Creative Education: Arts Council Malta and MCAST signed a collaboration agreement to strengthen links between arts training and the professional sector, including support for the MCAST ICA Festival and curator-led student training. Public Broadcasting Debate: A fresh controversy over PBS coverage is reigniting calls for Malta’s public broadcaster to be impartial “and seen to be impartial,” after figures showed far more sound bites from government than the Opposition. Accountability After Daphne: Five years on from the Daphne Caruana Galizia inquiry, the Daphne Foundation says key reforms still haven’t been delivered, leaving journalists exposed to the same systemic risks. Culture Funding Scrutiny: A €500,000 Radio 105 Summer Festival subsidy backlash is growing after low attendance, with frustration spilling into tensions over who’s really driving Malta’s concert spending. Housing Affordability: A Europe-wide analysis estimates the income needed to buy a €1 million home can be well above average earnings, highlighting how deposits and mortgage costs stack up. Lifestyle & Entertainment: Katy Perry’s Isle of MTV Malta stunt went viral after she got stranded inside a giant inflatable bottle while crowdsurfing. Health & Safety: Malta’s drug-crime rise is linked to synthetic opioids and high-THC cannabis products, with concerns focused on young adults and hospitalisations. Education Results: MATSEC math results alarm policymakers, with a large share of students receiving no grade, and critics say the reporting change hides the real scale of the problem.