, comforted by the rites of Holy Church. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife Carmen, his son Thomas, his sister and brothers, Mariella, widow of Louis, Josep...

Burnley improved their chances of avoiding relegation from the Premier League as Connor Roberts’ superb strike inspired a vital 2-0 win against Southampton on Thursday. The Clarets won for the first time since Sean Dyche’s sackin...

We would all love to chance upon a fail-safe system that lets us win at the Roulette table every time we set foot in a casino. But, alas, such a system is extremely difficult to locate. That is, unless your name is Gonzalo Garcia-Pel...