The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Sunday Times reports that the departure of John Dalli from the Cabinet to serve as European Commissioner may open the door for a return by Louis Galea in the Cabinet after a casual election is held. Dr Galea is currently Speaker of the House of Representatives. It also reports that Progress Press will invest €26m in new premises and equipment.
The Malta Independent on Sunday says that the reform of primary health care will focus on the role of GPs. It also reports that toxic waste which poisoned people off Ivory Coast was produced by Trafifuga on a ship off Malta.
MaltaToday says Tumas Group is vying for dominance in the €20m Dragonara casino. It also says that 'former Labour man' Tony Debono is heading the PN plans to set up a cell phone service.
Il-Mument says thousands of new jobs are being created through investments announced over the past few years. It also says that €27m have been allocated for the building of new schools since 2005.
KullHadd follows up allegations against Finance Minister Tonio Fenech and said people involved had been asked to keep quiet because of consequences on his political career. It also says that the Prime Minister has given a mistaken interpretation of how the Whistleblower Act should work.
The Press in Britain...
Metro says Britain's flood-hit northwest was bracing for more devastation after river levels rose again and forecasters warned of more rain. Meanwhile, Ireland was also battling floods described as a "once in 800 years event" as the government rushes to provide shelter and water.
The news that the Conservatives' advantage over Labour has dropped to 6 per cent, leads The Observer to predict the possibility of a hung parliament.
The Sunday Times says Gordon Brown is facing demands to make Lord Mandelson foreign secretary.
The Sunday Telegraph exposes "appalling" errors that contributed to the UK's failure in Iraq in the most detailed leaks ever to emerge on the conflict.
The Independent on Sunday says attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan are at record levels and threaten to derail efforts to rebuild the country.
The Sunday Mirror reports 10 British servicewomen on operations in Afghanistan have been sent back to the UK in the past six months after falling pregnant. Military rules ban pregnant women from being on battle duty.
The Mail on Sunday says Gordon Brown and David Cameron have been forced to apologise after they were accused of exploiting a Remembrance Day service to win votes.
The Sunday Express claims banks are threatening to charge for withdrawals from ATMs if they lose an overdraft fees court battle.
According to The People, hired consultants get £3,000 a day to work on a government project.
The News of the World claims cage-fighter Alex Reid is flying to Australia to ask Katie Price for her hand in marriage. The Sunday Mail reveals that under a secret deal with Westminster, Scotland's MSPs will finally get the power to ban air guns. The Sunday Herald reports that Scotland is braced for a fresh onslaught from the elements as Dumfries and Galloway battles its worst flooding in nearly 20 years.
The scale of Scotland's crumbling schools crisis is revealed in a confidential report published in Scotland on Sunday that says 400 primaries need to be replaced.
And elsewhere...
The Washington Times reports sweeping health care legislation has cleared its first hurdle in the US Senate on a party-line vote.
Al Jazeera says Iran is to begin large-scale air defence war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack.
China Daily says the death toll from a coal mine blast in the northeast of the country has risen to 87, with 21 other miners still trapped.
Brescia Oggi leads with the arrest by the Italian police of a Pakistani father and son accused of helping to fund and provide logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The two were arrested in a raid in Brescia, where they managed a money transfer agency.
Der Spiegel reports legal observers are going to New York to oversee the trial of suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four co-defendants accused of orchestrating the September 11 terrorist attacks and prevent the use of evidence provided by Germany in seeking a death penalty. Berlin wants to ensure that promises made by the US are kept if the suspects are found guilty.
La Sicilia reports that some 200 hundred African refugees, including 48 women and five children, have arrived in Sicily, after travelling across the Mediterranean by boat. Many needed hospital treatment for dehydration after being at sea for several days. The
Romanians vote in a tight presidential election today. Adevarul says there is voter skepticism that it will resolve months of political crisis, stalled reforms and persuade international lenders to resume loan aid.
ABC reports that thousands of Spanish farmers took to the streets of Madrid to protest at the low prices they receive for their products and saying commercial middle men take too high a cut.
Coriere della Sera says prosecutors in the case of murdered 21-year-old student Meredith Kercher have asked for life sentences for the two people accused of killing her two years ago. American Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, are accused of killing the Leeds University student.