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Chelsea confirm Frank Lampard’s first signing

The winter transfer window might be over but Roman Abramovich’s Chelsea have confirmed Frankie Lampard’s first transfer under his reign. Ajax wonderkid Hakim Ziyech will join the Blues at the end of this season after 4 fantastic years with the Dutch side. The Moroccan’s move from Ajax to Chelsea has been confirmed by both clubs […]

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac face carjacking gang

CCTV has emerged of the moment Arsenal footballers Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were targeted by moped robbers armed with knives. The thieves had approached the players outside Kolasinac’s house and attempted to steal a watch. Footage showed Kolasinac, who also plays internationally for Bosnia and Herzegovina, confronting the masked pair as one of them brandishes […]

OFFICIAL: Dani Ceballos and William Saliba join Arsenal

Arsenal have completed the signing of Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos on a season-long loan deal. The Spaniard will wear the No. 8 shirt for the Gunners, the squad number previously assigned to Aaron Ramsey, who left the club to join Juventus on a free transfer. ?? #HolaDani ? Welcome to The Arsenal, @DaniCeballos46 ? pic.twitter.com/8gZLggahJZ — Arsenal (@Arsenal) […]

Labour wins Malta’s Euro election by 42,656 votes

The European Parliament elections were held on Saturday, with the Partit Laburista leading a comfortable victory with more that 42,600 votes. Six of the 41 candidates who contested were elected to represent Malta in the EP for the next five years, with two new faces. The PL won four of the six seats. The MEPs […]

Valletta’s most colourful festival returns this week

It’s become of the most colourful highlights of the year in Malta’s capital city. And now the date has been confirmed for the 2019 edition of the Valletta Green Festival. 89.7 Bay can reveal the spectacular event will be held in the capital from Thursday 9 May to Sunday 12 May. Organisers said St George’s […]

Valletta’s most colourful festival returns next week

It’s become of the most colourful highlights of the year in Malta’s capital city. And now the date has been confirmed for the 2019 edition of the Valletta Green Festival. 89.7 Bay can reveal the spectacular event will be held in the capital from Thursday 9 May to Sunday 12 May. Organisers said St George’s […]

Another 91kg of cocaine found at Malta Freeport

Another successful operation conducted by Customs officials as they seized 76 packets of cocaine weighing 91.2kg with a street value of €10.3 million. The drugs were hidden in three separate containers at Malta Freeport. So far this year the drugs seized by inspectors reached 606.45kg of cocaine, worth €68.2 million. Sunday’s discovery followed that on […]

Tragedy as pensioner dies in horror house fire in Msida

Tributes have been paid to a pensioner who died in a house fire in Msida. Joe Dimech, 70, was found dead in his fourth-floor flat in Oscar Zammit Street near the Junior College. His wife, 66, and son, 20, managed to escape the flames but were seriously injured in the blaze which broke out at […]

Shrubs stolen just hours after being planted in Zebbug

Malta Police are searching for a thief with green fingers after a number of shrubs were stolen from the roadside in Zebbug. The plants had been in the soil for just a few hours before they were dug up and carted off. Zebbug Local Council said 40 shrubs were planted in a flower bed in […]

Gusty winds set to hit Malta and Gozo all week

Gusty winds are set to sweep across Malta and Gozo for the rest of the week. Weather experts said winds reached Force 8 in some areas on Monday However, Gozo Channel comfirmed that the ferry service between Malta and Gozo remained unaffected by the rough seas. Andrea Muscat from Maltese Islands Weather said on Monday afternoon: […]

What is it like to study at Malta’s biggest college?

Are you interested in studying at the Malta College of Arts Science and Technology? Then the MCAST EXPO 2018 is for you! The four-day event will offer would-be students a wealth of information about learning and life at MCAST. It will be held between Wednesday 4 July to Saturday 7 July at the main campus in […]

Maltese conman jailed over €100m shipping scam

A Maltese conman who posed as a multi-millionaire with links to the Vatican to defraud €100 million from an international shipping company has been jailed for eight years. Paul Sultana, 51, claimed his uncle was the Pope’s secretary and promised annual returns of 1,200 per cent by using the pontiff’s secret trading platform. Southwark Crown […]

More of us than ever are going to Gozo

More of us than ever are going to Gozo. Malta’s pretty little sister is breaking new tourism records, according to the latest official figures. Passenger numbers on the Gozo Channel ferries soared by nearly 8 per cent in the first three months of the year. The total smashed the 1.1 million mark for the first […]

Malta Public Transport launches road safety campaign

Malta’s main bus operator has launched a massive €100,000 road safety campaign. Malta Public Transport said it wanted to raise awareness and drive home the message to pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and passengers. Insurance giant MAPFRE is also supporting the campaign. General manager Konrad Pulé told 89.7 Bay: ‘Our professional bus drivers have the opportunity to […]