Новости за 01.02.2017

Pop superstar Beyonce said today that she and her husband, rap star and entrepreneur Jay Z, were expecting twins, sending social media into a meltdown. "We would like to share our love and happiness," Beyonce, 35, posted on her Instagram page. "We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes." The announcement came with a photo of the "Crazy in Love" singer stripped down to her lingerie, caressing a noticeable baby bump... Читать дальше...

If you hoped to become a millionaire today, forget it. No one guessed the five numbers of the Super Five lottery, where the jackpot was €1.2 million. The numbers were 38 13 26 34 16. Those who guessed four numbers won €2,545.25. The jackpot next week will be in excess of €1.36 million. The record win dates back to December 2007 when a single player pocketed €1.29 million.

Brexit moved a step closer after British MPs this evening voted for the first time in favour of legislation to pave the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger the formal process of leaving the EU. The European Union (Notification Of Withdrawal) Bill, which will allow the Prime Minister to invoke Article 50 of the EU treaties was backed by 498 MPs to 114, a majority of 384, at second reading in the House of Commons, its first stage. But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was unable to contain a revolt... Читать дальше...

The Ornis Committee has recommended a three-week spring hunting season for Quail. It is recommending to the government that the season should stretch from March 25 to April 14. That would be slightly longer than last year's season, which was between April 17 to 30. A final decision on the season will be taken by the government.  Hunters will be restricted to a bag limit of five birds per day and not more than 10 birds in the whole season. This will be the third spring hunting season since the referendum... Читать дальше...

The Permanent Commission Against Corruption has found a case of attempted corruption by Jimmy Magro, former executive secretary of the Local Councils Association, in the procurement of waste collection equipment, Justice Minister Owen Bonnici told parliament today. Mr Magro served as general secretary of the Labour Party for 12 years until 2003. Dr Bonnici said that although no money appeared to have changed hands, the commission had declared that it was morally convinced that an attempt had been... Читать дальше...

A 36-year-old Tunisian asylum-seeker arrested today on suspicion of planning an Islamist attack in Germany is also wanted in his homeland over a deadly 2015 assault on a Tunis museum favoured by Western tourists, German officials said. The Tunisian is suspected of recruiting for Islamic State in Germany since August 2015 and building up a network of supporters with the aim of carrying out a terrorist attack, the Frankfurt prosecutor's office said in a statement. He had lived in Germany for a decade until 2013... Читать дальше...

Allied Newspapers Limited said it deplored attempts made by the Office of the Prime Minister's chief of staff to politicise a private agreement reached with the company's former managing director. The company also rejected Mr Schembri's allegations that the company lacked any transparency. Yesterday, Allied Newspapers Limited (publishers of Times of Malta) said it had reached a private agreement concerning any claims they "have or may have had" against each other. In the wake of the allegations, Mr Hillman offered his resignation on May 25... Читать дальше...

Two swans have died after 12 were shot near to Windsor Castle in the UK. The protected birds were hit with an air weapon and slingshot during two incidents last week in Barry Avenue in Windsor, Berkshire, Thames Valley Police said. Four of the swans were found by police officers on January 24th, and a further eight were injured on Friday, the force added. Two of the swans have since died and several are in a critical condition. Wendy Hermon, operations director at charity Swan Support which cared for the injured birds... Читать дальше...

Around 70 soldiers from the forces of powerful Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have been sent to Russia for treatment, in one of the first overt signs of cooperation between Moscow and one of Libya's armed factions, an official and a military source said. Opponents of Haftar, head of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) based in the east of the country, worry that his engagement with Russia is an attempt to challenge the fragile UN-supported government in Tripoli, which he has shunned. Western... Читать дальше...

Transport Malta has denied reports, originating in Libya, that Afriqiyah Airlines will fly services to Malta. It said all Libyan carriers are banned from entering the EU on any commercial flights, scheduled or chartered. Officials told the Libya Herald last week that the airline was planning twice-weekly flights to Malta which were being described as 'regular charters' to go around the EU ban. The airline had also planned to use Lithuanian-registered aircraft. Transport Malta said an air services... Читать дальше...

Conjunctival tumours in children are nearly always benign, but several features differentiate melanoma from nevus and lymphoma from benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (BRLH), researchers say. In a report in JAMA Ophthalmology, Dr Carol L. Shields and colleagues from Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, provide a detailed analysis of the types and frequencies of 806 conjunctival tumours in 782 children seen between 1975 and 2015. The five most common specific diagnoses were nevus (61 per cent)... Читать дальше...

AC Milan midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura will be out of action for four months following thigh surgery, the Serie A club said on their official website (www.acmilan.com). The Italy international, who has made 19 league appearances this season, had an operation to repair his left thigh after picking up the injury in Sunday's 2-1 Serie A loss at Udinese. Defender Mattia De Sciglio, who has played 17 league games this term, sustained an injury to his right ankle at Udinese and could be sidelined for a month, according to Italian media. Читать дальше...

Footage has been released showing a kestrel using a motorway CCTV mast as a perch. The young bird of prey is seen checking out her reflection in the camera, being mobbed by a magpie and a raven, searching for prey and struggling against high winds. The kestrel was first spotted on the mast at junction 11a of the M5 in Gloucestershire in October. Highways England released the video after this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. Traffic officer Leigh Goodchild, from Highways England's regional control centre in Avonmouth... Читать дальше...

