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A 44-year-old Valletta man was remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to cocaine and heroin trafficking. Claudio Mallia appeared before magistrate Victor Axiak on Friday morning where he was also accused of aggravated heroin and cocaine possession, and money laundering. He was further charged with breaching a set of bail conditions. In a statement

The Mayor of Għajnsielem on Friday called on the authorities to install speed cameras and traffic calming measures along Triq l-Imġarr after a four-vehicle collision left two people in hospital. One person suffered grievous injuries while another sustained light injuries in the accident, the latest in a string of “serious accidents” along that stretch

Malta International Airport has unveiled its flight schedule for this winter season, extending from October 2025 until March 2026. The schedule features a robust network of routes to 86 destinations served by 23 partner airlines. The season will see the introduction of three new routes to Tirana in Albania, Palma de Mallorca in Spain, and Gothenburg

Robert Abela and Alex Borg held a moment’s silence in honour of the baby who died in a car yesterday afternoon. In a statement, Prime Minister Abela also appealed for people not to pass judgment following the tragedy. A one-year-old baby was found dead in a car in the Mater Dei car park on Thursday afternoon. In a statement, the police said they were

BirdLife recorded 242 incidents of illegal hunting in Malta in less than a month as the eNGO said police enforcement has "collapsed". Birds of prey, including Marsh Harriers and Honey-buzzards, remain the most targeted species, and volunteers observed widespread use of illegal electronic bird callers, the eNGO said. They said that hunters switch off

Residential property sales last month were a tenth higher than in September 2024, and the total value of those transactions was a quarter higher than in the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said. In September 2025, the number of final deeds of sale amounted to 1,195, an increase of 8.9 per cent. Of those, a quarter (257) were garages,

A 43-year-old man was remanded in custody after being accused of raping a 14-year-old girl, who at the time was his son’s girlfriend. The man from Senglea was also accused of defiling the girl, participating in sexual activities with a child under the age of 16 and forcing her to participate in sexual activities. He was further charged with producing

Momentum is proposing to recognise the invaluable contribution of Malta's volunteers through a national tax credit scheme. Every year, thousands of Maltese and Gozitans dedicate countless hours to their communities in sports, festas, charities, animal welfare, environmental work, and many other causes. In a statement Friday, Momentum said it believes

Former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri has filed a criminal complaint and judicial protest over the appointment of several court-appointed experts in the VGH inquiry, claiming they misappropriated millions in public funds through inflated invoices and billing irregularities. Through his lawyers, Schembri requested the police commissioner to initiate

Malta’s hopes in the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers took another blow last night as the Netherlands secured a convincing 4-0 victory at the National Stadium in Ta’ Qali. The Netherland’s goals were scored by Cody Gakpo, who scored twice from the penalty spot, Tijjani Reijnders and Memphis Depay. Gakpo opened the scoring in the 12th minute