The Magical Illuminated Trail returns to Verdala Palace; also including a NEW Christmas Village

The Magical Illuminated Trail returns with a NEW Christmas Village at the Verdala Palace

Oct 10 2022

If, like us, you’re counting the days to the Christmas period and all of the magical celebrations that come with it… it’s time to get excited because The Magical Illuminated Trail is finally back!

Returning to a reimagined Verdala Palace Gardens between November 25th and January 7th, the trail will feature some fantastic NEW glittering structures and an all-new Christmas Village which will surely attract Christmas-lovers from all walks of life.

For yet another year, the event will be held in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund foundation & in collaboration with the Malta Tourism Authority and will take you on an enchanting journey through the walkways of one of Malta’s national gems with hundreds of larger-than-life light installations, illuminated sculptures, projections and all the festive vibes you could ever need!

Spot glittering structures like Santa’s Toy Shop, the North Pole, Sea Life, the Family of Pandas and much more whilst discovering the twinkling trails of fairy lights, show-stopping structures and irresistible selfie scenes around the President’s Palace.

Once darkness sets in, the gardens come to life as the magical after-dark adventure begins. So wrap up and enjoy a walk under the stars at The Malta Illuminated Trail in the magnificent Verdala Palace grounds.

Grab your tickets and book your time slot from: www.illuminatedtrailmalta.com and www.showshappening.com

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores 700th club goal in Everton match

Oct 10 2022

Football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has just bagged his 700th club goal during the Manchester win against Everton on Sunday.

The goal brought up the Portugal forward’s tally to 144 for Manchester United across his two spells with the group. Looking at the 37-year-old’s career, Ronaldo scored 450 goals for Real Madrid, 101 for Juventus and 5 for Sporting Lisbon.

Ronaldo started the latest game on the bench, entering the match to sub injured Anthony Martial in the 29th minute. He proved the monumental goal 15 minutes later.

At club level, Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League with 140 goals, just 13 more than his long time rival Lionel Messi.

Most of his goals in his careers came off his right foot, accounting for 66% of total net-finds. In contrast, 17% of the goals were headers. The majority of the goals also came from inside the box, with 473 of his goals being within this area.

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Dahmer becomes one of Netflix’s most successful shows of all time

Oct 10 2022

The presence of the series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is not something people can ignore anymore. But that does not give testimony to the success the Netflix series managed to acquire.

Netflix released a series of metrics for October which showed that the series has become one of the streamer’s most successful original series of all time in a very short time frame.

Starring Evan Peters, the show has been streamed for over 496 million hours, becoming the ninth most popular Netflix show just after 12 days on the service.

Debuting on September 21st, it also became the second most watched English language seres in a week, one step behind giant Stranger Things season 4.

Despite the popularity, the show does have its critics and some come from a place of genuine pain given their relation to Dahmer’s real-life victims. Rita Isbell, whose 19-year-old brother Errol Lindsey was murdered in 1991, called out Netflix for not informing her about the production or release of the series.

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66 year old hit by car which fled the scene in Mosta

Oct 10 2022

Police were informed this morning at around 0615hrs that an incident had taken place Triq il-Bidnija, Mosta.

Police convened immediately on site and preliminary investigations showed that a 66-year-old man from Naxxar had been hit by a vehicle. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene with the car.

The man was given medical attention on site and was then transported to Mater Dei Hospital. He was later certified as having suffered grievous injuries.

Investigations are still ongoing in an attempt to find the vehicle involved.

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