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Give-away ecstasy
A shortage of certain drugs on the market has led to users, especially youngsters, turning to other more dangerous substances which have come down in price over the past six months.

Italians use Malta-based planes to spot tuna
Foreign tuna-fishing trawlers ploughing the seas off Malta are using small private planes based at Gudja airport to spot schools of blue fin tuna.

Abuse feared with relaxation of regulations
Environmentalists are concerned that abusive developers might be able to take advantage of a legal notice that essentially spells the end of Planning Authority permits for certain types of alterations.