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14 August 2026, Friday

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Two education investigations resolved following commitments on consultation and forward planning

Two investigations which were being conducted by the Commissioner for Education, Chief Justice Emeritus Vincent A. De Gaetano, concerning matters affecting students with disabilities have been closed...

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Mark Anthony Sammut flags Malta’s EU-highest rise in household electricity use

Malta recorded the largest increase in household electricity consumption in the EU between 2015 and 2024, with consumption rising by almost 66%, according to Eurostat figures highlighted by Mark...

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Hunter filmed shooting flock of protected Squacco Herons at Żonqor coast; EPU apprehends suspects

A hunter was filmed shooting at a flock of protected Squacco Herons along the Żonqor coast yesterday morning, killing three birds BirdLife said Friday. The incident was witnessed and documented...

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‘There’s no bigger liar than you’: George Degiorgio tells Theuma in furious courtroom clash

A furious confrontation erupted between convicted hitman George Degiorgio and self-confessed murder middleman Melvin Theuma during Yorgen Fenech's trial by jury on Thursday, with Degiorgio branding...

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Swieqi mayor urges Prime Minister to take action over ongoing garbage crisis

Swieqi Mayor Noel Muscat has called on Prime Minister Robert Abela to take immediate and decisive action over what he described as an ongoing garbage crisis in the locality. In a letter addressed...

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ADPD warns Malta has reached its tourism limit as residents bear the costs

Malta has reached the limits of what its infrastructure can sustain as tourism continues to affect residents' quality of life, ADPD-The Green Party chairperson Sandra Gauci has warned. Gauci said...

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TMID Editorial: Saving lives after death

Yesterday was World Organ Donation Day - a day dedicated towards raising awareness about the life-saving act of organ donation. Locally, the day was marked by Deputy Prime Minister and Health...

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Government has a duty to explain what will happen to Birkirkara police station, PN says

The Government has a duty to explain clearly and immediately whether there will continue to be a Police Station in Birkirkara and where this District Police Station will operate from, the Nationalist...

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Yorgen Fenech jury trial: Theuma, George Degiorgio in heated courtroom clash as security intervenes

Self-confessed murder middleman Melvin Theuma is expected to continue being cross-examined by Yorgen Fenech's defence team on Thursday. His testimony came under intense scrutiny on Wednesday, as...

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PN laments absence of Acute Psychiatric Unit at Mater Dei Hospital

Mental health care and services in our country are facing serious difficulties, to the detriment of patients and their families, the Nationalist Party said Friday. The absence of an Acute...

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Nigel Farage beats Count Binface to win back seat in Parliament in widely mocked election

Nigel Farage beat trash-can wearing comic candidate Count Binface on Friday, regaining a seat in Parliament he quit a month ago to trigger the widely mocked special election. Farage...

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Blogs & Opinions

Owen Bonnici

A beloved voice falls silent

Alfred Sant

Norman

Mark Said

Islamophobia, smoke-free generations, and external voting

Emmanuel J. Galea

Corruption off the ballot

Frans Camilleri

Trump’s dirty hands

Alfred Sant

Security and financial services

Kevin Aquilina

Manifesto for change at the Planning Authority

Ivan Bartolo

When profit silences prayer

Marilena Gauci

I want to be remembered by the work I do

Gejtu Vella

No answers, no accountability

Moviment Graffitti launches crowdfunding campaign to appeal ERA permit and ‘defend Comino’

Moviment Graffitti has announced a crowdfunding campaign to appeal the ERA permit for the uprooting of trees and construction works on the Comino Nature Reserve, as well as to finance future actions...

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Suspended sentence for man who shared child abuse material involving children under nine

A man who admitted possessing and sharing child sexual abuse material, including material depicting children under nine and children subjected to extreme abuse, has been handed a two-year prison...

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Soldiers should not be a substitute for the police, Repubblika says on AFM deployment to Swieqi

The NGO Repubblika has criticised the use of Armed Forces of Malta soldiers in Swieqi to deter anti-social behaviour, questioning what powers the soldiers have been authorised and why the police has...

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PN calls for urgent action on road safety as traffic casualties increase

The latest figures on road traffic accidents on our roads should be a cause for serious concern and require immediate, coordinated action to ensure that road safety truly becomes a national priority,...

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Former Malta ambassador to Libya charged with sexual offences against subordinate, granted bail

A former Malta ambassador to Libya charged with rape and a string of sexual and domestic violence offences allegedly committed against a subordinate, including at the Maltese embassy in Tripoli, has...

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PN MPs seek clarity over future of Birkirkara police station

Nationalist Party MPS Adrian Delia and Julie Zahra have called for clarity over the future of the Birkirkara police station after plans were submitted for the building currently housing the station to...

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Deputy Prime Minister Borg registers as an organ donor on World Organ Donation Day

On World Organ Donation Day, Thursday 13th August, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health, Ian Borg encouraged more people to register their willingness to become organ donors after death,...

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Cement on country road and illegible signs: what’s happening in Gharghur?

Gharghur residents have raised concerns about what is taking place in their locality, with a country road being covered in cement before works were stopped and signs which are supposed to be welcoming...

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Sports

Paris Saint-Germain retain UEFA Super Cup as Doué goal seals 2-1 win over Aston Villa

TMID Editorial: The summer ritual of politics and the parish feast

There are few sights more predictable in a Maltese summer than politicians appearing at village feasts. Scroll through social media from late June until September and the pattern becomes impossible to...

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Young volunteers celebrate community spirit at International Youth Day festival

Young people gathered at Kennedy Grove in St Paul’s Bay to celebrate creativity, talent and volunteering during a festival marking International Youth Day. The event, held on Wednesday, was...

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Garage fire in Żebbuġ extinguished as nearby residents evacuated

A structure fire broke out in a street-level garage in Żebbuġ on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents as firefighters worked to bring the blaze under control. The...

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Britain to swelter again as it looks poised for a record hot summer

Large parts of western Europe will be sweltering once again on Thursday, with Britain poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to be the hottest on...

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Theuma admits lying about Schembri as defence attacks his credibility

Melvin Theuma admitted under cross-examination on Wednesday that he had lied when he implicated former OPM chief of staff Keith Schembri in the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, as defence lawyer...

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Work on park for children and families at Tal-Mitħna ex-quarry site nearing completion

The final phase of works is underway on an approximately 7,000-square-metre site bordering Mqabba and Qrendi, known as Tal-Mitħna, the Environment Ministry said in a statement on...

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OASI Foundation applauds screen-free early childhood education initiative

The OASI Foundation has welcomed the opening of Seba’ Sema f’Kull Staġun, a new early childhood education centre that places screen-free learning and real-life experiences at the core...

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Millions crowd Spanish cities to see country's first total solar eclipse in over a century

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain on Wednesday in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of...

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Nigel Farage faces off against Count Binface in special election that's been denounced as a stunt

Tens of thousands of voters are heading to the polls Thursday in a special election in a small seaside resort just outside London that will pit a potential candidate to be the next U.K. prime minister...

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If it wasn't for those recordings, I'd be six feet under, Theuma tells court

As the trial of Yorgen Fenech reaches its thirty-seventh day on Wednesday, state witness Melvin Theuma faces cross-examination by the defence. Following four days of direct questioning by...

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Business

BOV strengthens ties with Gozitan community through dedicated customer event

Melita reports progress across sustainability, community and digital innovation goals

PRISM EuroQCI project concludes with Malta’s first quantum communications testbed

The million-dollar tuna ranching sector

BOV equips business customers to spot and stop fraud