A 28-year-old from Sliema is expected to appear in court today to answer charges of brutally murdering a 32-year-old mother in San Gwann on Monday evening....

Even though only two of the 30 personalised registration plates were sold by auction after bids had been open for over a month, a Malta Transport Authority spokesman said it was evident that people were still interested in purchasing the Lm500 number...

Sands Promotions is organising a Celine Dion tribute at the Hilton Conference Centre on 7 and 8 May....

St Martin’s School will be sponsoring afternoon musical events to be held at the Caraffa Stores every Sunday at 3pm, between 23 May and 30 June. Visit the website www.caravaggio.com for more details....

Late last night, parliament approved, with 28 votes in favour and 24 votes against, the financial estimates for the Water Services Corporation....

The new telephone tariffs, which have not been changed since October 1993, will come into force on 1 June Maltacom chairman Saviour Portelli said yesterday....

The General Workers’ Union is evaluating an agreement reached by the government with Industrial Projects and Services Ltd (IPSL) whereby its employees can be relocated to the private sector. The agreement was signed by the company’s chairman Ivan Fal...

The number of internet subscriptions reached 80,453 in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 10,219 or 14.5 per cent over the same quarter in 2003. As a result, this amounts to 20.1 per 100 population from 17.7 in the period last year....

Apart from the election for members of the European Parliament, there will be elections for 22 local councils on 12 June....

Tourism income for 2003 was up on figures for 2001 by about Lm14.6 million or 5.9 per cent, said Tourism Minister Francis Zammit Dimech....