Новости за 16.07.2016

The majority of Britons do not want a second referendum on European Union membership once the government has reached a deal with the bloc, a poll has found. More than half (57 per cent) rejected calls for a second referendum - an idea backed by Labour leadership candidate Owen Smith - while 29 per cent said they were in favour. Those surveyed also said by a 46 per cent to 38 per cent margin that Theresa May should continue as Prime Minister without a general election, according to a ComRes poll for The Sunday Mirror and Independent. Читать дальше...

A traffic master plan for summer feasts and other events could not be drawn up, as they were “rarely carved in stone”, the transport authority said. A Transport Malta spokesman said the national transport committee discussed road closures for local religious festivals on a case-by-case basis and a comprehensive schedule of closures and a matching traffic plan was too difficult to plan in advance. Transport, delivery and logistics companies have long been calling for such a plan to be developed, as... Читать дальше...

A 32-year-old woman was grievously injured following a traffic accident in St Paul's Bay this afternoon.  The woman, from St Julian's, was driving her Fiat Punto through Triq il-Busewdien at 4.15pm when her car collided with a Toyota Ractis, driven by a 52-year-old from Mosta. She was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.  The police are investigating.

The police have been informed about a possible scam after a British man was sold a jeep registered as having been scrapped by its previous owner. Andy Campbell bought a 1956 Land Rover last August through a car dealer. The vehicle was garaged for several months until his Malta resident ID was processed. He insured the Land Rover in January, but was in for a shock the following month, when doing the VRT test, as he discovered the Land Rover was not on Transport Malta's system. The transport watchdog... Читать дальше...

Fans of the gaming phenomenon Pokemon Go were in despair today when its servers appeared to have crashed. The craze, an augmented reality game which has exploded in popularity, uses the phone's GPS location data to allow players to roam the real world and catch virtual monsters. But it would appear that the creatures were able to roam free this afternoon as fans posted on social media about how the server was down. A hacking group named PoodleCorp has claimed responsibility for taking down the Pokemon... Читать дальше...

Members of the Tunisian parliament have called for an official inquiry into the acquisition of Malta’s telecommunications company GO by Tunisie Telecom, Times of Malta has been told. Following a grilling of TT’s CEO, Nizar Bouguila, by the Tunisian parliament’s commission on good governance and the fight against corruption, Opposition MPs said that they were not satisfied with the deal and wanted the government to look into it. Speaking to the Times of Malta from Tunis, MP Ghazi Chouachi said the... Читать дальше...

Rescuers saved 366 migrants from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy but at least 20 people were reported to have drowned, Italian police said. The survivors, who were rescued in four separate operations, were crammed onto three rubber dinghies and a wooden fishing boat. They were all taken to the Sicilian port of Augusta, where they were questioned last night by the Italian police unit Interforce, which combats illegal immigration. The Norwegian ship Siem Pilot went to the aid... Читать дальше...

Chelsea have signed France midfielder N'Golo Kante from Premier League champions Leicester City on a five-year contract, the Londoners said today. Kante, 25, is new manager Antonio Conte's second acquisition, following Olympique Marseille's Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi, and arrives after playing at Euro 2016. "I am so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Europe. It's a dream come true for me," Kante told www.chelseafc.com. "The opportunity to work with Antonio Conte, a brilliant coach... Читать дальше...

Malta will strive for more concrete results to be achieved in the fight against terrorism during its EU presidency next year, Home Affairs Minister Carmelo Abela said. Mr Abela was addressing a press conference at the end of a meeting for EU ministers who belong to the Party of European Socialists and who represent their countries in the Council of the EU’s General Affairs.  The minister spoke about the need for closer cooperation between the EU member states’ security and intelligence personnel. Читать дальше...

Qandeel Baloch, a social media star whose exploits divided opinion in conservative Pakistan, was allegedly strangled by her brother in what appears to be an "honour killing", police and her family said. Baloch's raunchy social media photos challenged social norms in Pakistan, a deeply traditional Muslim country where women are often repressed by their family or the community. Her killing shocked the South Asian country. Baloch received multiple death threats and suffered frequent misogynist abuse... Читать дальше...

Volunteering allows you to meet different people, boost your CV, and update your skills, says Helen Raine. When you’re fresh out of school or university and looking for a job, submitting applications and getting nowhere can be pretty discouraging. There is one sure fire way of getting a foot in the door though: volunteering. Yes, you’ll be working for free (mostly) but along the way, you’ll be picking up essential skills. And when a job comes up, everyone will know your face already – it’s hard to... Читать дальше...

A spaghetti western was the unlikely lifesaver for a Maltese priest living in Nice who decided to watch Clint Eastwood rather than join the Bastille Day celebrations which became the target of a terror attack. “I was planning to join the crowd to watch the fireworks display were it not for A Fistful of Dollars [a classic 1964 movie], which I started watching by chance while zapping through the channels. “I will be forever grateful to God. My apartment overlooks the exact spot of the attack. It could... Читать дальше...

