Another black mark against #Malta on visas –

'A new legislative initiative in Malta means that it is now possible to grow and process cannabis (marijuana) in Malta, as long as it is for medical use. This presents an opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors.'

'Parliament on Wednesday granted its unanimous support to the construction of a permanent link between Malta and Gozo in what Infrastructure Minister Ian Borg described as a “historic moment” from which there was no turning back.'

'Four fully equipped MQ-9 Reaper drones will soon be arriving to their new base in Talavera la Real in Badajoz – and they already have a mission.'

'Two officers from the Gibraltar Defence Police Dog Section travelled to Cyprus recently to assist their Sovereign Base Area colleagues to achieve their licensing standards.'

'Gibraltar will host a week-long event for executives from the global maritime industry in a bid to highlight the range of services on offer on the Rock.'

'Two of Apex Legends’ bigger characters were buffed in the game’s last update that gave Gibraltar and Caustic some exclusive perks. Respawn Entertainment has ran into problems with the characters in the past due to their hitboxes but tried to strike a balance without changing their design or health too much.'

'If you want an insight into two-tier Britain, April will provide it. The new tax year might seem like nothing more than a bunch of dry calculations, but it brings with it a host of government policies that go to the very heart of family finances.'

'The news that the EU has given Mrs May an extension until October 31 is – it’s fair to say – another embodiment of the mess that Westminster has let itself get into.'

'Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday termed as "inadequate" the expression of regret by British Prime Minister Theresa May on Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said that nothing short of a formal apology from Britain will do.'

'In the 1920s Stepney library, in working-class east London, was at the centre of a police investigation. A reader had asked the library to obtain a copy of James Joyce’s “Ulysses”, a modernist masterpiece that governments across the world were trying to ban. '

'Britain’s departure from the EU is on a par with the Irish question that proved so spectacularly unmanageable for a succession of some of the greatest figures in British political history and caused lasting damage to reputations and careers.'

'Efforts to tackle slave-like conditions in the tea industry got a boost on Friday when Typhoo became the final major British tea brand pledging to release a list of its suppliers.'

'Diplomats from Britain, Ecuador and the US hatched a secret plot over six months to have Julian Assange dragged kicking and screaming out of hiding, it has been revealed.'

'In the upstairs room of the Friar Penketh pub in Warrington on July 1st 2017, Jack Renshaw outlined his plan to murder an mp with a 19-inch machete. '

'A judge has halted the removal of a man who has lived in the UK since childhood just hours before he was due to be deported to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a country with one of the worst human rights records in the world. '

'TONY BLAIR appeared to make a massive u-turn after admitting the United Kingdom will "remain a great country" after Brexit despite repeatedly warning British voters about the dire consequences of leaving the European Union.'

'Last week, Britain looked over the cliff edge, and flinched. Faced with the grim reality that crashing on to the jagged Brexit rocks would be political suicide, the U.K. Parliament abandoned its lemming-like behaviour, and voted to remain in the EU - for now.'

'Among the many challenges for European foreign policy created by Russia’s annexation of Crimea five years ago, one of the most underappreciated concerns the need to defend the rights of Crimean Tatars.'

'GuestReady,  a service that helps shared-economy hosts manage their business on Airbnb and other rental sites, is getting into expansion mode again after it completed its fourth acquisition.'

'Manufacturing is dead, they said. But after four years, ten research reports, 47 case studies, an analysis of 27 policy instruments, countless seminars and debate, the Future of Manufacturing in Europe project is anticipating no funeral. '

'As Britain seeks to finalise its divorce from the EU, an inaugural festival celebrates the best of European theatre and its influence on the UK.'

'Both emerging markets and the U.S. appear poised to recover from last year’s economic stumbles, but problems persist for Europe, according to the head of global financial giant UBS.'

'Looking at individual stocks, Danish hearing aid manufacturer GN Store Nord’s shares surged to the top of the European benchmark, gaining almost 8% after the company upgraded its revenue growth guidance following a strong start to the year.'

'The UK has always sought to undermine the European Union project since 1973 and should leave as soon as possible, according to former International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Dominique Strauss-Kahn.'