Hard Rock Hotel Malta Opening: Malta’s first Hard Rock property officially opened in St George’s Bay with a 397-key five-star resort, 11 pools, and a 3,800sq m Rock Spa/Body Rock gym/wellness offering, with memberships priced from €42 to €55 and an announced €350m investment tied to new jobs. Gambling Jobs Shock: bet365 says it will cut about 340 roles across European hubs, including roughly 300 at its Stoke-on-Trent HQ and around 40 in Malta and Gibraltar, blaming higher remote gaming duty and regulatory/tax costs. Film Production in Malta: Prime Video’s six-part series Danger Money has begun production in Malta, with Halo Pictures providing services via the Malta Film Commission. Air Safety Disruption: a Ryanair flight to Malta declared an in-flight emergency shortly after take-off from Norwich, diverting to East Midlands after pilots broadcast squawk 7700. Education Data: Eurostat reports Malta recorded 27,537 pupils in primary education in 2024, among the lowest in the EU. Migration Rescue: MSF’s Oyvon rescued 18 people in distress in the central Mediterranean within Malta’s search-and-rescue zone, bringing them to Trapani, Sicily.