timesofmalta.com newsletter - 25 Mar 2017

Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 25 Mar 2017 [Times of Malta]( [Vanity, Profanity & Worship]( National - [Photographers sought underage girls for lewd photo shoots]( A photographer was charged with having sexual acts with a 14-year-old girl after enticing her via Facebook for a photoshoot. Michael Kingswell, 36, from Å»ebbuÄ¡ was remanded in custody after he pleaded not guilty to the charges. The police got to... - [Doing nothing is not an option for EU - Muscat]( Updated 1pm with Muscat comments The future of the EU hinges on Europe's ability to implement a social dimension, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat warned this morning in Rome. In his speech, just before all member states signed the Rome Declaration,... - [Construction dust storm in Sliema. Who cares?]( Residents and motorists were treated to a cloud of construction dust this morning as work on the former Imperial Hotel in Sliema start. Part of the building was demolished with no dust mitigation measures, turning the popular seaside town into a... - [Controversial hunting season opens today]( Updated 12.20pm with hunters' statement This year's controversial spring hunting season opens today and will run until April 14. The 2017 spring hunting season will be open for quail only following a moratorium imposed last year on the turtle dove... - [Don't forget to turn your clocks forward tonight]( We might be losing an hour of sleep tonight but it will be compensated by longer days from tomorrow. Clocks turn forward by an hour at 2am tomorrow, which means more extended daylight. One of the downsides of the clocks changing is a disruption... World news - [EU leaders renew fraying Union's vows on 60th anniversary]( Europeans must contain their squabbling and carping about the EU if the Union is to survive, leaders warned as they marked the 60th anniversary of its founding in Rome by signing a formal declaration of unity. Four days before Prime Minister... - [UKIP's only MP quits party to become independent]( Ukip's only MP Douglas Carswell is leaving the party and will sit in the House of Commons as an independent. Mr Carswell said he was leaving "amicably" and that there will be no need to call a by-election in his Clacton constituency as he will... - [Air strike kills 16 in Syrian prison]( At least 16 people died after a Friday night air strike on a prison in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province including both prisoners and staff, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said. Idlib is one of the most... - ['I want some blood, I want to kill someone,' enraged London attacker told friend]( Violent episodes betraying the murderous intent of which Khalid Masood was capable were peppered throughout his past. The attacker who stormed Parliament armed with two knives was said to have held a blade to a friend's throat 16 years earlier and... - [Watch: Humiliation for Trump as Obamacare repeal is binned]( Updated Saturday 7am with video Donald Trump and Republican leaders have scrapped their bill to repeal "Obamacare" in a humiliating failure for the US president, when it became clear his flagship manifesto pledge would nosedive in the House of... Opinion - [Inviting the wolf in]( Xarabank’s recent show continued to add credence to the idea that sanity is becoming ever scarcer in public discourse and policy formation. - [Question time: Treacherous waters]( Carmelo Abela, Minister of Home Affairs and National Security The smuggling of migrants across Africa and, in particular, across the... - [A European desire to dream]( Today we are celebrating the most successful 60-year period in the history of a free Europe. Yet today, more than ever, people are... - [For a stronger Europe]( It’s your birthday, Europe! Sixty years ago, on March 25, 1957, the founding members of the European Union signed the Treaties of Rome. - [How little government cares]( I recently watched an interview with international journalist Neil Chenoweth, in connection with the Panama Papers scandal and how it... Letters - [Unsung heroes]( I would like to show my appreciation of parents of mentally- or physically-disabled children. Their 24-hour, daily attention of their... - [Labour’s ‘fourth’]( The number four is destined to be a prominent number in the destiny of the Labour Party. First we had the “fourth floor”, highlighted by... - [Illegal development]( I have reported an illegal development to the Planning Authority but there seems to be a lot of reluctance to take action. The... - [Ideal bins]( The hidden ‘dustbins’ in the picture can each hold up to 27 cubic metres of plastic, glass and jablo waste. They are ideal for areas such... - [No takeover please]( The headline ‘Melita in talks to buy Vodafone’ (March 21) is not one many of us wanted to see. I am sure we are not the only ones who... Sport - [Hamilton takes pole for first race of the season; Ferrari second]( Briton Lewis Hamilton took pole for Mercedes in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, edging Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel into second... - [Italy beat Albania in match marred by crowd trouble]( Italy survived some first-half scares on the way to a 2-0 win over Albania in a World Cup qualifier marred by crowd trouble caused by... - [Sports round-up]( Basketball, NBA: The San Antonio Spurs moved to within two games of the Golden State Warriors at the top of the Western Conference after... - [Football news]( Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli has been suspended for three European games after picking up a straight red card in Tottenham’s... - [Date set for Messi tax fraud appeal]( Spain’s Supreme Court will consider Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi’s appeal against a 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud on April... Business News - [HSBC to boost China staff by up to 1,000 in 2017, mostly in Pearl River Delta]( HSBC plans to add as many as 1,000 new employees to its Chinese retail banking and wealth management arm this year, the business’s... - [US shares gain as healthcare vote awaited]( US shares edged higher and European shares slipped yesterday as investors were on tenterhooks awaiting the outcome of a vote in... - [Eurozone growth ‘nears six-year high’]( If the latest surveys of business intentions are to be believed, the eurozone economy is sparkling, growing at a pace that easily... - [Good week for sovereign debt issues]( It was a good week for local sovereign debt issues as almost all government stock traded recouped some of the recently lost ground as out... - [What would you do with €40,000?]( At some point, most of us have read about a social issue here in Malta and felt the need to help or contribute in some way. From problems... Social - [Remembering the Rediffusion days]( A theatrical experience titled Imhabba bil-ponta tas-sejf which explores the historical aspect in the broadcasting history of radio plays... - [Gaulitana – double bill]( The Trio Incantare is today performing in a concert entitled Woodwind Colours as part of the Gaulitana festival. The trio, made up of... - [Instruments of Innovation]( A concert featuring a harpsichord, a trumpet and a typewriter will take centre stage at a Malta Philharmonic Orchestra concert today. The... - [Evita at Astra Theatre]( The first show of the musical Evita, scheduled for today at the Astra Theatre in Victoria, is sold out. A number of tickets are still... - [Feast of the Annunciation]( The annual celebration in honour of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary at the medieval church of Ħal Millieri (Å»urrieq) will this year... Blogs - [Dickens was right]( It’s been a while since I have been moved to post a blog update. Life gets in the way and, let’s face it, it’s always more of the same:... - [On excluding my religion]( Archbishop Scicluna, during a speech on the first anniversary of the death of dear Archbishop Mercieca, said that Church schools have to... - [Where's everybody?]( Nothing could have stopped the iconic Azure Window succumbing to its watery death. The most the authorities could have (possibly) done is... - [PN, listen up]( That the PN has not yet rid itself of the negative aura that got it dumped out of power in 2013 is a given. That since then, in the eyes... - [Trolls and minions, please note]( That Premier Muscat's trolls and minions were, are and will forever be simply gagging for the opportunity to deflect the country's... Copyright © 2017 timesofmalta.com Newsletter for Saturday, 25 Mar 2017 This newsletter has been delivered to you because you have subscribed with timesofmalta.com. 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