A 35-year-old resident of Xgħajra had to be taken to Mater Dei Hospital at around 0615hrs this morning following a traffic accident in Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli, St Julian’s.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the man, who was driving a Ford Fiesta, lost control and had an impact with a tree in the vicinity.
The man was later certified to have suffered grievous injuries. Investigations are ongoing. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
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A series of inspections were carried out in Xewkija, Gozo yesterday in a joint effort between the Malta Police Force, Transport Malta and the Armed Forces of Malta.
During the inspections, several vehicles were stopped and people fined due to road rule violations. These included driving without a license, driving an unlicensed vehicle, driving without the use of a seatbelt and vehicle lights not obeying required regulations.
Apart from this, 10 persons living in Malta and Gozo irregularly were arrested. These persons were transported to the Detention Centre to begin the repatriation process.
Meanwhile, an inspection into a Mercedes Sprinter led to police finding a club, pepper spray and pocket knife. The vehicle was driven by a 30-year-old Polish man. The objects were confiscated and further investigations are to be carried out.
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Birdlife Malta took to social media to showcase a rather unusual sight which we very rarely get to see play out in real time.
The footage shows a grasshopper that has just changed from its nymph form to its adult insect form. The insect perfectly camouflaged itself with the surrounding greenery as it got ready to begin a new stage in its life.
‘The old shell, or exoskeleton, can be seen discarded below the grasshopper’ the NGO explained in the caption.
‘From a distance, you would think there was a butterfly in the bush, but no, it is the grasshopper, pumping body fluids into its new wings to stretch them to full size.’
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After taking over the social media platform, richest man in the world Elon Musk revealed that people will be charged on a monthly basis for the blue tick verification on Twitter.
The platform’s new owner has already instilled various changes in the company, and has outlined how his new blue tick system will work.
The billionaire wrote, in the typical Musk fashion, that ‘Twitter’s current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is b******t.’
He went on to announce that the blue checkmark will now cost $8/month and that the ‘price is adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power.’ However, there are some other perks.
Anyone willing to pay will get priority in replies, mentions and search, which are ‘essential to defeat spam/scam’. They will also have the ability to post long video and audio, half as many ads and paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with Twitter.
The system is designed to help users identify authentic and influential users on the platform. Yet, this comes as many celebrities seem to be leaving Twitter in disagreement with many of Musk’s directions for the company.
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