Twenty-five years ago, Scream – starring Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox revitalised horror with its highly self-aware take on the increasingly stale and formulaic slasher genre. This Friday, a film again entitled Scream – again ...

Opposition leader Bernard Grech has tabled a mega-bill in parliament, made up of 12 draft laws, aimed at addressing recommendations by the Daphne Caruana Galizia public inquiry through constitutional changes. The Nationalist Party ha...

Alexis Sanchez said he felt like a "caged lion" after his last-gasp striker won the Italian Super Cup for Inter Milan in Wednesday's dramatic 2-1 extra-time triumph over old rivals Juventus. With penalties looming at the San Siro San...

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes the League Cup semi-finals should be played over one leg in future to reduce fixture congestion. Klopp’s side host Arsenal in the semi-final first leg on Thursday after the match was delayed ...

The used car market in the United States is seeing an unprecedented phenomenon: owners selling vehicles for as much or more than they paid for them. The strange twist comes as a global shortage of computer chips amid the COVID-19 pan...

Police investigators are yet to establish a clear motive behind a brutal Sliema murder and are hoping the lead suspect will admit to the crime before his probable arraignment on Thursday evening.   Abner Aquilina was interrogated b...

Ronnie Spector – the cat-eyed rock 'n' roll singer who fronted the 1960s group the Ronettes, whose era-defining hits included the classic "Be My Baby" – died Wednesday. She was 78 years old. "Our beloved earth angel, Ronnie, peac...

Archbishop Charles Scicluna has refused to comment on rumours he might be hand-picked for one of the top jobs at the Vatican. “The Archbishop does not comment on conjecture in the media concerning himself and remains fully committe...

Asian markets were mixed on Thursday as traders fought to maintain the previous day’s upward momentum, though data suggesting that US inflation may be stabilising provided some fresh cheer. The Labor Department said prices rose sev...

Jesmond Borg was recently awarded the George Vella Trophy for the best exhibit at the 2021 Gozo Philatelic Society exhibition. The jury praised the high level of participation as the exhibits varied in subject and style. Borg’s exh...

Half of French schools could close Thursday as up to three-quarters of teachers walk out, pushing back against the government after three changes of COVID rules for classrooms in the space of a week. The strike "demonstrates the grow...

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte admitted he followed the “club line” after dropping Tanguy Ndombele for Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final defeat against Chelsea. Ndombele was booed off by Tottenham fans when he was substituted ...

We can agree that Fr David Muscat’s now infamous Facebook post – saying that homosexual desire is worse than diabolical possession – was disgraceful. But was it inciting violence or hatred? That’s what the police must show wh...

Novak Djokovic was drawn Thursday to play fellow Serb Miomir Kecmanovic in the first round of the Australian Open despite ongoing uncertainty over whether he will still be in the country. The world number one, top seed and defending ...

Most taxpayers comply with their tax obligations, while some are determined not to. The practices of tax evasion, tax fraud and failure to pay tax dues on time are widespread. Not only are they illegal and rob the government of reven...

Requiem Mass Tomorrow being the 24th anniversary of the death of LILY PACE, a Mass for the repose of her soul shall be celebrated at 6.30pm at Pembroke parish church. May she rest in peace. In Memoriam ARRIGO – VANNA. 13.01.2014. T...

This week has been characterised by two very important developments that can have an enormous influence on the state of journalism in Malta and, consequently, on the state of our democracy and people’s right to know. One document, ...

On the evening of January 13, 2012, Umberto Trotti heard the terrified cries of his wife and baby in the lifeboat below, and threw himself off the capsizing Italian cruise ship. The Costa Concordia, a vast, luxury liner, had run agro...

The following are the main stories in Thursday’s newspapers. Times of Malta says that Abner Aquilina, the lead suspect in the Sliema murder case, is expected to be charged in court on Thursday. In another story, the newspaper says ...

As the shadow of the presidential election in France looms large over the European political debate, the French presidency of the Council of the European Union kicked off on New Year’s Day. The setting makes for a rather short scen...