The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:

The Times and all the other newspapers feature the return of President George Abela on their front pages. It also reports that laws will be updated so that companies which break the law will be blacklisted and cannot be awarded government contracts.

The Malta Independent says a Bill has been moved in Parliament for Malta to lend €27 million to Greece.

In-Nazzjon says emissions data from the Delimara power station will be available on the internet. It also reports that a French company has registered its aircraft in Malta.

l-orizzont reports statements by GWU General Secretary Tony Zarb about the risk of accidents caused by stress.

The overseas press:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her cabinet's decision to offer debt-ridden eurozone member Greece €22.4 billion in aid as part of an unprecedented European Union bailout plan. She told the German public broadcaster ARD it was about securing the stability of the euro, stressing that a stable European currency was “an extremely valuable commodity”. Börzen Zeitung quotes Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle saying the aid was not a "blank cheque," and echoed Merkel's call for the creation of a European ratings agency.

Meanwhile, Le Monde reports French lawmakers also approved €16.8 billion of financial aid for Greece, France's share of the vast eurozone bailout to save Athens from a debt default. The ruling right-wing UMP and the opposition Socialist party both backed the measure, but left-wing deputies, including the Communists, and one independent voted against. It must now pass to the Senate for approval.

The Washington Times reports that the US has revealed it has a stockpile of 5,113 nuclear warheads – a 75 per cent reduction since 1989. The total does not include warheads that have been retired and scheduled for dismantlement, an estimated 4,600.

The New York Times says the information coincided with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s address to the UN nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference currently taking place in New York. Mrs Clinton told the representatives of the 189 signatories that Iran was "flouting the rules" and called for a strong international response to Tehran's alleged development of a nuclear weapons programme.

USA Today says that earlier, President Ahmadinejad of Iran accused states with nuclear weapons of threatening those who wanted to develop peaceful nuclear technology. His comments prompted delegates from the US, the UK, France to walk out.

The Irish Times reports that air passengers were facing further misery as the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud returned, causing Ireland and Scotland to restrict flights. Last month millions of passengers were stranded at world airports and faced long delays when airspace was closed by the eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano.

With just two days before the UK goes to the polls, the front pages of the national newspapers are dominated by the election campaign. The Telegraph claims Tory leader David Cameron was closing in on an outright victory: he needed just 14 more seats. The Financial Times, which has switched allegiance to the Tories having backed Labour at the previous four general elections, says Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is 'open to Tory talks'. And The Independent says Labour's Peter Hain has called for tactical voting and hinted its voters should change sides in seats where Lib Dems were stronger.

Variety announces the death of actress Lynn Redgrave in New York after a seven-year battle with breast cancer. She was 67. Redgrave was known for her parts in Oscar-nominated films like 1998’s Gods and Monsters and 1966’s Georgy Girl. A member of the famous acting dynasty that stretched generations, Redgrave was the daughter of actor and director Michael Redgrave, sister to Vanessa and Corin and aunt to film and TV star Joely Richardson and to Natasha Richardson, who died last year following a skiing accident.

Manchester Evening News says a prisoner cut off part of his ear so he could escape from an ambulance on the way to hospital. Four masked men pulled up in a stolen BMW and smashed the ambulance windows with baseball bats and bolt-cutters and 28-year-old Michael O’Donnell, who was escorted by three prison guards, escaped. He was waiting to be sentenced for conspiracy to rob and commit burglary.

Jyllands Posten reports a Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking to make a new friend... or even something more. The two seats on each bus are covered in red cloth and have a "love seat" sign. In addition to helping customer relations, the "love seat" experiment aims to convince car drivers to leave their vehicles at home and opt for a more social mode of transport.

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