The Times says that nominations for the Labour Party leadership closed on Wednesday, with Chris Fearne and Robert Abela the only contenders. Paid-up party members will elect the new leader and Prime Minister on 11 January.
Another story reports from the court sitting on Wednesday during which suspected middleman Melvin Theuma could not declare under oath that former chief of staff Keith Schembri spoke ever to him about the Caruana Galizia murder.
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