Three people, including an 11-year old boy, were hospitalised on Tuesday after their cars were involved in a collision in Attard. Police said the accident happened at around 1.30pm on Vjal l-Istadium Nazzjonali when a Honda Fit driven by a 51-year-old woman from Mtarfa was involved in a collisioj with a Renault Arkana driven by a 51-year-old man from
The agricultural area near the site of Monday's fireworks factory explosion is being tested by food safety officials following concerns about chemical fallout from the blast contaminating the food chain. In a statement, the Food Safety and Security Authority (FSSA) said it was testing the area “to determine any potential impact that debris, combustion
Former Nationalist Party MP Charles Azzopardi is recovering in hospital after being admitted to intensive care following what he described as a collapse late on Sunday night. In a social media post published on Tuesday, Azzopardi said he had been unable to respond to the many messages and calls he received after suffering the medical emergency. "On
The devastating explosion which destroyed the Lourdes Fireworks Factory on the outskirts of Naxxar yesterday was not the first major incident to strike the site. Yesterday’s incident left two people with minor injuries however a lmost exactly eight years ago, the same factory was rocked by a series of explosions which left two people seriously injured
Prime Minister Robert Abela, who is expected to announce his new Cabinet and team of parliamentary secretaries in the coming hours, will be closely watching the growing popularity of two of Labour’s strongest performers – Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg and Finance Minister Clyde Caruana. Both ministers are increasingly being viewed within Labour circles
A 12-year-old boy gave closed-door testimony on Tuesday morning regarding an alleged assault by his father. The incident took place in March at the abandoned White Rocks complex, where both the boy and his 10-year-old sister were allegedly attacked by their father. The young girl managed to escape the scene to seek help, alerting a bystander by stating
Gozitan politician Abigail Camilleri on Monday announced that her "political chapter ends here" after failing to get re-elected as a Member of Parliament. She said that she looks back at her time in politics with great pride and thanked everyone who believed in her and supported her throughout her political journey. In a brief message to her online
Prime Minister Robert Abela is expected to meet Labour Party MPs at Castille as he officially begins the process of forming his Cabinet for Malta’s new legislature. Following the Labour Party’s victory in Sunday’s general election, attention is now shifting from the campaign trail to one of the most significant post-election decisions: selecting the
Telecommunications provider Go on Tuesday launched the upgrade of Malta’s strategic Go-1 submarine cable link that will “significantly” enhance connectivity to Europe. The company said the MOGOSC project will “strengthen the country’s digital resilience”. The modernisation project, which is worth €1.5 million, is 50% co-funded by the European Union
Malta welcomed an estimated 409,403 inbound tourists in April 2026, marking a 16.6% increase compared to the same month last year. According to newly published figures, tourists spent a total of 2.13 million nights in Malta during April, while total expenditure reached €335 million. Most visitors stayed in rented accommodation establishments, which
