March 4, 2019 - 89.7 Bay

There’ll be no Malta International Airshow this year

The Malta International Airshow has been cancelled for the second year in a row. The disappointing news was confirmed by the Malta Aviation Society in a terse statement on its website on Monday night. It gave no reasons for the decision. The statement read: ‘The Malta Aviation Society announces that the Malta International Airshow 2019 […]

WATCH: Funeral held for England goalkeeper Gordon Banks

Football stars from across the game have paid tribute to England World Cup winner Gordon Banks at his funeral. Thousands of fans lined the streets of Stoke to pay their respects and say goodbye to the legendary goalkeeper. He passed away last month at the age of 81. Team-mates from England’s 1966 World Cup-winning side […]

Beverly Hills 90210 actor Luke Perry dies after stroke

Luke Perry – best known as the heartthrob who rose to fame on Beverly Hills 90210 – has died days after suffering a massive stroke. The actor, who played rebel Dylan McKay in the hit TV series was 52. He was rushed to hospital in California last week following a stroke at his Los Angeles […]

Gozo to Malta helicopter service set to resume ‘soon’

The Gozo to Malta helicopter service is to make a comeback. Flights between the two islands will resume ‘soon’, according to Malta’s tourism minister Konrad Mizzi. Speaking during a visit to the mothballed Gozo Heliport in Xewkija, he said: ‘This is an important service to Gozitans going abroad but also for tourists coming to Malta’. […]

These 2019 carnival costumes in Malta were simply insane!

It’s been a busy and colourful few days for Malta, with so many different costumes and floats roaming around Malta’s Capital Valletta and Gozo’s Nadur during carnival weekend. We can’t help but offer our hats off to those who went above and beyond with their costumes, keeping us well entertained on our socials throughout the […]

WATCH: Conor McGregor drops hints he’ll visit Malta soon

Conor McGregor has taken to social media for the second time in two days to post about Malta. The MMA star shared an Instagram video of his very own Carnival float after it appeared on the streets of Valletta at the weekend. The Irish fighting legend gave a huge shout out to his Maltese fans […]

10 games today’s kids in Malta miss out on

Are you old enough to remember playing with dolls, splashing in puddles and climbing trees when you were a child? The simple pleasures that defined childhood for generations in Malta appear to be dying out as an increasing number of kids stay indoors and surf the internet instead. Three in four children today spend less […]

The Prodigy singer Keith Flint dies age 49

Tributes have been paid to The Prodigy star Keith Flint after he was found dead at home. He was 49. The dance act’s frontman – who became a household name with the group’s 1996 number one hit Firestarter – was discovered at his house in Essex on Monday morning. The band confirmed Flint took his […]

More than 1,500 tortoises found in luggage at airport

A collection of 1,529 live tortoises and terrapins has been rescued from a smuggler’s luggage in the Philippines. The exotic species were spread across four bags owned by one passenger travelling from Hong Kong. The species included star, redfoot and sulcata tortoises as well as red-eared terrapins and were worth around €76,500 on the illegal wildlife […]

10 of Malta’s most breathtaking sunrises EVER

There are few things greater than a beautiful sunrise to start your day. We’re lucky that Malta is blessed with many awe-inspiring places to watch the sunrise. So if you’re looking to experience and soak up the very best sunrises the Maltese Islands have to offer, here are 10 gorgeous locations to ignite inspiration. Take a look, below, and you’ll […]

Juventus lead with 16 points after controversial win

Juventus emerged with a dramatic and controversial 2-1 win at the Stadio San Paolo, with Alex Meret and Miralem Pjanic sent off, Lorenzo Insigne missing a late penalty. This result opens up the gap at the top of the table to 16 points and the Scudetto race is effectively now over, but it was again […]

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