A police inspector recounted yesterday how a fresh look into a 1989 unsolved murder took a new twist after a man questioned by police confessed, and also spilled the beans about two accomplices....

Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi yesterday promised to clamp down on abuses, since the government cannot continue spending millions of liri if people are not looking after what they have....

The Labour party will continue to complain about the things that are wrong with this country, whether the Prime Minister likes it or not, Malta Labour Party leader Alfred Sant said yesterday....

High-ranking officials from the Nationalist Party and the Malta Labour Party are still discussing possible changes to the local council elections, The Malta Independent learnt yesterday....

The Information Technology and Investments Ministry yesterday said the preliminary results of a number of tests carried out on gas cylinders the company distributed during the past nine months showed that they are of inferior quality to what had been...

The civil court has refused a request from Smash Communications Ltd for an inhibitory injunction to be issued against the Broadcasting Authority....

A young man pleaded not guilty to stealing cash and mobile phones from a couple in Fgura and driving a car recklessly without a licence or insurance....

A Nigerian man was sentenced to a six-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, after admitting using a passport that was not his....

Four of the paintings that were stolen from the Valletta residence of judge Giovanni Bonello on 5 April had been damaged by mould, due to the humid conditions in which they had been kept by the thieves, said a court expert yesterday....

As European Parliament Fisheries Committee rapporteur for the fisheries fund, Nationalist MEP David Casa will be responsible for negotiating any amendments suggested within the committee....