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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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When 78-year old John Ranson went into his garage early on Wednesday morning the first thing he saw was a pair of feet behind the door. The next thing he saw was a gun. Armed only with his cup of tea, Mr Ranson found himself faced by three intruders, all wearing balaclavas. Riding on instinct, Mr Ranson, a former England international...
B'Kara maintained their goal scoring spree as they hit four past Tarxien Rainbows to make it eight goals in two games and remain top of BOV table on goal difference. Valletta needed a penalty to see off a spirited Mosta with both sides reduced to ten men after each having a player sent off. Balzan's good form continued as they beat...
Air Malta has sold three times its daily average on the first day of its 3 day winter sale. The sale is offering flights to/from18 destinations starting from as low as Euro 35 one-way, inclusive of one checked-in baggage,taxes and charges for flights starting from Malta. These bookings were received in just 24 hours and many customers are opting for the...
Following a theft from a beach, police investigations led to the arrest of two men, a 25 year-old man who lives in Imtarfa and a 36 year-old man from Marsaskala. Further investigations by the Officer from Gozo Police District resulted in solving a series of thefts occurring in Marsalforn. The two appeared in court  charged with the theft of money and...
Earlier in the afternoon, the AFM’s Rescue Coordination Centre launched an Alouette helicopter and the Melita II SAR boat to aid an elderly woman in Comino. The woman was transferred from Comino to Gozo General Hospital by the AFM helicopter for further medical treatment.
Addressing a high level event for a number of key clients and brokers of International Argus Group, Minister for Social Dialogue, Consumer Affairs and Civil Liberties Helena Dalli commended ARGUS Insurance Agency for their commitment towards equality both in recruitment and employment practices. Apart from having a significant number of women in management positions, the company fullybelieves in the implementation...
MTA’s London Office Director, Peter Vella, recently became a member of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta. Mr. Vella’s solemn investiture as a Knight of Magistral Grace took place on St. John’s Day, 24 th  June 2016, at the Brompton Oratory in London. The Sovereign Order of Malta, as it is...
At least nine people have been killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in the town of Cizre in southeast Turkey with dozens more injured in the blast. State media says that rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carried out the attack using a truck laden with explosives.
There are four BOV Premier matches this evening. Defending champions  Valletta take on Mosta at the Hibs Stadium, that game kicks-off at 8.30pm Earlier Tarxien Rainbows meet B'Kara in what is expected to be a close match at 6.30pm. Pembroke take on Balzan in the first game at the Victor Tedesco ground in Hamrun, while Hibernian's, still smarting from their opening defeat...
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst affected by Wednesday's earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. The Italian cabinet has earmarked 234million euros from the national emergencies fund. At least 250 people are now known to have died and 365 were injured. Teams have continued to search the rubble of toppled buildings for a second...