let's have a closer look on why her story has influenced politics in malta definitely. was a leading antic a russian journalist who wrote for martyrs biggest publications and owned a popular blog called browning commentary she expose corruption among business elite and politicians of the highest level of government this included joseph marcos wife as part of a 2016 story on secret panama based companies must hurt and his wife denied any wrongdoing the panama papers revelations later showed 2 of moscow's close associates. and. were also involved in secret offshore business both. chief of staff and mitzi the tourism minister have resigned they deny all allegations. let's bring in our guest joining us on skype from bed near in marta and your. duff nicole when i got to see her son he and his family have been pushing for an independent investigation into his brother's death in london on skype rebecca vincent u.k. bureau director of reporters without borders and also on skype from martha's capital valetta herman grech editor in chief of the times of malta newspaper thank you

delegation will arrive in malta what are they expecting to find. it seems to me because this is the rainman to of. and the accusation against him came on the set today evenly that the judiciary was really pushed to produce some results in order to be ready for you. to arrive here at the delegation to arrive here on the island in order to be able to present something and say yes we did do some work no yes we did find the main suspect and we are on the right track to solving this because they had been a tremendous amount of pressure from the european union on malta they say in brussels that this is hardly a country that is route ruled according to the rule of law any more institutions are failing the police and the judiciary aren't independent and say they they want they will want to look deeper into this whole story not only the murder of but the general legal and political conditions on this island. but i have a zone covering that story for us from malta thank you. and the draw for the euro 2020 group stage has taken place with germany given a very

let's get more now on the news that malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has told state tv in maltais successor with the hope of a new prime minister installed towards the end of january 2020. he had been facing growing calls to stand down. his government has come under intense pressure, after an investigation into the murder, of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. two senior members of the government have already resigned. earlier i spoke to alice taylor, a journalist for the shift news that was set up after daphne caruana galizia was murdered. she also worked with her at the malta independent. i asked her if it's enough that the prime minister has said that he'll step down. not at all, what he has done today is enough to placate those calling for him to resign and yesterday the council of europe requested he resign as well. there are concerns because at the moment, constitutionally, joseph muscat is the head the police and judiciary and whilst we are at a very important stage in the murder investigation which implicates a number of staff and his cabinet, it's a

malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has told state tv in malta, that he will start the process ofof a new prime minister installed towards the end of january 2020. he had been facing growing calls to stand down. his government has come under intense pressure, after an investigation into the murder, of the investigative journalist, daphne ca ruana galizia. two senior members of the government have already resigned. 0ur europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports now from malta. several thousand strong, they filled the heart of malta's capital this evening. there's real anger here that the prime minister, joseph muscat, is still in place. the ramifications of the murder of daphne caruana galizia have plunged this island into a crisis. we are meant to be a democracy — enough! enough! out! the prime minister? 0ut, joseph muscat, out now! i am fed up of the injustice that has been going on. they murdered daphne, they murdered my friend. we wantjustice. mr muscat left his country retreat earlier after emergency talks with his party members. they said they'd back him unanimously. t

she also worked with her at the malta independent.wn. what was daphne like? she was the reason i became a journalist. he wanted to uncover the truth. she inspired me to continue in the pursuit ofjustice after her murder. not at all, what he has done today is enough to placate those calling for him to resign and yesterday the council of europe requested he resign as well. there are concerns because at the moment, constitutionally, joseph muscat is the head the police and judiciary and whilst we are at a very important stage in the murder investigation which implicates a number of staff and his cabinet, it's a huge conflict—of—interest for him to be sitting in his position in this role so people want him to resign right away so we can be confident that the inquiry into her murder will continue in an independent manner. people believe that while he is still prime minister until the 12th of january, that is not possible. does this go beyond, "this happened on your watch, you need to resign"? why are maltese people so angry with him and th

