Stories from The Times

Petrol price down 1c, diesel up 2c - Today, 14:31
The price of unleaded and lead replacement petrol has gone down while 1c while that of diesel and kerosene has been increased by 2c, Enemalta...

Cleaner takes €43,000 from elderly man's account - Today, 02:05
A tearful 43-year-old woman from Birkirkara admitted today that she withdrew €43,000 from an elderly man's bank account after she gained...

Driver handed suspended jail term for causing jogger's death - Today, 13:00
A 27-year-old man was today condemned to a three-year suspended jail term after a court found him responsible for having caused the involuntary...

Gatt objects to government subsidy for horse shelters - Today, 12:07
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Austin Gatt has reiterated his view that the government should not pay a subsidy for karozzini horse...

Court drops €25,000 compensation for girl who had child at 13 - Today, 11:21
An appeals court this morning partly overturned a lower court decision which had ordered a man to pay compensation of €25,000 to a girl whom...

EU proceedings against Malta on parental leave closed - Today, 12:45 - Ivan Camilleri
The European Commission has today closed legal proceedings against Malta for incorrectly implementing EU rules on parental leave. The case was...

Borg calls for real progress on climate change action - Today, 12:18
Malta has called on the international community to make progress on a strategy to mitigate climate change and a mechanism for fast assistance to...

Call for offers for operation of Gozo ferry service due shortly - Today, 10:37
A public call for offers for the operation of the ferry service between Malta and Gozo will be issued shortly, following the conclusion of talks...

MUT rules out talks on school hours - Today, 10:19
The Malta Union of Teachers warned today that school hours and teachers' working hours were governed by an agreement with the government and this...

Labour Force Survey indicates increase in employment - Today, 11:36
The Labour Force Survey estimates indicate an increase in employment in the second quarter this year, when compared to the corresponding quarter...

Woman drops assault charges against former husband - Today, 10:12
A court case against a man who allegedly banged the head of his estranged wife against a wall was dropped today after the wife opted not to give...

Footprints in the sands of our time - Today, 09:43 - George Cini
If human faces give away the emotional and physical pain that people go through, the same could be said of feet. In feet, as in faces, one can...

MPs’ cars take over pedestrian zone - Today, 09:46 - Matthew Xuereb
Part of Merchants Street in Valletta, which has been turned into a pedestrian zone, has become a car park for Members of Parliament and...

17 rape cases reported this year - Today, 09:54
Seventeen women have so far this year called at hospitals or clinics seeking treatment after having been raped, according to information given in...

EU talks on Air Malta restructuring 'at advanced stage' - Today, 09:11
Talks between the government and the European Union on the restructuring of Air Malta are at an advanced stage. Finance Minister Tonio Fenech...

Cost of living increase expected to be €1.16 - Today, 08:36 - Matthew Xuereb
Employees will next year be receiving a weekly cost-of-living allowance of about €1.16, the lowest awarded for many years and well below the...

MP implies ethnic reasons in Safi road closure decisions - Today, 07:55
Labour MP Joseph M. Sammut has implied that ethnic reasons were behind a decision by Safi council to close two roads leading to Zurrieq. In a...

Press digest - Today, 07:43
The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press: The Times says the cost of living rise for next year is expected to be...