Two pathologists who regularly give evidence in court refused to testify yesterday because they have not been paid for their services for several months. Professor Maria Theresa Podesta and Dr Ali Salfraz were due to testify in the compilation of e...

A bus driver was yesterday fined Lm150 for assaulting an elderly pensioner.Francis Sultana, 24, from St Venera, pleaded guilty to assaulting 77-year-old Joseph Mifsud Grech, on 21 July in Hamrun...

A Bugibba man was yesterday cleared of detaining his Romanian girlfriend against her will, with the court calling her story “pure fabrication”.Christopher Vella Petroni, 44, was cleared of detaining Romanian national Silvia Stanica against her will...

The General Workers’ Union has signed a new collective agreement for employees of Multigas Co. Ltd. The new agreement, through which the employees will get an annual pay rise for the next three years, was approved by the majority of the company’s ...

The Union Haddiema Maghqudin yesterday warned of possible industrial action at Gozo Channel if the company continues with its plan to introduce certain changes without prior consultation with the union....

The Xarolla Windmill was yesterday re-opened, following refurbishment work carried out by the Resources and Infrastructure Ministry. The work formed part of a series of projects aimed at restoring buildings of historic and cultural value....

Twenty-seven illegal immigrants were rescued by the Armed Forces of Malta yesterday. The group was made up of 18 men, eight women and a 16-year-old youth....

Negotiations between the Public Transport Association (PTA) and the Malta Transport Authority (ADT) have reached a standstill since the authority cannot accede to the bus drivers’ requests....

An elderly man lost his life yesterday morning when his field caught fire after he had set a small amount of grass ablaze....

Cabinet has approved a Lm5.6 million (E13 million) road infrastructure project involving three main arteries, one of them in Gozo.The project will be co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), with the government paying approxim...