then the last hope for the rule of law in malta. in a sense yes spawn on the other hand of course you do have now is civil uprising i mean a country that has absolutely no tradition off demonstrations and civil society is simply too small and it's like one big huge family now knows people going out onto the streets day after day and we can after a weekend seen this big number of demonstrations done people are really angry and they don't want to be what many of them call the mafia state they don't want to be what many of them call a haven for criminals from inside and outside the european union because corruption has become so damn make in malta that is completely parnate permeating everything in the country the public projects the whole casino culture where money laundering is happening the banks that are used the money laundering the european central bank already closed one and warned another bank in malta so it is everywhere and many citizens are fed up so that comes together and the european union is now trying to step up and enf

prosecutors have charged one of malta's wealthiest people as an accomplice to the murder of investigative journalist daphne. pleaded not guilty to his alleged involvement in the. police arrested him 10 days ago while he was trying to leave on his luxury yacht. was investigating government corruption when she was killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago. her sister shortly after fenech appeared in court. i will be content when every when full justice is finally delivered for everybody involved into his murder and everybody she ever exposed and everybody involved in her possibly has not been identified yet which is why we're expecting the prime minister to leave office and parliament and be investigated himself along with his chief of staff. because they may have very well have been involved in the plot to murder. and barbara vessel is covering this story for us in malta barbara the government held a crisis meeting today what more can you tell us the crisis meeting seems to be over nick from what we hear but no official announcement has yet been made so it's look as it looks as if joseph was

of a zoli is covering the story for us in malta that is the accused you're going to finish cooperating with prosecutors and is he likely to implicate anyone else. it is quite likely had it not because he pleaded not guilty then in order to prove his innocence he will have to sort of name out the people who are behind this murders we have to remember that this deed was done by men who have been in jail for years trial hasn't yet been forthcoming because the investigators had still been looking for the people behind the deed the people who gave the order for this hit against the investigative journalist and now you're going fenech has been accused of having been that man he is one of the wealthiest businessmen on the island of malta his family goes backs regenerations their own caste xenos that are employed in money laundering they own hotels restaurants and part of the power station that is at the heart of this corruption scandal here in malta so they're really right in the midst of this whole web of of into this entanglement between government interest and business interests and you're

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. the background to the murder of daphne caruana galizia, and the political crisis in malta by visiting the bbc news website. that's all at bbc.com.uk/news — or download the bbc news app. mexico's president, andres manuel lopez 0brador, says reducing crime remains his top priority as he marks his first year in office. he was addressing thousands of his supporters in mexico city. murder rates have increased this year by 2% and the president has been criticized for his approach. thousands joined a protest calling for violence to stop. gareth barlow has more details. dressed in white chanting "mexico yes, lopez no," — thousands of protesters call for an end to the violence. at the heart of the crowd, the mormon community, who lost nine members when they were killed by gunmen in an ambush last month. translation: we understand there are lots of divisions in the country. we are not against the president. we are against the security policies, because they haven't worked we have to unite and s

enterprises so it seems to be sort of all income passing it is just everywhere and the citizens of malta many of them are sick of it all this has brought wealth to the country there has been enormous economic growth but the dark underbelly of malta really shows the ugly side of this island and there are many citizens now who say this has to stop we want this or that all of this all these murky dealings are being brought out into the open that the people who are responsible will be punished and we want new drama critic new start from also now i guess bringing things out of the open means justice is allowed to do its work do you have any indication that you're confronting the accused businessman is cooperating with prosecutors and what might that mean what might we learn. he has indicated that he will it's going to take some days maybe part of course he is protesting his innocence he says i didn't do this i didn't order this murder some somebody else must have done it and he points at keys country the former chief of staff of joseph most of the prime minister here who live hurriedly left h

