The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press.
The Times names the 31 people facing charges in the VAT Department fraud case.
The Malta Independent features the BirdLife statement that this has been an important year for breeding birds in Malta. It also reports that the Maltese woman questioned over the ‘wheelie bin' murder in the UK has been allowed to leave Britain.
MaltaToday says a disco in Gozo has been allowed to keep the music on till 4 a.m. while Gianpula in Malta has been limited to 2 a.m. The owners of the latter have complained of discrimination.
l-orizzont says Malta will be used as an experiment in the construction of the power station extension in Delimara. It also reports that the GWU has registered an industrial dispute with Enemalta.
In-Nazzjon quotes the Prime Minister saying the court action on alleged VAT fraud showed how the government took reports of abuse seriously.It also reports that 12 bids have been received for the privatisation of the yacht marinas.
The Press in Britain...
Most of the papers carry the news of a police manhunt for two robbers who stole items worth nearly £40 million from Graff Jewellers in London's West End last Thursday in what is believed to be the biggest gems heist in British history.
The Times says the Audit Commission, a public sector watchdog, has reported a surge in drug addiction, alcoholism and domestic violence in Britain that is being blamed on the economic downturn.
As unemployment is expected to soar above 2.5 million, The Independent reports that one in five under-25s are without work.
The Daily Express warns that two cans of sugar-laden fizzy drinks a day may be enough to cause severe long-term liver damage and even lead to fatty liver disease.
The Daily Mail leads with the news that the father of Baby Peter is seeking compensation from Haringey Council for its failure to protect his son.
The Sun expresses fear that pirates have hijacked a cargo ship in the English Channel.
Metro leads with the finding that more than half of football fans think the FA needs to do more to tackle anti-gay language and abuse at games.
In an article in The Guardian Business Secretary Lord Mandelson launches a "withering personal and political denunciation" of shadow chancellor George Osborne and accuses the Tories of ‘political cross dressing'.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Britain can only send a limited number of helicopters to Afghanistan because there is a shortage of places to park them.
According to the Financial Times, the Financial Services Authority will not tell banks how to structure their workers' bonuses for fear of undermining the UK's international competitiveness.
Peter Andre has also told the Daily Mirror he was staying celibate until his divorce from Price is official.
And elsewhere...
China Times reveals some 700 people from the remote mountains of southern Taiwan have been found alive after it was feared they may have been buried by mudslides.
USA Today says a raid on a Las Vegas pharmacy by agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration has uncovered evidence that Michael Jackson's personal doctor, Dr Conrad Murray, bought a powerful sedative of the type thought to have killed him.
The International Herald Tribune reports the European Union, the US and Britain have reacted with anger and disappointment at the conviction of Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for violating security laws.
The New York Times says UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his disputed re-election in June that sparked weeks of massive protest. A UN official stressed that this was a "customary letter" sent to leaders after they are elected or re-elected and that it did not represent an endorsement of Mr Ahmadinejad.
Le Monde reports that a French Embassy employee on trial in Iran has been freed from prison.
Le Parisien says French police have appealed for calm after two nights of violence in Paris sparked by a teenager's death. Youths rampaged through a suburban housing project on Monday, setting fire to eight cars and a bus. Nine people were detained.
Aktiv reports that a 90-year-old former German army officer has been convicted of murder in the killings of Italian civilians during Second World War. The Munich state court sentenced Josef Scheungraber to life in prison.
Metripol quotes Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom saying he was outraged about a planned neo-Nazi rally remembering Rudolf Hess, deputy to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. He said in a statement that the Saturday rally was "unwanted".