A man was taken to hospital for treatment after a crane collapsed in Swieqi this afternoon. The crane collapsed onto a building site, causing some damage. One worker needed to be treated for...

BBC journalist and environmental activist Chris Packham was this morning acquitted of assaulting two trappers. Mr Packham was arraigned before the Gozo courts over an incident that took place earlier...

People who speak, even in passing, about committing suicide should not be ignored and should be given all possible help, psychiatrist Joe Cassar said. Interviewed by The Malta Independent online...

A married couple yesterday filed a constitutional case against a variety of government departments, primarily the Lands Commissioner and the Education Department....

“The Malta Labour Party is working towards economic regeneration as of now. This is not an issue we only aim to tackle once the party is in government,” said Labour MP Joseph Cuschieri during yesterday’s parliamentary adjournment....

The Malta Union of Midwives and Nurses president Rudolph Cini, was recently elected to the International Council of Nurses board of directors, along with another 14 representatives, a statement issued by the union said yesterday....

President Edward Fenech Adami and Mrs Fenech Adami were presented with a donation by HSBC to sponsor two flamenco performances at The Palace Courtyard in Valletta, in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund. ...

The constant rise in the price of crude oil, which has now reached over $60 per barrel, continues to have a negative effect on the bottom line and financial performance of the global airline business...

The government announced a policy change yesterday that will permit more foreign workers to work legitimately in Malta....

The Special Response Team and the SAG were called yesterday afternoon to quell a disturbance at the Corradino Correctional Facility. Two prisoners were hurt in the fighting....