Transport Malta seizes 137 e-scooters since start of 2023

Jan 18 2023

Transport Malta revealed on Wednesday that 137 e-scooters were seized since the beginning of the year from various localities around the island.

In an effort to step up law enforcement, the entity said that at the beginning of the year it was given the authority via legal notice to enforce the law on e-scooter use.

Enforcement officers carried out various operations around Malta to ensure that traffic regulations are being observed by users.

St Julian’s, Sliema, St Paul’s Bay and Gzira were among the areas heavily targeted given the use of these vehicles. The scooters were confiscated of a multitude of reasons, including expired licenses, failure to register vehicles with the Authority and some without a valid insurance policy.

It was revealed by Director of Enforcement within Transport Malta Patrick Pollacco that these operations will continue as TM is committed to being more vigilant in its enforcement.

#MaltaDaily

Driver was on cocaine and threw stones at the victim, witnesses say

Jan 18 2023

It was reported by Times of Malta how the driver who killed a woman after crashing his car by driving it into her and an establishment continued to assault the victim after she was on the ground.

Footage sent to MaltaDaily shows the moment the driver crashed into the KFC outlet, carrying debris and rocks along with him.

The newsroom reported how the man reportedly got out of the car after the crash and threw stones at the victim as she lay on the ground.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Malta Daily (@maltadaily.mt)

The man became aggressive towards others who tried to help the victim as well as the police who addressed the situation.

The driver was confirmed to be a 33-year-old from Lija and sources have revealed that he tested positive for cocaine after a substance abuse test at the hospital.

#MaltaDaily

Channing Tatum says fatherhood showed him how scary life is for women

Jan 18 2023

Actor Channing Tatum opened up about how his experience of becoming a father to his daughter Everly made him realise how scary the world is for women.

The actor, known for his various roles in films like 21 Jump Street and Magic Mike, opened up about his shift in perspective following the birth of his daughter who he shares with ex-wife Jenna Dewan.

Tatum and Dewan dated for three years before marrying in 2009. Everly was born in 2013 but the relationship didn’t work out, as the couple announced their separation in 2018.

Now co-parenting nine-year-old Everly, Tatum said that his and his ex-wife’s self-repeated story of staying young was shattered as parenthood made him realise how different two people can be.

He went on to explain that when he had a daughter, he started to realise how scary the world is for women. “You can conceive it when you love someone that is a girl, but it doesn’t land in the same way as having a tiny female human in the world that is so vulnerable and looking at the world through rose-colored glasses” he explained.

Elsewhere, Tatum explained that after Magic Mike in 2012, he got really busy and stopped working for around 5 years. This comes ahead of the release of ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ which will be released in cinemas on February 10th 2023.

#MaltaDaily

Pro life group to open 7 new flatlets for mothers and children

Jan 18 2023

Leading pro-life group ‘Life Network Foundation Malta’ announced that Dar Tgħanniqa ta’ Omm will be opening 7 new flatlets for women and children.

Administrative Officer of Dar Tgħanniqa ta’ Omm Christie Żammit said that these units have been designed to ‘support and empower mothers and their children who have benefited from living at the home with their newborns.’

‘The aim of these flatlets is to support these women as they continue their education or settle into full time employment.’

Mothers living in these units will be able to stay for up to two to three years and can either study or work as they do so. The group aims to make the flatlets available as soon as refurbishment is ready.

Life Network Foundation has been explicitly opposed to abortion entering Malta and hopes to provide assistance to women whilst opposing the currently proposed bill.

#MaltaDaily