Degiorgio admitted to assassination to avoid life sentence

Apr 21 2023

Speaking in court today, George Degiorgio said that he and his brother Alfred admitted to the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia so that they could avoid a life sentence.

The sibling was testifying in the case that was opened by the duo as they sought a retrial in the case which saw them sentenced to 40 years imprisonment.

The brothers admitted to the assassination, which took place on October 16th 2017 outside the Caruana Galizia home, last year hours before the trial by jury was set to begin.

They filed a case seeking a retrial just one month later, claiming that the last-minute revelation was brought by a lack of equality of arms.

Degiorgio told the court this Friday that on the morning of 14th October, 2022, he saw his brother being carried out of his jail cell on a stretcher.

Being transported to court alone, he later met his brother who was unresponsive and in a wheelchair. Seeing that his lawyer was also unprepared to continue with the case, he decided to admit to the murder.

He was told that, given the circumstances, it was his only option. On Friday, he insisted that the brothers were insistent on going to trial. The case continues on May 30th.

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Paceville bar Bellini shots challenge goes viral

Apr 21 2023

Bellini’s 72 shots for €25 challenge has gone viral after an international social media page, @collegefessing, picks it up and shares it to their profile.

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The page highlighted the absolute insanity behind the challenge, sharing a video of the barman preparing the many trays of shots for consumption in Malta’s entertainment Mecca.

The video was initially uploaded by Instagram user @chansplace, and was subsequently picked up by College Confessing, whose audience went to town commenting on the challenge.

‘…and this is how I died’ said one commenter, with the video on collegefessing amassing over 60K likes as of time of writing and a whopping 1.4 million views.

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Have you ever been to Bellini’s?

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All OK with Bolt Apps: No cyber crime took place

Apr 21 2023

After the rumour that Bolt and Bolt Food apps had been hacked spread around local social media like wildfire, this newsroom reached out to the company in question to confirm.

Bolt have informed this newsroom that the hacking did not take place and that Bolt does not have any credentials to access anyone’s offline or online bank accounts.

‘Additionally, as of today no one has reached out to us that they have been hacked’ the company confirmed.

Bolt operations are working as they should, communications informed MaltaDaily, and that they consider the rumours to be of a malicious nature.

Bolt also highlighted that it reserves the right to take all legal and judicial action necessary to protect its rights and interests at law in connection with this matter and any defamatory publication.

The rumour led to many people deleting their card details as well as the applications themselves from the phone. Were you warned of the cyberattack?

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It is Queen Elizabeth’s first birthday since having passed away

Apr 21 2023

The world was shocked last September, 2023 after Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving UK monarch, passed away at the age of 96.

Today, the 21st of April 2023, marks the first birthday the Queen would have celebrated since having passed away.

Queen Elizabeth was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime and was the longest verified reign of any female head of state in history.

She was succeeded by her eldest son Charles III, who became the oldest person to accede to the British throne at the age of 73. He was also, quite by default, the longest serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales in British history. His coronation will be taking place on May 6th 2023.

Since the queen’s passing, the royal family has been once again at the centre of media attention. Most notably, Prince Harry’s book ‘Spare’ revealed and alleged various details from within the royal family.

Interest in the royal family also somewhat spiked this past year, with series like ‘The Crown’ highlighting more of Queen Elizabeth’s life.

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