These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
A restaurant in Fgura was the target of a robbery last night. The case happened at around 00.45am in Vjal Kotoner when a man armed with a pointed weapon entered an establishment and stole cash and a cheque from the cash register. As soon as he grabbed the money he fled from the scene. Source: TVM
Routine traffic inspections turned eventful on the morning of New Year’s Day when a man attempted to defy police orders to stop his vehicle during a roadblock. The motorist was however shortly after apprehended following a prompt reaction by police. Source: MaltaToday
Following several widespread and national power outages in a few weeks, Enemalta said that an undersea cable connecting the Maltese national grid to the European energy network was completely out of action and will take an indefinite amount of time to fix. But many questions remain. Times of Malta sought an explanation from the energy company. Source: Times of Malta
A spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) would not give details, or confirm the outgoing Prime Minister’s reported London visit, saying only that official visits are always communicated, when asked by The Malta Independent if the visit was an official one or a holiday. Source: The Malta Independent
The annual fundraising marathon, Feast of Generosity, in aid of Dar tal-Providenza is underway. The home for differently abled people people is appealing to the people’s generosity on Wednesday. By 3pm on Wednesday afternoon more than €300,000 in funds were raised. Source: Newsbook
