Bedingfield calls for tougher EU migration policy after Ceuta crisis
EU officials called for the meeting after around 72,000 migrants crossed from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta in less than 24 hours
Four cars vandalised minutes from Sliema police station
The vandalism took place during the early hours of Sunday morning on Triq Manwel Dimech in Sliema
Woman handed suspended jail term after admitting use of forged documents at Identità

Court hears how accused used forged documents at Identità, telling the court she acted out of desperation to bring her son to Malta for medical reasons

Court hears how accused used forged documents at...

17-year-old pleads not guilty to threatening social workers granted bail

Teenager arraigned after allegedly threatening to use violence against social workers at a residential home where he lives

Teenager arraigned after allegedly threatening to use...

Qormi man denied bail over rental deposit scam targeting third-country nationals

Police allege accused collected rental deposits from multiple victims before failing to hand over access to properties

Police allege accused collected rental deposits from...

Soldier granted bail after pleading not guilty to domestic violence charges

Prosecution and parte civile do not object to bail for man charged with domestic violence charges, despite risk assessment indicating a severe level of danger

Prosecution and parte civile do not object to bail for man...

Loggerhead turtle spotted on Balluta Bay as climate pressures drive species to Malta's busy beaches

A loggerhead turle was spotted on Balluta Bay amidst climate-related pressures which lead the species to lay their eggs on high traffic beaches

A loggerhead turle was spotted on Balluta Bay amidst...

Wildfires generate fire thunderstorm as blazes ravage France and Spain

The wildfires have forced over 300,000 people to evacuate their homes

The wildfires have forced over 300,000 people to evacuate...

Man denied bail after pleading not guilty to grievously injuring woman

Man, 46, arraigned on charges of causing grievous injuries to a woman in Rabat, with the court denying his request for bail and issuing a protection order

Man, 46, arraigned on charges of causing grievous injuries...

French police discover five dead babies in cardboard boxes

The bodies of five babies were found in cardboard boxes at the home of a couple...

The bodies of five babies were found in cardboard boxes at...

Man jailed four years for €18,000 jewellery and watch theft

Accused pleads guilty to stealing around €18,000 worth of watches and...

Accused pleads guilty to stealing around €18,000 worth...

At least 50 injured as 7.1-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Japan

Officials urged people to stay away from the coastline and remain alert to the risk of landslides and strong aftershocks

Officials urged people to stay away from the coastline and...

Labour councillor granted bail after admitting to threatening police and LESA officers

Daniel Ablett pleaded guilty to a number of charges, including threatening police and LESA officers, but contested the most serious charge of using violence...

Daniel Ablett pleaded guilty to a number of charges,...

Government to revise farmer classification rules, Ta' Qali Farmers' Market works to start in September

Government will amend farmer classification rules to base support on declared income rather than farm size, while works on the long-promised Ta' Qali...

Government will amend farmer classification rules to base...

‘I fear only God’: Johann Cremona breaks down during dramatic courtroom confrontation with Keith Schembri

Day 24 of Yorgen Fenech's murder trial ended with an extraordinary courtroom confrontation as Johann Cremona repeatedly refused to answer key questions,...

Day 24 of Yorgen Fenech's murder trial ended with an...

Central Bank flags agencies over increased government running costs

Growth in government’s discretionary spending is harder to explain and is...

Growth in government’s discretionary spending is...

Parliament rises for summer recess

Bills concerning specialised administrative tribunals, the Permanent Commission Against Corruption and administrative justice receive parliamentary approval

Bills concerning specialised administrative tribunals, the...

Power cuts a 'wake-up call', Malta Chamber tells PM as it urges shift to quality-led growth

Chamber President William Spiteri Bailey tells Prime Minister Robert Abela and his Cabinet traffic congestion and economic issue rather than merely an...

Chamber President William Spiteri Bailey tells Prime...

Just 16 fines in three years for illegal disposal of animal waste: PQ

Just 16 fines were issued for the illegal disposal of animal waste across 11...

Just 16 fines were issued for the illegal disposal of...

Applications for social housing increased steadily since 2023, data tabled in parliament shows

Data tabled by minister Owen Bonnici shows there were 1,794 pending applications for social housing at the end of June 2026

Data tabled by minister Owen Bonnici shows there were 1,794...