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta.bout the background to the murder of daphne caruana galizia, and the political crisis in malta by visiting the bbc news website. that's all at bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. president trump has refused to send a lawyer to face questions from members of the house of representatives conducting the impeachment inquiry against him. one of his lawyers has said the white house isn't convinced the president would get a fair hearing on wednesday. president trump is facing allegations that he illegally sought help from ukraine to undermine his possible 2020 challenger, the democratjoe biden. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, says the world must end its "war against nature." speaking on the eve of a two—week climate summit in madrid, he said the "digging and drilling" had to stop and mankind should take advantage of the vast possibilities offered by renewable energy. 0ur science editor, david shukman, reports from madrid. years of drought across huge areas of africa have r

murder of a prominent journalist you lawmakers will take up the issue and possible sanctions against malta. amiss calls the country's prime minister step down. and the disappearing dissenters the death squads in the former soviet republic of belarus silence political opposition in a deed of you news exclusive this man tells us he was one of the killers. and europe's small satellite with a very big connection he ops will be blasting off shortly to explore planets some songs ffion our solar system will also be looking for signs of luck. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us a global summit is about to get underway in geneva it's aimed at finding better ways to support the world's growing number of refugees now it is the 1st meeting of its kind it brings together politicians business leaders and refugees now the u.n. says persecution and war for some 26000000 people around the world to flee their homelands now more than half come from just 3 countries syria afghanistan and south sudan now before the war in syria the largest refugee population about 6 and a half 1000000 came from palestine

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damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. you can find out more about the background to the murder of daphne caruana galizia, and the political crisis in malta by visiting the bbc news website. that's all at bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. negotiators from almost 200 countries are coming together in madrid today to see how the world can tackle rising greenhouse gas emissions. on the eve of the official opening of talks, the un secretary—general warned that the world was at a point of no return on climate change. our science correspondent rebecca morelle has more. from the deadly wildfires in australia to floods in venice, and record—breaking heat waves in the summer, it's been a year of extremes. scientists warn if temperatures keep on going up there will be far worse to come. here in madrid, the fate of the planet is under intense discussions. the un has already said we should try and keep global temperatures from rising abovei.5 keep global temperatures from rising above 1.5 degrees to stop the worst effects of c

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta.t mr muscat is saying that once a new prime minister is chosen, he will stand down as prime minister of the labour party. he has gone on to say on state television that in the coming time, we will blunt a process to have a new prime minister —— lunch a process to have a new pet minister. we will ask at be party to start a process to elect a new leader in january the 122020. that is the latest from the reuters news agency, via state tv full stop 12th of january —— the 12th of january 2020. the headlines on bbc news... the woman killed in the london bridge attack has been named as 23—year—old saskia jones, a graduate of cambridge university. her family said she was "funny and kind" and will leave "a huge void" in their lives. new images reveal the bravery of members of the public tackling the convicted terrorist on the bridge and in the hall where his attack began. police say they've arrested a man in stoke—on—trent, following a review of the existing licence conditions of convicted terr

the times of malta is looking at the political crisis engulfing malta at the moment, many would say nowter has agreed to resign, but some are saying actually this is not enough, protests continue, they want him to go immediately, joseph muscat, and not in the middle of january. when you look at the pictures out of malta, that is an angry population. it is very tragic, daphne caruana angry population. it is very tragic, daphne ca ruana galizia, angry population. it is very tragic, daphne caruana galizia, her death, dying ina daphne caruana galizia, her death, dying in a car bomb, that is the sort of thing you don't expect from a democracy, in a democracy to happen, and apparently the prime minister's chief of staff has been implicated in some ways, so, but thatis implicated in some ways, so, but that is not proven, and nobody is guilty until it is proven, but it is tricky times in maltese politics. i know little about maltese politics but it looks like a tricky time in maltese politics. a very difficult situation the prime minister finds himself in, he has had to step down and resign, no

his alleged involvement in his death police arrested him 10 days ago while he was trying to leave malta on his luxury yacht. was investigating government corruption when she was killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago spoke to her sister shortly after fenech appeared in a court. i will be content when every when full justice is finally delivered for everybody involved and. and everybody she ever exposed and everybody involved in her to be has not been identified yet which is why we are expecting the prime minister to leave office and parliament and be investigated himself along with his chief of staff. because they may have very well have been involved in the plot to murder. and barbara visual is covering the story for us in malta barbara we hear that there is a government crisis meeting taking place what more can you tell us the question is at this point in time how many hours do you really need to kick out a prime minister who is deeply implicated in an ongoing murder case a murder case of an investigative journalist dead made headlines around the world and that really ruined the repu

