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The Times leads with the government announcement that it has ordered an inquiry into the death of Nicholas Azzopardi who, his family claim, was beaten at police headquarters and then dumped over a high wall. Investigators are also looking into various possibilities with regard to last Thursday's murder in Birkirkara.
The Malta Independent also leads with the Nicholas Azzopardi inquiry. It also reports that 2007 tourism growth offset the manufacturing slowdown. It also reports how the financial markets turmoil halved BOV's half-year profit.
l-orizzont says Nicholas Azzopardi said he was beaten black and blue. It also reports that Gavin Gulia will stand for election to become MLP deputy leader for party affairs.
In-Nazzjon says George Abela had been urged not to contest the leadership election so that he could be nominated President of Malta.
Press in Britain
The Daily Express quotes experts warning that rocketing fuel prices will bring an end to cheap family holidays.
The Scotsman leads with the story that Britain is headed for a full-blown recession without a drastic cut in interest rates, according to Bank of England policymakers.
The Financial Times reports Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling launched a review of the competitiveness of the tax system, amid warnings of companies fleeing the UK for tax purposes.
The Independent says the price of power took centre stage as Shell and BP unveiled huge combined profits of £7.2bn.
The Guardian says schools will be made to keep records of teenage pregnancy rates, drug problems, criminal records and obesity levels under government plans to give parents a true picture of children's lives.
The Daily Telegraph announces new figures that reveal more than 800,000 schoolchildren do not speak English as their first language.
Metro leads with new revelations made by the McCanns in a television interview. Kate and Gerry McCann said they might not have left their children behind on the night Madeleine disappeared if they had taken a buggy on their holiday. The couple disclosed that they almost decided against going to a tapas restaurant opposite their apartment in Praia da Luz but they decided against a plan to take the children to another restaurant because of the distance.
The Daily Mail reports that Prince William has made a secret flying visit to the badlands of Afghanistan to see the work of British military personnel.
The Daily Mirror claims Rosemaie Fritzl, the weeping mother of the girl who was raped and held captive by her father for 24 years has apologised to her daughter Elizabeth and said she had no idea what was going on. Meanwhile, DNA tests have confirmed that Josef Fritzl, 73, of Amstetten, fathered seven children by his daughter while he held her captive. He has been placed in pre-trial detention and faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted of rape charges, the most grave of his alleged offences.
And elsewhere...
Le Courier des Balkans leads with the signing in Luxembourg by Serbia of an agreement for closer ties with the European Union, the first step to future EU membership. EU states will not start ratifying the pact, nor will Serbia receive any benefits, until members are convinced Belgrade is doing all it can to arrest war crimes suspects.
Like all other Italian national newspapers, Rome's Il Tempo leads with the inaugural sessions of the new houses of parliament - with promises to crackdown on crime.
South China Morning Post says six monks, were among 30 people jailed for between three years and life by a Chinese court for their part in anti-government riots in Tibet last month. The sentences were the first meted out since the March 14 violence and the Chinese military crackdown that followed. That spawned protests in several European, US and Asian cities along the route of the global Olympic torch relay.
Al Ahrar reports that the international trial of Tareq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy prime minister to dictator Saddam Hussein, and seven other defendants, has been adjourned until May 20. Aziz faces the death sentence if found guilty.
The New York Times quotes Zimbabwe opposition's second-in-command, Tendai Biti, urging the UN Security Council to appoint a special envoy to help resolve the worsening humanitarian and political crisis in the country following last month's elections.
Le Figaro quotes a judge ruling that it was not within his jurisdiction to ban an internet video of motor racing chief Max Mosley with prostitutes.
Glasgow Evening Times says new research by Glasgow University scientists suggest bouts of binge eating followed by dieting may significantly reduce the lifespan of children and teenagers who are still growing by as much as a quarter.