British counter-terrorism police are investigating stabbings at Manchester Victoria train station that left three people injured, including a police officer, on New Year’s Eve, the Greater Manchester Police said.
A small van has ploughed into pedestrians celebrating the new year on one of Tokyo’s most famous streets. Nine people were injured, one seriously, by the attacker who struck in the Harajuku fashion district shortly after midnight.
In Malta: The Times reports that the government is conducting a study to determine whether to develop the current facilities Corradino correctional centre or to build a completely new site. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs said the report is expected to be ready in the first quarter of the year.
The Malta Independent leads with the arrival of 180 migrants rescued at sea in separate operations by the Armed Forces of Malta between Sunday and Monday. A total of 249 migrants disembarked at Hay Wharf over the past two days.
The Times says that a call for nurses has been issued by the Gozo Ministry to work at government elderly homes when there are no such institutions on the island. Works are currently underway to build a home, but it will be run by a private operation once completed, says the paper.
In-Nazzjon says that the PN will insist on the best use of land in the deal with the Corinthia Group sought by the government. Quoting party leader Adrian Delia, the paper says that, if government goes ahead with selling the land, the Opposition will make sure the public gets the best value out of it.
L-Orizzont quotes Gozo Channel chairman Joe Cordina who describes the final weekend of 2018 as the best of the year for Gozo tourism. Cordina told the paper that the company expects the new year to be even better in terms of crossings.
In-Nazzjon covers a message by PN Leader Adrian Delia at the start of the new year that the party is working full of confidence today because it cares about tomorrow. Delia said that he wants those who have succeeded to have even more success, and those who have been left behind to find new opportunity.
In another story, L-Orizzont carries a message by the General Workers Union president Victor Carachi who welcomed the recent economic projections by the Central Bank. The president says that decreasing debt is instrumental for the country to attract investment.
L-Orizzont lists a series of measures announced in the Budget 2019 which come into effect today, the first day of the year.
