The week at a glance - August 26, 2018

PC Schembri testifies

PC Simon Schembri (centre), a former traffic policeman, walks out of court on Thursday after testifying about the horrific incident three months ago over which a young man is accused of trying to kill him by running him over. As PC Schembri was flung from under the wheels of the car, it was only his effort to continue breathing that kept him alive, the severely injured man told the court.

What made the headlines

Hundreds of residents object to Central Link Project: More than 650 residents formally objected to the Planning Authority over the controversial Central Link project, aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in Attard. The €55-million plan would entail a new bypass adjacent to people’s properties, raising concerns about pollution, loss of agricultural land and the marginalisation of part of the village, among others.

‘No chance’ Malta would accept migrants: As tensions between Malta and Italy continued to rise over migration, sources on Sunday told the Times of Malta that there was no chance the island would accept migrants picked up by the Italian coast guard a few days earlier. The migrants did not need to be rescued and did not accept rescue. The...