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The rain comes back this week as Malta bids farewell to summer

The rain comes back this week as Malta bids farewell to summer
Sep 26 2022 Share

According to various Maltese weather forecasters, the rainy weather we got the first taste of last week is set to return for this upcoming week ahead. 

The main weather forecast is expected to be mainly cloudy all the way through to Sunday, but isolated showers are also expected. 

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Some forecasters predict the rain as late as Wednesday, whereas others forecast the downpour by as early as today evening. It does seem as though there will be no rough storms however. 

The highest temperatures are expected to be at around 28°C, with the lowest 24°C for today. The lowest temperatures could go down to around 21°C by Tuesday. 

To aid the chilly weather, winds are also set to be at around Force 4 to 5, despite being quite humid, Facebook page ‘It-Temp Madwarna’ states. 

Suffice to say, it’s goodbye days by the sea and hello cozy clothes, fireplace tea-time and a scenic evening looking out of the window as droplets patter onto the glass. 

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25 irregular immigrants arrested in Fgura and Rahal Gdid

25 irregular immigrants arrested in Fgura and Rahal Gdid
Sep 26 2022 Share

Taking to social media, Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement Byron Camilleri revealed that 25 people were found living irregularly in Malta during inspections this morning. 

The raids took place in Fgura and Raħal Ġdid this morning, with the inspections being carried out by the Malta Police Force through the Detention Services. 

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The process of their repatriation will start immediately, the Minister revealed. This comes after 49 other irregular immigrants were arrested in Marsa last Thursday. 

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Free tow truck service as Traffic Malta braces for new school year

Free tow truck service as Traffic Malta braces for new school year
Sep 26 2022 Share

Transport Malta has issued out officers in full force to address the pending rush hours as schools reopen. 

The authority revealed that officers will be stationed in various locations where traffic accumulates, mainly between 6am to 930am and 330pm to 6:30pm. 

TM also revealed that a free tow truck service will be available from Monday to Friday during the same aforementioned times. Motorists are told to call 80073399 to make use of the service. 

‘An Enforcement Officer from Transport Malta will be sent to your location to direct traffic in the area and help move your vehicle to the nearest safe place, so that it is not inconvenience to the traffic that is passing by.’ 

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Instagram Stories will soon be extended to 60 uninterrupted seconds

Instagram Stories will soon be extended to 60 uninterrupted seconds
Sep 26 2022 Share

We’ve all seen it – an infinite number of Instagram stories with tabs smaller than the phone pixels themselves. 

Now, Instagram will be giving users the possibility to upload uninterrupted 60 second stories. The social network confirmed on Friday that stories under 60 seconds will not be broken up into smaller segments. 

The stories used to be cut up into 15 second clips, but this is coming to an end, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to tech news portal TechCrunch. 

This means that even viewers watching a following’s stories will not need to continuously tap the side of the screen to get through a whole slew of video. 

However, this could mean that people who like the bite-sized nature of stories could be turned off to this feature. This would transform Stories into a new version of Reels, which also has the option of posting 60 second videos. 

Instagram’s shift to video content has led to the platform increasing the time limit on all clip content. New video posts are now automatically shared as Reels if they are shorter than 15 minutes. 

This also comes as Instagram wrestles with the giant TikTok has become, despite users criticising the app for trying to become something it’s not. Instagram may have back-tracked a bit, but video still seems to be taking the chief position on the application. 

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