The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today.
The Times says an investigation has shown that a group of 13 migrants was subjected to undue physical treatment. It also carries a report from Belgrade, where Malta failed to qualify for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.
In-Nazzjon says the MLP has fallen silent on the leakage of personal information about its delegates to a newspaper. It reports the oil price jumped by $4 in a day to surpass $135 per barrel, causing greater international concern.
l-orizzont leads with the disappointment at the Eurovision Song Contest. It also quotes GWU general secretary Tony Zarb saying the workers cannot shoulder any more price increases. It also carries comments by Central Bank Governor Michael Bonello saying it was scandalous that Malta did not have measures to discourage the use of fuels.
The Malta Independent leads with a project for the artificial reproduction of tuna and the inquiry into alleged beating of migrants at Safi detention centre.
The Press in Britain...
The Sun reports that the Conservative Party has taken the previously safe Labour seat of Crewe and Nantwich. Tory candidate Edward Timpson won 20,539 votes to Labour rival's 12,679 - overturning a 7,000 Labour majority at the last general election.
Metro reports MEPs have been given the go-ahead to claim more than £30m a year in expenses without getting receipts.
The Daily Mirror reports a suspected suicide bomber, held by police after a blast in a cafe packed with young children in Exeter, had adopted the Islamic faith and "was radicalised". The paper also says that the Manchester United team celebrated their Champions League win by partying until 11am the next day.
The Times says that shops and supermarkets could face curbs on the sale of cheap alcohol as part of an attempt to control underage and binge drinking.
The Daily Express continues its crusade against fuel duty, reporting that experts have said it could be cut by 12p a litre.
Daily Star claims troubled former footballer Paul Gascoigne tried to buy a loaf of bread for £10,000 because he was "starving hungry".
The Guardian reports the boss of British Airways has declared the era of cheap flights is over after oil prices hit a record high.
And elsewhere...
EU Observer says EU diplomats meeting in Brussels have agreed to support draft guidelines for the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants.
Wall Street Journal quotes OPEC secretary-general Abdalla Salem El-Badri saying market speculators and the weak US dollar are to blame for the record-high price of oil which has hit $135 per barrel
Le Monde leads with the nationwide demonstrations held by France's main trade unions against government plans to reform the pension system
Corriere della Sera says Italy's new government plans to reintroduce nuclear power within the next five years to reduce the cost of electricity.
Thailand's Asian Tribune reports that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will meet Burma's top military leader General Than Shwe later today to stress the need to step up co-operation with international aid groups.
The People's Daily prints official figures from last week's earthquake China's Sichuan province showing the death toll has passed the 51,000 mark. Up to 30,000 people are still missing.
Ha'aretz reports Israeli fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept a jet carrying former British PM Tony Blair after it failed to identify itself as a friendly aircraft. It was only after the two warplanes had taken up an attack position that his aircrew used the radio to explain who they were and who they had on board. Mr Blair, Middle East envoy for The Quartet, was en route to Israel from a World Economic Forum meeting in Egypt.
The Washington Post says the US Senate has approved an additional $165 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for another year. That raises total US combat spending since 2001 to $800 billion.