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta. when pope benedict unexpectedly stood down in 2013. the two popes, examines the relationship between benedict and his successor pope francis. one of the stars, jonathan pryce, who's been tipped for an oscar, has been speaking to our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. the series of confrontations and conversations between the two popes... reform needs a politician. ..manages to undercut audiences expectations in many different ways.‘ you go in there thinking, maybe, do i want to sit and listen to two popes talking, and you can watch this film with a sense of humour. you know the beatles? yes, eleanor rigby. who? eleanor rigby. no, i don't know her. yellow submarine. yellow submarine? that's silly. jonathan pryce says his portrayal of pope francis before he succeeded anthony hopkins's pope benedict was helped by his long—standing admiration for the oscar winner. oh, no, a pope must go on forever and be the personification of the crucified christ. you see francis going in very muc

yorgen fenech was arrested last week as he attempted to leave malta on his yacht.not guilty to the charge. damian grammaticas reports. under police guard, the richest man in malta arrived to be charged the courthouse here in the letter was open especially late on saturday evening for this hearing. yorgen fenech, one of multiple‘s which is in osman, was brought here to be charged on complicity of the murder of daphne caruana galizia. this is where her supporters have brought candles, pictures, every day since she was assassinated in the car bombing two years ago. in court, mr fenech was charged with complicity to murder, membership of a criminal organisation and also complicity to cause an explosion. he denied those charges and was then led away under police custody. her family, charges and was then led away under police custody. herfamily, daphne caruana galizia's police custody. herfamily, daphne ca ruana galizia's family, police custody. herfamily, daphne caruana galizia's family, were in court. her sister, her three caruana galizia's family, were in court. hersi

her assassination sparked one of malta's biggest political and constitutional crises. severe flooding in the south of france has caused a landslide. that forced the evacuation of an entire village. torrential rains and flooding have devastated parts of southern france in recent weeks, leaving at least a dozen people dead. with more coming here is james wilson. evening,te into the rescuer searched through rubble. destroyed.s others were damaged. local residents were taken to safety. my wife and i were in thee hallway and heard a loud noise. it was like jet planes crashing. we h heard furniture falling ino the house. when a new approach the hallway, i went to the kitchen entrance. my glass door was completely demolished, my wall smashed down. big brick and immediately understood it was the hill that had fallen. james: several residents were treated for minor injuries, but rerescue workers describe it asa miracle that no one was killed. the warning has been downwngradd to y yellow for sosoutheastern franance, whicmemeans the worsts over but caution still applies. the seve

issue in a 2nd program on malta. of course economic success brings with it its own challenges the 1st as well the economic expansion the sustainable in this crowded island with rapid growth and population expansion the 2nd is does economic progress . white have to spotty between the rich and the poor and thirdly the mother in 2017 of investigative judgment was daft the. through into sharp relief whether flood of dr money was in danger of undermining the political fabric of the maltese islands the arguments from the opposition and from newspapers critics of boat corruption in government is that another. byproduct effect anomic success of there's a lot of money sloshing around in the system would you put it don't look there are there are several sections of corruption which are very worrying and we keep hearing this on a daily basis in the panama papers exposed certain senior people involved in something dodgy business and what happens is you get to a stage where now people are saying ok fine those people are corrupt b

malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has said he will stand down.ress he said he'd ask his governing labour party to start the process of electing a new leader in january. mr muscat had been under growing pressure to quit over an investigation into the murder of the journalist daphne caruana galizia two years ago. several of his close associates have resigned and protestors have once again been on the streets of valletta calling for his resignation. danny aeberhard has more. joseph muscat‘s resignation has been widely expected for days and it's unclear if it will be enough to lance the boil. his government has beenin lance the boil. his government has been in crisis with two senior figures linked to the investigation, including his chief of staff, having resigned in recent days. .joseph muscat says the process to choose a new leader will begin in january muscat says the process to choose a new leader will begin injanuary the 12th but protesters who again fill the streets of malta's capital want him gone now. they accuse the government of being a maf

under police guard, the richest man in malta arrived to be charged under police guard, malta's richestr. the courthouse was open especially for this late—night hearing. the assassinated journalist's family were here too. they've waited two years for police to find those behind her killing. daphne caruana galizia worked to expose corruption. she was blown up by a car bomb. the hunt for those responsible has plunged malta into crisis. this was yorgen fenech emerging from an earlier court hearing, to shouts of "mafia!" so you ordered her assassination? no. i did not say that. i am confident the truth will come out. today he left, heading for a police cell. he denied involvement in the murder and his lawyers and court said the police should be probing the prime minister's chief of staff, keith schembri, who resigned this week and was questioned by police but released. daphne ca ruana galizia's family have long fought to bring her killers tojustice. they say her work exposed shading dealing among many around prime minister muscat and he has to go. we now expect the prime minister to leave o

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta.a 35—year—old man, in connection with a stabbing in the hague on friday. two teenagers who were injured in the attack, have since been released from hospital. clashes have continued between anti—government protesters and security forces in baghdad, following the prime minister's announcement that he intends to resign. hundreds of people have been killed in recent days. hundreds of climate campaigners in eastern germany have occupied several opencast coal mines to demand their closure. the protesters have rejected the government's plan to phase out coal mining by 2038 — and instead want the industry be closed down immediately. gareth barlow has more. activists pour in where the coal pours out. dressed in white overalls and wearing masks, the protesters occupied several mines across the states of saxony and brandenburg. they say the german government's pledged to phase out coal by 2038 is not enough. translation: we're here, activists for the climate, sitting here in front of the inactio

over the last 15 years and i spoke to dr lawrence gonzi the former prime minister the man who led malta into europe. i'm interested in economically successful join the will to stay in the mall to recover very quickly from the financial crisis and. a number of fairly if. infrastructure projects to transform the base of the conduit but didn't prove or to go pop up in the letter project tell us about what your vision was and why it wasn't as you might think greeted with open arms by people you know well being the capital city of malta but just not not just the capital city it is a symbol in its of the letter was the city where the knights of malta 300 years ago plays their headquarters over the designed by them to be a city built by gentlemen for gentlemen is the phrase that was used at the time but then if. i remember i said this is a symbol which needs to be upgraded it needs to make a statement the letter needs to make a statement of more as it is today and as it should be in the future its role in the mediterranean its role in europe its values what it presents etc the best way i could

well the political crisis in malta is also sounding alarm bells in the e.u. the european parliament is dispatching a delegation there on monday to assess whether the tiny member state is that hearing e.u. laws and values the pressure on the maltese government is also escalating with ordinary citizens getting angry about the day. to day and night people are out on the streets to show their anger anger at their government and the state of their country. they have to pay for that drives they can't just walk away free. the face of murder journalist stephanie cutter want to kill it has become a symbol for all that's wrong our country has been destroyed by the group of criminals you can call them posing as government officials the protests transcend generations and party lines people here want the same thing. in malta what we witnessed in the bus the airs is complete merger between the big business and the government but many think that people power can help clean up the country we can make a difference that change is possible. all agog you can finnick has been cha

