Boat collision off Baħar ic-Ċagħaq leaves one dead and three critical
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One person died and three others, including a 14-year-old boy, are in critical condition after a boat struck a reef and ran aground at Sikka s-Safra. The mother of the teenager has publicly urged her son to keep fighting as the vessel remains stranded off the coast.
The Attorney General is facing fresh demands for her resignation from both political groups and editorial boards. Critics suggest the prosecution office has been weakened to the point where it is no longer prepared for trial, a sentiment sharpened by recent high-profile acquittals.
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana says the 2027 budget is set in stone, a declaration that may not reassure the one-third of the population who believe it will leave the country worse off. Elsewhere, the well-known roofless cave on Comino has collapsed, removing a landmark from the island's coastline.