English Premier League strugglers Bournemouth on Tuesday sacked head coach Scott Parker, days after they were thrashed 9-0 at Liverpool. In a parting shot at Parker, owner Maxim Demin said in a statement that “in order for us to k...

Three Transport Malta officials accused of helping candidates pass their driving test have been suspended by the authority.  Clint Mansueto, 40, a director of Transport Malta, and officials Raul Antonio Pace, 35, and Philip Edrick Z...

The state broadcaster has been fined €3,610 after the Broadcasting Authority found various rules were broken in its coverage of the fatal stabbing of a man in Marsa last month. PBS had been strongly criticised on social media for i...

A man has died after falling a height of two storeys from the roof of a house in Fgura. The accident happened on Tuesday at about 9am in Triq il-Ġojjin, police said.  The 59-year-old, who is from Fgura, died on the spot.  A magist...

The Malta Football Players Association (MFPA) has announced a partnership agreement with Fortify Meals. The MFPA has increased its efforts to team up with partners whose core business is in sync with the Association’s ongoing commi...

There is "heavy fighting" in "almost the entire territory" of the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russian troops, Ukraine's presidency said Tuesday. The clashes were raging after Ukrainian troops on Monday launched a...

A victory for Italy's hard-right parties in September 25 elections would present a "big risk" to the EU, former premier and Democratic Party leader Enrico Letta warned in an interview with AFP. The alliance comprising Giorgia Meloni'...

The penultimate race of the Garmin BSJ Open Water Swimming Championships took place in Salina last week and consisted of a 4km swim.   The race, which also served as qualifying event for swimmers targeting participation in the for...

ECB monetary operations On August 22, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the seven-day main refinancing operation (MRO). The operation was conducted on August 23 and attracted bids from euro area eligible counterparties of €...

Over long centuries, locomotive power depended exclusively on strong domesticated four-legged animals – in Malta, that meant horses, mules and donkeys. They made motion and transport easier for man. The sole exceptions were sedan c...

 A nursing home in southern Japan is "hiring" babies for a very important job -- to keep its elderly residents company and make them smile. The salary? Nappies and milk formula. New recruits at the facility in Kitakyushu must be und...

We’ve all known someone, maybe a friend or relative, who has fallen critically ill. The consequences can be devastating for them and their family. Support through such challenging times is crucial. One way to plan for such unforese...

Serena Williams delayed her farewell to tennis on an electrifying opening night at the US Open on Monday as the sporting icon battled to victory in front of a star-studded crowd. The 23-time Grand Slam winner — who earlier this mo...

FILM Anime Festival The Eden Cinemas in St Julian’s is hosting its first-ever Anime Festival, showing feature-length films of some of the most popular anime series of all time, including Dragon Ball Z, Demon Slayer and My Hero Acad...

Three out of every four social workers have blamed burnout and a heavy administrative workload as the key reason for quitting the frontline, new research has shown. For years, stakeholders have warned of a shortage of registered soci...

Għexu Twemminhom, compiled by Fr Gabriel Vella, is a compendium of 15 biographies of Catholic personalities who professed their faith with word and deed in their daily lives, whatever the circumstances – in happiness and tribulati...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday. Times of Malta and most of the other newspapers lead with reports that a minister has been linked to driving test corruption. The Office of the Prime Minister said i...

Robert Abela is being far more logical and correct than George Vella when he refuses to have an acting prime minister appointed every time he is away or on vacation. The constitution provides for such eventualities, ensuring executiv...

There is nothing that will bring me shame Kevin Cassar, in his article ‘Why I write’ (August 27), in typical fashion – I would say – sought to reply to my article ‘The moral superiority of some PN-leaning writers’ (August...

Chinese police have arrested more than 200 suspects linked to one of the country's biggest-ever banking scandals, which triggered rare mass protests. Four banks in central China's Henan province suspended cash withdrawals in April as...