A homeless woman accused of insulting police officers and breaching court orders broke down in court on Monday as she described life on the streets, alleged mistreatment by local council workers, and her distress at being separated from her dog. Ramona Vassallo was arrested on 14 March after failing to appear in court in connection with another case
The organisers of the Excellence in Construction Awards (XCA) have announced the launch of XCA Dialogues, a new symposium forming part of a biennial programme for Malta's construction sector. Under this structure, XCA Dialogues will take place in May 2026, while the Excellence in Construction Awards will return in 2027 to once again recognise outstanding
Voting for the 2026 Lovin Malta Social Media Awards, powered by Malta Vision 2050 , officially wrapped up at midnight and this year’s response has been nothing short of extraordinary. A record-breaking 100,000 votes were submitted, marking one of the most engaging editions of the awards to date. Fans across Malta rallied behind their favourite creators,
The Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers will be giving a concert this Thursday at St Lawrence Collegiate Church in Birgu at 7:30pm. Entrance is free. Established almost 60 years ago, Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers (EURS) grew from an informal madrigal group made up of students and staff of Edinburgh University to an established choir
Affordability, simpler EU rules and stronger access to EU funding are among the key priorities shaping European policy, Head of the European Commission Representation in Malta Dr Maria Elena Despott said, as she outlined how the European Commission is seeking to respond to challenges faced by people and businesses in Malta. In an interview with The
A tribunal ruling against the Ħamrun Local Council should serve as a wake-up call not only for one locality, but for every local council across Malta and Gozo. A woman suffered a fractured wrist after falling into a deep hole hidden by darkness, leaves and branches on Triq Dun Ġorġ Preca in 2022. She needed surgery, a plaster cast and physiotherapy
More than 50 years after humans last set foot on the moon, a new wave of missions is aiming not only to revisit it, but to lay the groundwork for humanity’s future beyond Earth. The last time humans walked on the moon was in December 1972 during NASA’s Apollo 17 mission. Now, attention has turned to NASA’s Artemis programme. Artemis 2, which lifted
Lautaro Martinez is back from injury, and Inter Milan is back looking like the Serie A leader again. Lautaro scored twice in his first action since February and Inter routed visiting Roma 5-2 on Sunday to end a four-match winless streak across all competitions. Lautaro scored in the second and 52nd minutes at the San Siro. Hakan Calhanoglu - fresh
Leeds threw away a two-goal lead in second-half injury time and had a double scare in extra time before going on to beat West Ham in a penalty shootout on Sunday and reach the FA Cup semifinals for the first time since 1987. Mateus Fernandes and Axel Disasi struck in the 93rd and 96th minutes as West Ham leveled the score at 2-2 at London Stadium and
President of the Chamber of Geologists Peter Gatt has blamed regulatory failures for the collapse of part of Triq is-Simar in Xemxija, warning that inadequate construction oversight is putting lives at risk. In a strongly worded statement issued on Facebook after the incident, Gatt described the collapse as a "direct consequence" of the Building and
