British voters cast ballots Thursday in midterm local and regional elections that could shake up the country's politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer's center-left Labour Party is bracing for big losses in polls that will choose about 5,000 local councilors and a handful of mayors across England, as well
On Wednesday, Alex Borg promised that a PN government would remove the tax or stamp duty on every transfer that takes place in the case of inheritance. The proposed measures are aimed at supporting families by helping them combat the scourge of the rising cost of living and assisting young people with affordable housing. "The money that we will generate
The Nationalist Party has launched a new online calculator allowing people to compare how much tax they would pay under the PN’s proposed tax plan, the current 2026 rates and Labour’s announced 2028 plans. The calculator lets users input their annual income and tax status to estimate yearly tax payments under each scenario. According to the tool, a
That tiny moment when you heat a bottle? It matters more than it seems. Many parents wonder just how much time it takes to safely warm two ounces using a bottle heater - aiming for that right warmth, never too hot. Little tummies prefer gentle temps. With newborn feeding patterns staying light and frequent, two ounces fits just about perfectly in those
Public funding for the Malta Autism Centre (MAC) has been completely halted in view of an investigation followed by the arraignment of one of its directors on serious criminal charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of a minor under his care, The Shift is informed. Information obtained by The Shift through investigations and a Freedom of Information
Maltese mountaineer Rita Saliba departed Malta on Thursday to begin an expedition to climb Mount Denali in Alaska, a challenge she described as the "hardest" she has undertaken so far, and one which could make her the first Maltese woman to summit North America's highest mountain. Speaking to The Malta Independent, Saliba said she was feeling excited
The ninth full day of the election campaign produced the first major direct confrontation between the two parties, with the PN's proposed Mediterranean fuel hub rapidly becoming the campaign's most contested proposal so far. What began as an economic initiative presented by Opposition leader Alex Borg has evolved into a fierce political exchange after
America's top diplomat, Marco Rubio, will meet the first US pope, Leo XIV, on Thursday, seeking to ease Washington-Vatican tensions while also promoting President Donald Trump's agenda. The US secretary of state arrived in Rome after Trump's extraordinary criticism of Leo, the head of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics, over his anti-war stance. Rubio,
The current narrative being pushed by the Prime Minister suggests a convenient bout of historical amnesia and an attempt to inflate his own efforts while demeaning the work of others. By saying that the 2008 world economic crisis was "small" when compared to today's situation, Robert Abela is actively belittling the monumental resilience required to
Ousmane Dembélé scored early and Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Bayern Munich with a 1-1 draw to reach the Champions League final again on Wednesday. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced clear after playing a simple one-two with Fabián Ruiz in midfield, then picked out the unmarked Dembélé to sweep the ball in under the crossbar in the third minute of the semifinal
