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

The Sunday Times leads with an interview with the founder of the Cana Movement, Mgr Charles Vella, who says that the introduction of divorce does not worry him, and the focus should be on strong marriages. The newspaper also reports that a bus has failed the emissions test, but 25 passed.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says the appointment of a new PN president may coincide with a Cabinet reshuffle. It also reports that the interconnector project for the laying of a power cable between Sicily and Malta may prove to be very costly.

MaltaToday says the Midi consortium has been given a €3.3 million discount on its waste bill. It also discusses why emission thresholds were relaxed before a call for bids for the power station extension.

Il-Mument says Labour is seeking to find the mole who leaked details on its Siggiewi Club contract. It also reports on new courses at Mcast.

It-Torca says a company had €60,000 in taxes 'forgiven'. It also says the government does not know what to do with Malta Shipyards, which now lies empty while bids for it have been too low.

Illum says there are two pay rates for fire-fighters who do the same work at the airport. It also focuses on a disease which is causing problems for tomato growers.

KullHadd says there is growing pressure for the Prime Minister to remove Austin Gatt.

The Press in Britain...

The Observer claims Tory leader David Cameron is facing a battle to restore party unity behind his health policy.

The News of the World reveals Maverick Tory Dan Hannan branded supporters of the NHS as Loony Lefties.

Meanwhile, The Independent on Sunday gives details of David Cameron's extensive travel by private jet and helicopter, funded by multimillionaire businessmen.

The Sunday Express leads with a picture of a woman "leading a leaflet campaign about Madeleine McCann that has left the girl's parents distraught".

The Mail on Sunday carries a warning sent by the British government to senior neurologists that the new swine flu jab is linked to a deadly nerve disease.

The Sunday Times says the owners of a Russian-crewed cargo ship that disappeared have received a ransom demand.

According to The Sunday Telegraph, a high street bank has offered five investment bankers a bonus package worth a total of £30 million, sparking a fresh row over executive pay.

The Sunday Mail reports that the Lockerbie bomber will be freed in the early hours of Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Scotland on Sunday suggests the Lockerbie bomber's health has deteriorated to the point that he may die before any decision is made about his release.

The Sunday People reports that Katie Price, aka Jordan, has banned Peter Andre from using her disabled son Harvey in a new TV documentary.

And according to Daily Star Sunday, Jordan has slapped a sex and booze ban on her new man Alex Reid.

Jade Goody's ex-boyfriend Jeff Brazier has told the Sunday Mirror, her boys talk to her in heaven.

And elsewhere...

Al Jezeera reports that the Talibans have claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing outside NATO headquarters in Kabul that has killed seven Afghans and injured nearly 100 others.

Al Quds reports that Hamas security forces have killed Abdel-Latif Moussa, the leader of an al Qaeda-inspired group in the Gaza Strip in a shootout that claimed the lives of 22 people, including six Hamas police officers and an 11-year-old girl. Another 150 were also wounded.

USA Today announces that US Senator Jim Webb will fly out of Burma today with 53-year-old John Yettaw, the American convicted to seven years' imprisonment, after securing his release from the military regime.

California Globe says thick, white smoke filled the air as firefighters battled a wildfire on the state's steep, rugged terrain. The fire didn't spread overnight, but was still only 15 per cent contained.

Durango Crece reports that a fight among inmates at a prison in northern Mexico killed 19 inmates and left more than 20 injured. The battle apparently involved inmates jailed on drug or organised crime charges.

Kuwait Times says a fire which broke out in a women's tent at a Kuwaiti wedding party has killed at least 41 people and critically injuring 61. Weddings in Kuwait are mostly segregated, with women seated separately from men. Tents are often erected especially for the occasion.

The New York Times says Bernard Madoff's decades-long fraud might not have been his only secret. A new book says he had a two-decade affair with one of his investors, Sheryl Weinstein.

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