Fifty innovative ideas that could give a new lease of life to Marsa are being exhibited this weekend in a former power station dug underground in the 1950s. Synonymous with the power station and shipbuilding, Marsa is closely associated with sports and horse-racing, but also with pollution, industrial decline and socio-economic problems. Meanwhile, it is also a gateway to southbound traffic, while its assets range from the archaeological to built and industrial heritage. An example is the Marsa A station... Читать дальше...

Police have released CCTV of the moment a thief discovered a £50 note in a stolen wallet - and appeared to perform a celebratory dance. Kamayi Matumona, 31, was caught on camera bopping slowly along the pavement with his pelvis thrust forwards after swiping the wallet from a parked car in Edgbaston, Birmingham, in the early hours of June 29. Matumona - who has convictions for offences including shoplifting, criminal damage and vehicle interference - was later jailed for 22 weeks after admitting theft, West Midlands Police said. Читать дальше...

Times of Malta presents a selection of its photographers' choice of their best photos over the past days.

The unmistakable sound of fighter jets and helicopters flying over the skies in Turkey is not uncommon, but the Vassallo family realised something was not quite right late last night when they looked out of their Ankara apartment window. "When my son and wife looked out and saw a helicopter firing outside our window and pointing towards the State broadcaster building it suddenly became much more real and the sense of danger became apparent," Julian Vassallo told Times of Malta.  The drama of what... Читать дальше...

Over 1,500 revision classes applications from 824 students were submitted by 10am this morning, the Education Ministry said. There were 358 applications for Maltese, 186 applications for Physics, 402 applications for English and 565 applications for Mathematics. Free revision classes are available for all those students who are sitting for the September examination session of the core SEC (O’level) subjects. Applications are open until Monday at noon from www.education.gov.mt/revision.

Two men are being detained by the police following a rape claim in St Julian's this morning.  The St Julian's police station was informed around 6.30am that a woman had been abducted in the area of St George's Bay and driven off in a car towards Pembroke. Thanks to witnesses, the car was identified and the police headed in the direction of Pembroke, where they spotted the vehicle later. A man was seen walking next to the car in question but upon spotting the police he fled the scene, but was arrested shortly afterwards. Читать дальше...

Islamic State claimed responsibility for the truck attack on the French city of Nice as French police arrested three people there in connection with the carnage that claimed the lives of at least 84 people. "The person who carried out the operation in Nice, France, to run down people was one of the soldiers of Islamic State," the news agency Amaq, which supports Islamic State, said via its Telegram account. "He carried out the operation in response to calls to target nationals of states that are... Читать дальше...

A former Swiss university professor who pleaded guilty to instigating the 1995 meat-cleaver murder of a man who she claimed raped her while she was a college student in California was sentenced to six years in prison. Norma Esparza, 41, whose 2012 arrest in the long-unsolved case made international headlines, was sentenced along with two co-defendants for their roles in the slaying of 24-year-old Gonzalo Ramirez more than 20 years ago in Irvine, California. Shannon Ray Gries, 45, was sentenced to... Читать дальше...

Two turtles that have been under rehabilitation at the San Lucjan Tower for the last nine months were yesterday released by Nature Trust (Malta). The release was made during a non-public event at Ġnejna Bay in the presence of Environment Minister Hose Herrera. The two turtles released were Esther, a young loggerhead that was found trapped between rocks out of Paradise Bay last October. It had a fishing hook embedded in its mouth with a mass of fishing line coming out. Its wounds were so severe that the vet had to carry out a partial amputation.

Malta Public Transport will be increasing bus frequencies on six routes servicing the Cirkewwa, Bugibba and Sliema areas as well as operating six new Tallinja direct special services in these areas and the airport, providing 159 additional trips per day. There will be an additional 23 trips per day on the popular Sliema-Bugibba Route 212, which is one of the busiest routes on the island. From tomorrow there will be four buses per hour servicing this route instead of three, all day between 8.30am... Читать дальше...

A police union is calling for the introduction of body and dashboard cameras in a bid to help enforcement efforts against traffic violations and deter abusive behaviour against officers on patrol. Inspector Sandro Camilleri, president of the Police Officers Union, made this appeal in the wake of the recent debate stoked by footage published online by the Times of Malta, which showed scores of motorists in Msida acting with impunity. The 30-minute exercise exposed numerous cases of drivers blatantly... Читать дальше...

The Labour Party women's section has appealed to the government to change the IVF laws to reflect and address "realities" which until now have been ignored. In a statement this morning, Nisa Laburisti said the percentage of deliveries in Malta in 2015 stood at 18.9 per cent, in stark comparison to the EU average of 30 per cent. Among the recommendations submitted by Nisa Laburisti were the need for embryo freezing together with the availability of anonymous egg and sperm donation, ‎including the possibility of exchange with foreign banks. Читать дальше...

A 29-year-old was hospitalised after his vehicle overturned in Burmarrad this morning. The Land Rover was being driven in Triq Burmarrad in the direction of Mosta where it is believed to have clipped the pavement and overturned. The incident which happened close to the speed camera took place at 6.30am. The extent of the injuries are not yet known.  Further details to follow.