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Photos released by Kyrgyz authorities showed dozens of seized poached birds. Photo: Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Natural Resources

Five Maltese poachers caught in Kyrgyzstan with dozens of protected birds

Robert and Adrian Agius are two of the four defendants charged in connection with two separate murders. Image: Karl Andrew Micallef

Plan A was to shoot Daphne. Plan B to 'ensure she dies', Maksar trial told

Deborah Calleja, inset, is accused of a fake lease racket targeting migrant workers.

Estate agent boasted about registering TCNs on abandoned properties, court told

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The media forum was organised by the PN and the Speaker of the House. Photo: PN

Minister wants tougher penalties for free speech 'abusers'

Media forum in parliament hears from politicians and editors

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
The man said he found his estranged wife standing outside their garage at 5.45am. This is a file photo. Photo: Shutterstock

Woman arrested after 'picking up daughter' at estranged husband's home

Messy separation proceedings end with police report for breaching protection order

October 11, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Sammy Meilaq (centre) flanked by former labour prime ministers Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici (left) and Dom Mintoff (right) during a Front Maltin Inqumu rally in 2003. File Photo.

Dom Mintoff's Front Maltin Inqumu is back 'mourning neutrality'

Group says it will expose how Robert Abela and Ian Borg are 'violating' constitution

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
Emma Brownrigg Fenech addressing the growing crowd at Friday's protest Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

'Enough is enough': MCAST students protest in solidarity with lecturers

Directives leave students without grades or guidance as deadlock persists

October 11, 2024| Emma Borg
Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahimović and Deputy Prime Minister Ian Borg. Credit: DOI

New agreement on diplomatic training between Malta and Montenegro

Ian Borg meets Montenegro's Foreign Affairs Minister Ervin Ibrahimović in Malta for official talks

October 11, 2024| Giulia Magri
The group said since Minister Silvio Schembri had called the claims unfounded, publishing his correspondence should disprove them easily. File Photo: Jonathan Borg

NGO challenges Silvio Schembri to publish correspondence with developers

Il-Kollettiv accused minister of selling off Villa Rosa, Mellieħa project land for a pittance

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
Joseph Bezzina is being charged with injuring the driver of the car

Retired soldier charged in Magħtab shooting granted bail

Witnesses heard loud banging as car crashed through their property gate

October 11, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Defence lawyers are raising doubts about the identity of one of the forensic experts in one of the Vitals cases. File Photo: Times of Malta

'Who is Christopher Sittlington?': Vitals defendants want expert identified

Defence lawyers say they do not know who the expert listed in inquiry is

October 11, 2024| Edwina Brincat
The booklet (inset) helps staff reply to passenger enquiries and concerns and includes frequently used expressions like greetings, apologies and directions, among others.

'Il-vjaġġ it-tajjeb': foreign cabin crew get a Maltese phrasebook

Booklet comes just a few months after Malta’s new national airline landed in hot water over its language requirements for staff

October 11, 2024| Mark Laurence Zammit
Plans for the new segregated cycle lanes. Photo: Infrastructure Malta

New cycling route between Żabbar and Żejtun 'under construction'

Project will create safe segregated passageways for cyclists and pedestrians

October 11, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri (third from left) was a guest of honour at the event. Photo: Facebook

Istanbul consultate's €80k party was paid through sponsorships, ministry says

Foreign Affairs Ministry provides list of sponsors who backed Independence Day event

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
File Photo: Times of Malta

Pedestrian injured after being hit by a car in Valletta

The incident happened on St Paul's Street

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
A digital render of what the Wedge Building will look like once completed. Photo via Planning Authority

PA approves new three storey office building at Valletta Waterfront

The project, dubbed the 'Wedge Building' will replace an open space currently used as a car park

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
File Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Today's front pages - October 11, 2024

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

October 11, 2024| Times of Malta
The project had been one of the Labour Party’s main electoral pledges. File photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Government says it has rebuilt 1,315 roads, but cannot say which

Listing them would be too much work, Infrastructure Malta says

October 11, 2024| Neville Borg
Carlo Borg Bonaci. Photo: Magic Malta 91.7

Carlo Borg Bonaci pledges ‘simple’ show ending after 13 years at helm

Broadcaster has been a morning staple for tens of thousands

October 11, 2024| Emma Borg
Shadow minister for Mental Health Ian Vassallo Hagi (L) shadow minister for inclusion Graziella Galea (C) and health professional Norma Camilleri (R). Photo: PN

PN suggests nationwide mental health assessment of students, workers

Opposition presents series of proposals on World Mental Health Day

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
The Apap Institute home for the elderly in Santa Venera will be shutting down by end of year. Photo: Curia

Elderly residents of Santa Venera care home to be relocated to Buġibba home

The Apap Institute care home is shutting down after 80 years

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
The five accused (from left: Chris Mansueto, Erica Borg, Elton Borg, Kurt Borg and Redeiman Aquilina) in connection with the brawl.

Ħamrun brawl: Defence urges authorities to recover police's missing bodycam

Lawyers insist brothers who assaulted police officers were provoked

October 10, 2024| Edwina Brincat
PN MEP Peter Agius (R) had accused Kurt Buhagiar (inset) of misusing European funds.

Developer Kurt Buhagiar not guilty of EU funding fraud: OLAF

Peter Agius had claimed the developer misused €360,000 of agriculture funding to build a villa

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
Alex Agius Saliba (left) and Thomas Bajada (right).

Alex Agius Saliba gains support to co-chair intergroup on mental health

PL MEP Thomas Bajada urges fellow policymakers to prioritise mental health prevention and support

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
Glenn Micallef has an appointment with MEPs on November 4.

Glenn Micallef to face European Parliament grilling on November 4

His hearing, on the first day of the process, could be an advantage

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
A non-executable version of the permit was approved pending further studies.

PA approves Gozo airfield as Anton Refalo’s daughter slams lack of consultation

Residents in the vicinity are being 'punished', Xewkija mayor says

October 10, 2024| Jacob Borg
The 2015 survey showed that Maltese households spent the largest portion of their income on food. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

NSO launches household budgetary survey that will eventually impact COLA

7,000 households selected as participants

October 10, 2024| Daniel Ellul
A photomontage of the current proposal, filed by the developer with the PA. Photo: PA

PN calls for holistic review of St Julian's plan amid Villa Rosa controversy

Party commits to a revision of all local plans

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
The van that toppled over on the Mrieħel bypass junction with Mill Street. Transport Malta photo.

Van topples over on the Mrieħel bypass, lane to Qormi closed

Motorists urged to avoid area

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
The original proposal for the Villa Rosa project in 2022 is expected to change.

'Developers' savage greed ruining Malta'; NGO wants Silvio Schembri investigated

Minister hits back at claims amid widespread anger for change in local plans

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
A man has been jailed for a spate of thefts from cars. Shutterstock photo.

Thief is sent back to jail after tattoo gives him away

He admitted spate of thefts from cars in Naxxar and Iklin

October 10, 2024| Edwina Brincat
The parish church of St Ignatius of Antioch in Rome.

Rome parish entrusted to the Diocese of Gozo

It already has a history of being headed by parish priests from Gozo

October 10, 2024| Times of Malta
Having to repeatedly sign in to a work email account using a two-step authenticator is stressful. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Those unavoidable, everyday stressors increasing our anxiety levels... Grrrr!

As we mark World Mental Health Day today, it is time to call them out

October 10, 2024| Claudia Calleja