and he you delegation to malta says an investigation into a journalist's murder is at risk while the prime minister remains in office just of muskrats has been accused of shielding prominent figures implicated in the killing journalist daphne kind of want to go he died in a car bomb attack in 2017 mosque it has resigned but won't leave until next month if parker reports from walters capital for letter pressure is mounting on the office of the prime minister not only have there been daily protests but now a damning assessment from a delegation from the european parliament here to investigate the crisis they believe that while the prime minister remains in office there's a risk of the investigation into the murder of daphne car and i believe being compromised there has to be absolute confidence in the process and i think when he's in office that confidence is not there the way functions or doesn't function in malta has direct implications for the position of malta in the european union soon after current elisi is murder 3 people were arrested they are awaiting trial on the 20th one of

the hunt for those responsible has plunged malta into crisis.erging from an earlier court hearing, to shouts of "mafia!" so you ordered her assassination? no, i didn't not say that. i am confident the truth will come out. today he left, heading for a police cell. he denied involvement in the murder and his lawyers have said in court, the police should be probing the prime minister's chief of staff, keith schembri, who resigned this week and was questioned by police but released. daphne ca ruana galizia's family have long fought to bring her killers tojustice. they say her work exposed shady dealing among many around the prime minister and he has to go. we now expect the prime minister to leave office and parliament with immediate effect, to allow a free and full investigation into his and keith schembri's role in the assassination of daphne. but the prime minister, joseph muscat, is refusing to budge. this was him on friday. i want this case to close under my watch. i think the authorities have already delivered what many thought could not be de

damian grammaticas reports from malta.oday, emergency talks. the question, whether to force the prime minister to go. this wasjoseph muscat just two days ago. it is the investigation into the murder of a campaigning journalist that is at the heart of the crisis. myjob is to see this investigation concluded. daphne caruana galizia was blown up by a car bomb two years ago. she had been writing about the close business ties of those around the prime minister. they included malta's richest man yorgen fenech, the energy minister he had dealings with, konrad mizzi and the prime minister's own chief of staff, keith schembri. last night the businessman, yorgen fenech was brought to court and charged with being part of the plot to murder the journalist. he denied involvement. daphne caruana galizia's family had long said people close to the minister were implicated. for two years he failed to take action. we now expect the prime minister to leave office and parliament, with immediate effect to allow a free and full investigation in

malta, sullied and corrupted on his watch.harged the news coming out of the meeting here is that the party has decided to back the prime minister to choosing his own time as to when he goes. while he stays, it seems the political situation in malta will remain. police in hong kong have used tear gas to disperse pro—democracy demonstrators. pepper spray was also used as tensions rose. earlier thousands of activists marched to the american consulate to express gratitude for washington's support for the movement. that's after a decision last week by president trump to sign a bill that supported the demand for greater freedoms — much to beijing's anger. (read 0n) that supported the demand for greater freedoms — much to beijing's anger. 0ur correspondent in hong kong, nick beake, has been following developments today. well, the pro—democracy activists of hong kong have been back on the streets again today. it looked like they had a spring in their step, they really feel that they've got momentum at the moment. why is that? well, th

justice for malta and justice for daughter. that's a resource reuters fun 400 to mortgage the british for voiceover doesn't work for our local shop or. was killed in a car bomb attack 2 years ago she had been reporting about corruption tax evasion and money laundering in malta that made her a thorn in the side of many. police arrested yogen fenech the business tycoon he denies having organized the killing and implicated prime minister joseph muskets former chief of staff keith schembri who resigned as a result. matthew carroll on the journalist son wants the prime minister to go now otherwise he says muscat will do everything he can to hinder the investigation the prime minister and the justice minister say over and over again they repeat the same lie that the the the fact that some people are being arrested and interrogated is now is assigned as our institutions are working this is our ally we're jurors are from a scarf we invited the criminal into our house allowed him to they gone through over everything. now where we're wan

