The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press:
The Times leads with court evidence in the case over the death of Gunner Matthew Psaila during training, and says his death could have been avoided. It also reports that a court has given the go-ahead for the firing of fireworks for the Sta Venera feast.
The Malta independent reports that the number of licensed vehicles is rising fast, but fewer accidents are being reported. It also says nine migrants were found trying to leave Malta illegally using the catamaran to Sicily.
In-Nazzjon also leads with the permit granted for fireworks for the Sta Venera feast. It also reports that the GWU is backing the PL view that the government should intervene in the market and import products itself.
l-orizzont continues its series on the way the contract was awarded for the power station extension, this time focusing on the auditor's investigation. It also quotes Brig (Rtd) Maurice Calleja tell a court that the Chadwick Lakes training where Gnr Matthew Psaila died had not been well planned.
The Press in Britain
A poll for The Times reveals overwhelming public support in Britain for a change in the law to allow medically-assisted suicide.
Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Phillip Hammond tells The Guardian that David Cameron may be forced to stage an emergency budget to calm the markets and prevent a run on the pound in the first days of a Tory government.
The Daily Telegraph reports Gordon Brown faces a backlash from his own MPs over his handling of the expenses controversy after Labour was crushed in the first parliamentary by-election since the scandal broke.
The government's chief environmental adviser has told The Independent Gordon Brown does not see the environment as important and spent years as Chancellor preventing British domestic action on climate change.
The Daily Mail claims Labour MP Andrew MacKinlay is quitting Westminster in disgust after MPs failed to stop computer hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US.
The Sun reports how Steven Gerrard walked free from court after being cleared of a bar room brawl.
The Daily Express leads with a story about the doctor who found Michael Jackson dying in bed.
The Mirror claims that a witness who saw Michael Jackson as he lay in the morgue noticed that he had a false nose to replace his that was missing.
And elsewhere...
The International Herald Tribune reports that hundreds of fires in Spain, France, Italy and Greece have killed at least seven people, destroying thousands of hectares of forest and gutting dozens of homes. Further north, the problem was rain and wind: overnight storms in western and central Poland killed eight people and injured nearly 50, while western Switzerland was pelted by hail as big as table tennis balls.
South China Morning Post quotes UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling on Beijing to exercise greater leadership in world efforts to curb climate change.
Le Monde announces that European monitors said Kyrgyzstan's presidential election was marred by ballot-box stuffing and widespread vote counting problems.
La Tribune de Genève quotes World Health Organisation official saying swine flu has spread to nearly every corner of the globe. And they admit it's still unknown how the virus will mutate in the northern hemisphere's winter.
Iran Daily reports that at least 17 people have been killed and 19 injured the second deadly air crash to hit the Islamic republic in 10 days.
China Daily says Shanghai is to encourage some families to have two children as China takes steps to relax its strict one-child policy in response to the ageing population.
Afghan News quotes President Hamid Karzai promising to hold international troops more accountable for civilian casualties.
Asia Observer quotes South Korean activists saying North Korea had publicly executed a Christian woman for distributing the Bible. Ri Hyon Ok, 33, was also accused of spying for South Korea and the US and organising dissidents.
Meanwhile, France 24 says North Korean women face hard labour if they are caught wearing trousers rather than skirts. Offenders can be punished with hours of forced labour or fines of 700 won, almost a week's salary for the average worker.
The Huaxi Metropolitan Daily reported that a drunk driver who killed four people while fleeing a car accident has become the first in China to be sentenced to death. Sun Weiming, 30, was driving while drunk and without a licence.
Moscow Times say 25 people were killed in southern Russia when a bus collided with a truck. The crash took place after the fuel truck swerved into the wrong side of the road and rammed the bus. The victims included children.
Pravda reports a warship preparing for a holiday celebration accidentally fired a dummy artillery shell into the courtyard of an apartment building. Nobody was hurt but the shell's impact broke windows and left a small crater outside the nine-storey apartment building in Vladivostok.
USA Today says US police were shocked to find more than 150 dead dogs packed into freezers in a Michingan home. The dogs were found at the house of a "confused and disoriented" man who earlier this week had 112 live dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, removed.
E-Sports reports that Roger Federer's wife Mirka has given birth to twin girls. The mother and babies - Charlene Riva and Myla Rose - were doing well.
Sports Illustrated says David Beckham has been fined a $1,000 by Major League Soccer following his confrontation with Los Angeles Galaxy fans earlier this week. The 34-year-old has endured a rocky relationship with American supporters since returning to the Galaxy after a five-month loan stint with AC Milan.