The MSE Share Index erased some of yesterday’s decline as it rebounded by 0.10% to 4,720.566 points. Trading activity was spread across nine equities: three moved higher, another three registered declines whilst BOV, IHI and MIDI closed flat. Volumes improved as nearly €0.43 million worth of shares changed hands – the highest in the last four trading sessions. Trading activity in Bank of Valletta plc remained robust as 78,462 shares changed hands with the price holding on to the €2.16 level. Also among the large companies... Читать дальше...

At least five workers have died and up to 50 others are trapped after a six-storey building under construction in northern India collapsed, a government official has said. District administrator Kaushal Raj Sharma said the army has been asked to help clear the rubble and search for the missing workers. The building came crashing down in Kanpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh state. The building belongs to Mehtab Alab, a politician from the regional Samajwadi Party which governs the state. Building collapses are common in India... Читать дальше...

An aircraft maintenance company official was conditionally discharged by a magistrate's court today after he was convicted of having unlawfully dismantled an aircraft's generators to force payment of funds owed to his company.  Alexander Ferdinand Vit, a German, allegedly took the generators worth €7272.58 from a Libyan Air Ambulance belonging to the Health Ministry in Tripoli. Magistrate Aaron Bugeja heard how the accused's company, Maintenance Centre Malta Ltd was owed money by the plane's owners. Читать дальше...

Officers investigating non-recent sexual abuse at football clubs in London have said they are looking into 255 allegations involving 77 clubs or teams, including the capital’s five Premier League clubs, the Metropolitan Police said. The investigative team, with officers from the Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Command, said they have received 255 separate allegations of historical sexual abuse. It is understood all five of London’s Premier League teams – Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur... Читать дальше...

Joseph Gerada, a lawyer who accompanied Economy Minister Chris Cardona on an official visit to Germany, is to sue blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia after she reported that he had accompanied the minister to a brothel. The minister also said he would sue yesterday, while denying the claims. Ms Caruana Galizia has stood by her story.   The ministry also claimed that the Opposition and the blogger have been 'acting in collusion'. READ: Minister to sue over brothel claims "Their mutually-endorsed strategy... Читать дальше...

The opening of a new medical school in Gozo by Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry has been delayed by a year due to the lack of progress on the building of a new campus. The medical school is now expected to start receiving its first 60 students this September.   When the agreement to build the new medical school was signed in 2015, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced that it would be up and running by September 2016. While confirming that Barts’ first students would now be accepted as from September 2017... Читать дальше...

No parking will be allowed in many streets of Valletta as from 5am tomorrow until Friday night owing to the visit of the European Parliament president tomorrow, and the EU summit on Friday. No parking will be allowed after 5am tomorrow in:• Triq ir-Repubblika – between Triq l-Arcisqof and Triq Sant Iermu;• Triq il-Mediterran – between Triq San Nikola and l-Fosos ta’ Sant Iermu;• Il-Pjazza tal-Evans;• Il-Fosos ta’ Sant Iermu – between Triq il-Lanez and l-Pjazza tal-Evans;• Triq it-Tramuntana – between... Читать дальше...

Malta's national dance company ŻfinMalta is making its UK debut this month. Martina Zammit takes you with the dancers on the journey. Bulging backpacks, and we're off. Just about managed to pack in the essentials. The definition of what is 'essential' is pretty much subjective to the packer. As a group we are not particularly clingy, however after much aimless wandering around airports we always manage to bump into each other. Chance conversations over tea, wine, coffee. We flit between physical... Читать дальше...

The new president of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, will visit Malta tomorrow, a day before the EU heads of government meeting. Mr Tajani will meet Foreign Minister George Vella shortly after his arrival in the afternoon, and then meet Opposition leader Simon Busuttil. He will visit Europe House - the offices of the EU Parliament and the EU Representation in Malta - where he will meet representatives of civil society. Mr Tajani will make a courtesy call on Speaker Anġlu Farrugia before dinner with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat... Читать дальше...

Liverpool are to relocate 1,000 supporters to increase disabled seating at Anfield to over 250 for the 2017/18 season. The present total of 195 wheelchair bays, in addition to the 150 extra amenity and easy-access seats already in place, will be increased and for the first time involve disabled seating for away supporters. Liverpool say they are also committed to finding a suitable alternative for those season ticket holders who will have to move as a consequence. In a report by the Culture, Media and Sport select committee released last month... Читать дальше...

David and Victoria Beckham pay the taxman the equivalent of nearly £22,000 a day after their global business empire notched up more than £47 million in sales. The firm owned by the ex-England captain and his fashion designer and former Spice Girl wife made pre-tax profits of £39.5 million on sales of £47.2 million in 2015, according to figures at Companies House. That landed them with a £7.9 million tax bill, which works out at nearly £22,000 a day or £152,000 a week. Beckham Brand Holdings Ltd looks... Читать дальше...

With the bottom three teams in the Serie A standings requiring something of a miracle to avoid the drop, it seems that the season is also completed for a group of other teams currently floating in a safe mid-table position. Pescara, Palermo and Crotone failed to get their campaign going so far and it will be difficult for them to retain their top status for another year. Moving up the table, the gap between ninth-placed Torino and Lazio, in fifth place, is nine points, virtually leaving the Maroons... Читать дальше...