Alfred Sant said yesterday that the economic expansion which the country needed, of between four and six per cent each year in real terms, was being hindered by the problems besetting the internal market. ...

Anthony Farrugia, 51, of Lija, who was seriously injured at a fireworks factory in Lija on Monday, died on Wednesday evening, the police said yesterday....

A man was yesterday put on probation for three years after pleading guilty to circulating forged banknotes. ...

Roads and Urban Development Minister Jesmond Mugliett yesterday wrote to the Public Accounts Committee to investigate allegations of corruption made by Opposition Leader Alfred Sant in connection with the Manwel Dimech Bridge work....

A company yesterday filed for a retrial over a case relating to the validation of US dollar banknotes....

Resources and Infrastructure Minister Ninu Zammit yesterday saw works in hand at Zurrieq where a public garden and outdoor sports complex are being built on a site occupying 4,000 square metres of land....

The sum of Lm450,000 (EUR 1,048,218.03) is up for grabs in next week’s Super Five lottery, after no winning tickets were drawn yesterday to secure the prize which stood at not less Lm370,000 (EUR 861,868.16). ...

GO plc has told the government it has never considered declaring any of its employees redundant before or after 2009....

Yesterday’s parliamentary sitting was suspended after a quorum was called by Labour MP Joe Mizzi during question time but there were not enough MPs in the House....

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses (MUMN) is threatening the Health Division with industrial action over the “discriminatory” system of food distribution at Mater Dei Hospital, affecting around 800 nurses and midwives. ...