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Customs officers in Ireland have sized 2,253kg of suspected cocaine - which could be worth 157 million euros (£136m).
The haul was seized from a cargo vessel off the southeast coast of Ireland.
An elite Irish Army unit stormed the ship using helicopters on Tuesday.
A diver had to be rescued after getting into difficulties in the area of Ras il-Hobż, in Għajnsielem.
Police and a medical team from Gozo General Hospital went to the scene and treated the diver, a 53-year-old German national, before taking him to hospital where his condition was described as serious.
The incident happened at 1.45pm on Wednesday afternoon.
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Due to national strike action affecting air travel across Italy on Friday 29th September, Air Malta has been forced to cancel flight KM624/625 Malta –Milan Linate – Malta, on Friday 29th September.
Air Malta would also wish to advise its customers that the local timings for
flights to Italy on Friday 29th September 2023 have been changed as
follows:
KM612 from Malta to...
More protection to the workers of the disciplined bodies and their families.
The concept of service pension up to a maximum of five years has been introduced to the widows of officers in the disciplined forces who have been missing either before completing 25 years of service or in the period between the completion of service and retirement age.
This...
A body was found in the sea in the area below the Park ta' Xrobb l'Đagin in Delimara, limits of Marsaxlokk.
Police said they received a report at 10.45 on Wednesday morning that a body had been spotted in the sea.
Police immediately requested the assistance of the Armed Forces of Malta which sent a helicopter to recover the body.
It...
With the new school year, children and seniors from Kalkara can now enjoy the School Grannies project which started as a pilot project back in 2021. This project came into being through an agreement that was signed between Active Aging and Care in the Community and the Kalkara Local Council.
After a call of interest from the Kalkara Local...
Malta's women national team secured an important victory against Moldova with two second half goals from Haley Bugeja in their second game from the UEFA Women's Nations League. Following on for the win against Latvia, Malta now have two wins out of two in the UEFA Nations League Group C1.
Malta were looking to make it two wins out of...
FT: Floriana 2-0 Hibernians.
87 mins. It is all over. Kemar Reid seals points for Floriana with rasping shot from edge of box. Floriana 2-0 Hibernians.
Into last ten minutes, Kone to the rescue. Stops former Hibs player Dunstan Vella from making it 2-0.
58mins. Valasko shoots wide, only just. Another chance gone begging for Floriana. Could this miss come back to...
The Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) program, which until now has been very successful among people under the age of 23 who suffer from type 1 diabetes, has been extended once again so that this service is now being is offered, free of charge, to persons under 36 years of age.
This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister and...
Households and businesses that experienced prolonged electricity interruptions, exceeding six hours cumulatively, between the 17th and 27th of July will be entitled to a one-time ex gratia payment.
The one-time payment is being given due to the sustained and unprecedented heatwave that averaged more than 40 degrees Celsius, which affected the electricity distribution system.
Residential accounts
To facilitate the process, affected residential...
