Your morning briefing for Tuesday with the latest headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world.
The latest
Three-time Formula 1 world champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, nine months after undergoing a lung transplant. Lauda “passed away peacefully” on Monday, his family said.
The Maltese Newspaper Headlines
The Times reports that the Armed Forces has turned to President George Vella who ordered the suspension of soldiers Francesco Fenech and Lorin Scicluna, charged with the murder of Lassana Csse.
The Malta Independent covers the launch of an equity sharing scheme by the Housing Authority and APS Bank to help people over 40 become homeowners.
The Malta Independent quotes Minister Ian Borg who said that soon-to-be set up Construction and Building Authority will bring together many of the responsibilities currently scattered across different entities.
The Times says that the PN and PD committed themselves to bring forward amendments in parliament to entrench a ban on abortion in the Constitution by the end of the year.
L-Orizzont quotes Parliamentary Secretary Silvio Schembri who said that the financial services sector remained stable despite ‘months of attacks.’ Schembri said that there are 51 licensed institutions in the sector.
In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Adrian Delia who said that new army recruits should be recommended by a new independent commission. Delia said he wants an investigation to establish whether the Ħal Far tragedy could have been avoided.
L-Orizzont says that the Armed Forces are leading an internal investigation into material shared among a small group of soldiers. The paper says that a graphic showing a black man falling a flight of stairs has mysteriously disappeared.
In-Nazzjon says that the PN presented 15 proposals for people with dyslexia. In another story, the paper says that government is keeping its eyes shut to the security problem in towns and villages.