bomb went off in her car at the time of the murder she was looking into secret accounts of some of malta of elite. at the heart of the murder probe isn't this man you're going to fenech is a prominent businessman with ties to government ministers he pleaded not guilty after being charged with being complicit in the murder of the journalist joseph must guard is very close friends with his now former chief of staff can be can be last week was arrested a couple of times in connection with the murder caged embry had secret offshore accounts with york and senate. the resignation of top level officials has done little to calm the end or the demand is now that the prime minister and leave immediately there have been some insinuations that he has the ball. generous and is that is just. the people. he. was once highly popular among voters you promise that he didn't corruption now an investigation into murder and corruption has ended his premiership. al-jazeera. and venice a referendum to break away from the nearby mainland city of mystra has failed a 50 percent turnout was needed for it to be val

damian grammaticas, bbc news, malta.ts are taking place in hong kong today as pro—democracy demonstrations continue. police fired tear gas as thousands of protesters marched to the american consulate to express gratitude for washington's support for the movement. that's after a decision last week by president trump to sign a bill that supported the demand for greater freedoms. let's get the latest now from our correspondent in hong kong, nick beake. how has that support from washington galvanised demonstrators, nick?|j think galvanised demonstrators, nick?” think it has certainly given a big boost to the pro—democracy movement here. just talking to people, they felt that they have secured two victories in the past week. the first one came a week ago when their candidate did very well in the district elections here, winning 17 of the 18 councils in hong kong. and then as you mentioned, president trump during the week signed off this bill which basically many people see this is taking the side of the people who are on the

malta's political crisis is deepening.ime minister resigned sunday under a surge of public pressure. demonstrators say muscat is too close to people implicated in the murder of journalist and caruana galizia. >> what happened in the past week is something i have never seen. people are sosons they put their trust in a government that betrayed it completely. brazenly, for years. >> during his televised tesignation on sunday, musca expressed deep regret for the murder and expressed the need for a fresh page. but his tone was defiant. this case cannot define everything our country is, he said. izia was killed in 2017 when a bomb went off under her car. she had been looking into the mostt accounts of malta's powerful people and had investigated corruption in politics, police, and banks. three men are awaiting trial. the heart of the murder probe is this man. richestalta's businessmen with close ties to government ministers. he was arrested two weeks ago accused of being complicit in the murder. he denied the charges. after his

many believe malta has been solid and corrupted on his watch.night there has been no sign that joseph muscat is preparing to stand down but as long as people here believe that there is something rotten in the state of malta then the pressure on him to go will only increase. in football, watford have sacked their manager kiki sanchez flores, after less than three months in charge. the hornets lost 2—1 to southampton yesterday ,and have won just one of ten league games with sanchez flores in charge. they're at the bottom of the premier league table. the club has had eight managers in the last six years. and arsenal could only manage a draw against norwich, in their first game under their interim manager, freddie ljungberg. it means the club's winless run extends to eight games. ljungberg took charge after unai emery was sacked on friday. here'sjo currie. freddie ljungberg has arsenal in his dna, according to the club, but could the new interim manager turn around their hapless form of seven games without a win? a trip to norwich his first test. bu

one of malta motors wealthiest people those charged in the murder of a journalist has ties to top government officials the prompted calls for the prime minister to stepped up. our top story the iraqi parliament is set to meet in the coming hours and prime minister abdullah abdullah his resignation is expected to top the agenda he's formally submitted his resignation papers but that's done little to calm the protesters there demanding a complete overhaul of the political system demonstrators once again fought with the police and backed that medical officials say 3 protesters were shot dead similar faults and is in the capital. the day prime minister of the mahdi submitted his resignation crowds in tahrir square showed no intention of packing up and going home banners were still held high doctors remained on standby to treat the wounded and new street art sprung to life depicting the aspirations of the protest movement . for many the prime minister's departure is just the 1st perhaps the easiest step on a long road towards change they want parliament dissolved and fresh elections to be held un