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11/06/2026

Footage captured this week in Xlendi Bay shows the rich marine life just metres from one of Gozo's busiest swimming spots, including an octopus sheltering among the rocks and large shoals of saupe feeding over the seagrass. The bay remains a popular site for snorkellers and divers, whilst also being a popular area for swimmers.

11/06/2026

Review identifies areas for improvement in marketing communications, disclosures, record-keeping and oversight, while highlighting examples of good market practice across Malta's financial services sector

11/06/2026

The illegal construction of a villa at Armier is not an isolated case of controversial development but a clean example of an enforcement system that is failing to act in time, the Nationalist Party said.

This comes after months of reports by the Malta Rangers Unit (MRU) and consequent enforcement notices from the Planning Authority (PA) which have failed to translate into action. The PA also confirmed that daily fines had begun accumulating as early as January.

Despite this, works allegedly continued at an even faster pace once the election passed. From a few concrete blocks placed on the site a few days before the election, in less than two weeks what appears to be a villa is now being built on the site.

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11/06/2026

A Ta’ Xbiex bathing spot was closed and later reopened to swimmers on Thursday after the Environmental Health Directorate first warned about unspecified contamination in the area.

A spokesperson for the directorate could not explain the reason behind the closure when contacted by MaltaToday. “Something happened, it’s contaminated with something,” the spokesperson said. “We don’t know anything about it.”

So far, the only available information was a warning sign that had been placed at the rocky beach below ix-Xatt ta’ Xbiex, facing Valletta, advising that bathing was not recommended due to “extraordinary circumstances”.

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11/06/2026

Development made possible by change in area’s zoning from rural conservation area to developable land

11/06/2026

Three foreign nationals handed suspended sentence and fined after admitting to running a brothel from an apartment in Marsaskala

11/06/2026

Police carried out inspections in Ħamrun, Qormi, and St Paul’s Bay between Wednesday night and Thursday morning

Police carried out inspections in Ħamrun, Qormi, and St Paul’s Bay between Wednesday night and Thursday morning

11/06/2026

Court hears how the massive eucalyptus tree appeared healthy from the outside, hiding an internal decay that left it clinging to the soil by just one functional root

Court hears how the massive eucalyptus tree appeared healthy from the outside, hiding an internal decay that left it clinging to the soil by just one functional root 

11/06/2026

A large red notice warning people not to swim at a popular bathing spot in Ta' Xbiex because of 'extraordinary circumstances' is removed with no explanation

A large red notice warning people not to swim at a popular bathing spot in Ta' Xbiex because of 'extraordinary circumstances' is removed with no explanation

11/06/2026

Court rules a 'fixed residence' is not strictly limited to the official address listed on a passport, but also includes a valid temporary residence used for the duration of a person’s stay abroad