The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The local press is dominated by the death of cyclist Cliff Micallef when he was hit by a car while training in Bahar ic-Caghaq.

The Times quotes one of his children hoping the father's death would not be in vain.

The Malta Independent quotes personalities saying this was a sad loss. It also reports that the police have arrested a car thief who prowled on divers' cars at Marsamxett.

l-orizzont says one of Cliff Micallef's corneas has been donated. It also continues its features on the power station extension contract, saying Minister Austin Gatt did not want to investigate contacts involving go-betweens.

In-Nazzjon says Mepa documents contradict Joseph Muscat's statements on his 1998 development permit.

The Press in Britain

According to the Daily Mail, Britain has gone one step closer to legitimising assisted suicide following the ruling by five Law Lords who unanimously backed Debbie Purdy's call for a policy statement from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The Times reports that the ruling will make the law clearer for people who help relatives die in circumstances of 'compassionate' assisted suicide.

The Independent reports that multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy has dedicated her remaining days to winning to right to plan her death.

The Daily Telegraph claims that motorists who drive to work may have to pay a £250 'parking tax' under a new government scheme.

The Daily Express reports that house prices rising for the third month in a row and shares hot a seven-month high.

Metro reports that criminals could hack into every iPhone in the world via a text message and take complete control of the device.

The Financial Times says the world's two biggest oil companies - Shella and Exxon - have suffered a huge slump in profits due to a collapse in oil prices and less demand for energy battered revenues.

The Sun claims Jude Law will be asked to pay to support a baby he fathered during a fling with a US socialite.

The Daily Star says Amy Winehouse's wedding album has been found in a skip days after her divorce from Blake Fielder Civil.

And elsewhere...

El Pais says that as Spanish authorities searched for the perpetrators of a bomb attack on Mallorca which killed two police officers in their twenties, the EU condemned the attack as "barbaric". It also reaffirmed the bloc's support for Spain in its fight against terrorism. The attack, the second in as many days, has been blamed on ETA.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has vowed that his government will spare no effort to bring to justice the terrorists behind the July 17 Jakarta bombings.

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Henry Madzorera has told the official Herald newspaper the nation's cholera epidemic had ended. Since last August, at least 4,200 people died and 100,000 were infected.

Lagos' Nation says the leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody.

Iran Globe reports that the police in Teheran have banned opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi from attending a graveside memorial for victims of post-election unrest.

Agence France-Presse says The Diary of Anne Frank is among 35 items considered to be of exceptional documentary heritage added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Register this year.

USA Today reports an American woman accused of killing her pregnant friend and cutting the fetus out of her womb has been remanded on bail of two million dollars. Julie Corey, 35, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was arrested last Wednesday with the baby girl at a homeless shelter. The baby was said to be in a good condition.

Michael Jackson's mother has agreed a custody deal for his two eldest children with their mother. According to the Los Angeles Times, 79-year-old Katherine Jackson will keep custody of Prince Michael, 12, and Paris-Michael, 10, while Deborah Rowe will get visiting and parental rights.

Il Tempo reports that almost three million Italians, or nearly five per cent of the population, are living in "absolute poverty", unable to attain minimum standards deemed essential for modern life.

China Daily says some13 million abortions are carried out in China each year, in part because there is little education about contraception or disease for the rising numbers of young people who are having sex.

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