Travelling and food share the same ticket – which is why travellers voyage to Ho Chi Minh for the perfect pho, to Rome for a simply delicious carbonara, and to Istanbul for a sizzlingly special köfte. This is the mantra that has i...

The BOV Challenge League season has returned with 18 teams fighting for a promotion spot to next season’s Premier League. Unexpectedly, this season, the second-tier hosts 26-time Malta champions Sliema Wanderers who suffered releg...

Mater Dei has been cancelling cataract operations for over three months because of a shortage of surgical tools, ophthalmologists are claiming. Their association said on Friday it was reliably informed that operations were being canc...

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to evolve, so does its impact on various industries, including design. Design has always been an important aspect of business, and with the rise of artificial intelligence, that is only going...

The compilation of evidence against a man accused of murdering and raping a student in Sliema continues on Friday. Abner Aquilina had been deemed mentally unfit to appear in previous hearings but he is present in court. During the la...

Five organisations are appealing the environment watchdog's approval of a village, restaurant and retail outlet on Comino which they say will see the uprooting of 380 protected trees and the denaturation of the site. BirdLife Malta, ...

Robert Portelli was elected as the new president of the Malta Rugby Football Union during the recently-held Annual General Meeting. MRFU members convened on Saturday, August 27 for the meeting. Outgoing general secretary Rhona Xerri ...

Max Verstappen is expecting an emotional and “pretty crazy” festival as he heads into his first home race as world champion, seeking his 10th win of the season, at this weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix. Buoyant after a run of spectac...

MUSIC Rock the Fort  A rock extravaganza is taking place at the Grand Harbour Marina in Vittoriosa tonight in aid of ALS Malta and Dar Bjorn. Guest performers for this event are an international group of musicians known as The Class...

US President Joe Biden took fierce aim at Donald Trump and his "extremist" supporters, labelling them enemies of American democracy in a prime-time address that sought to fire up voters ahead of key midterm elections. Speaking in Phi...

The planning authority claims it is unable to act against two Marsascala eateries over illegal structures on public land as they have yet to be “legally served” with the enforcement notice against them. According to notices dated...

Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League’s transfer deadline day as they splashed out £82 million ($94 million) on Ajax forward Antony, while Chelsea’s frenzied spree culminated with a swoop for Barcelon...

It is one of the most unforgettable opening scenes to play at the Venice Film Festival: a baby pushed back into its mother because, he informs the doctor, who would want to live in this screwed-up world?  That was the fantastical an...

Rafael Nadal overcame a freak injury scare when he accidentally hit himself with his own racquet to reach the US Open third round on Thursday as Serena Williams saw one chapter of her epic tennis journey close. Nadal defeated Italy�...

The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Friday. Times of Malta leads with news that rule of law NGO Repubblika presented "tangible proof" that the Pilatus Bank inquiry conclusions existed after Magistrate Nadine Li...

Former police union boss Sandro Camilleri has been appointed to head a unit tasked with investigating major money laundering cases.  Camilleri, 46, will serve as superintendent of the anti-money laundering unit within the police’s...

The stars appear to be aligned for NASA's Moon rocket to finally blast off on Saturday, with weather forecasts favourable and technical issues that postponed the launch earlier this week resolved. Liftoff is scheduled for 2.17pm loca...

The Tiktok generation calls it YOLO – you only live once, in the belief that you should make the most of the present moment without worrying too much about the future. Around 2,050 years ago the Roman poet Horace used to call it �...

Obituaries BAJADA. On September 1, at her residence, TERESA, née Buttigieg, of Pietà, aged 93, widow of Anthony, passed away peacefully comforted by the rites of Holy Church. She leaves to mourn her loss her children Marlene, Mgr J...

Police have yet to question the car dealers linked to a suspected mileage tampering scam, even as the consumer authority wraps up its investigation after 80 cases were “resolved amicably”. In June it was revealed that two second-...