Professor Joe Cannataci, Head of the Department of Information Policy and Governance at the University of Malta, has been appointed special rapporteur on privacy by the UN’s Human Rights Council. This is the first time…

Nightclubs will not, after all, be opened in Valletta’s Strait Street, the former red light district now undergoing “cultural regeneration”. The pledge was made by V18 head Jason Micallef, who said the area will become…

Transport Malta is considering changes to its proposed regulations on drone use, including amending a blanket ban on flights within 7.5 kilometres of the airport. Captain Charles Pace, a member of the Transport Malta board,…

The Forth Bridge has been awarded Unesco World Heritage status. The 125-year-old construction spanning the Firth of Forth is Scotland’s sixth World Heritage Site. It joins Edinburgh’s Old and New Towns, the Heart of Neolithic…

Comet lander Philae may be sitting on an object teeming with alien microbial life, according to two leading astronomers. Distinct features of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, such as its organic-rich black crust, are best explained by…

Many older people with hearing problems are “suffering in silence”, believing nothing could be done, or not wanting to wear a hearing aid, according to a new report. A study by older people’s charity in…

Five monster black holes that were previously hidden by dust and gas have been uncovered by astronomers. The British-led discovery suggests there may be millions more “supermassive” black holes in the universe than were previously…

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has revealed he threw a Rolex watch out of the window at the height of his struggle with drugs because he thought it was “listening” to him. The star, who…

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hailed the ‘No’ vote in yesterday’s referendum on a bailout offer, and said his government was ready to return immediately to negotiations with creditors in a bid to get shuttered…