Following are the top stories in the local and international press today:
The Times has a story on the report on restorative justice which says that parole is a concession and not a right. In another story it reports on threats by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to block the EU vote over migrant comments.
This was also reported in Malta Today which also continues with its story on allegations of police beatings saying the Attorney General does not know anything about investigations. This newspaper says that the jury of former chief justice Noel Arrigo is being held in November.
The Malta Independent quotes a tenor of international fame insisting on the need for a national theatre in Malta. Piano’s plans, it says, do not satisfy this need. It also reports on the death of an Irish tourist who was injured while on a pleasure cruise boat in Comino.
l-Orizzont says that there are no hunters for the the autumn hunting season, which has just opened. It continues with its investigations on the Delimara power station.
In-Nazzjon reports on the report on restorative justice and quotes Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi saying that creation of employment was important for the country to progress.
The Press in Britain…
Several newspapers focus on the British Prime Minister’s role in the release of the Lockerbie on compassionate grounds. Documents released yesterday reveal Britain did not believe it was "necessary or sensible" to risk damaging its relations with Libya by excluding the Lockerbie bomber from a prison transfer agreement.
The Daily Telegraph says the release of documents showing Gordon Brown’s support for Abdelbaset al Megrahi's release raises the pressure on him to make a public statement on his position over the issue.
The Guardian reveals Mr Brown told Libya that he did not want to see Megrahi die in prison.
The Independent claims the message was delivered by Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell in February after Libya warned Megrahi's death in a Scottish prison would have a "catastrophic" impact on relations between the two countries.
The Times says the government's neutral stance has been undermined.
The Sun says British soldiers in Afghanistan have been forced to shower in a 'filthy shack' in Helmand province for the last two years.
The Daily Express claims the government is set to impose a new round of tax rises for middle-income families to address its 'crippling debt crisis'.
The Financial Times claims newly proposed European rules on insurance could cause a sharp increase in premium rates.
According to the Daily Mirror, an alleged former victim of Jaycee Lee Dugard's kidnapper, Phillip Garrido, has called him a 'sex-crazed monster' after he kept her prisoner for eight hours.
Metro leads with the trial in Cardiff of 31-year-old Brian Lewis, who allegedly killed his former partner after she changed her Facebook relationship status to single.
Britain is becoming the 'bad parent' of the western world, due to high levels of drinking, smoking and pregnancy amongst teenagers in the UK, according to the Daily Mail.
The Daily Star reports Katie Price, aka Jordan, has revealed she was raped when she was younger, following controversy over her boyfriend's new film which is said to glorify sex attacks.
And elsewhere…
Al Jazeera reports Libya staged a lavish spectacle to celebrate the country's 40th anniversary celebration of the coup that brought Muammar Gaddafi to power.
Gazeta Wyborcza says former enemies and allies marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, underlining the need to remember the bloodiest conflict in the 20th century so as not to repeat it.
Iran's state TV has quoted the country's top nuclear negotiator as saying Tehran is ready to co-operate with world powers to ease fears over its nuclear programme and has prepared a revised package of proposals to present to Western countries.
Prague Tribune reports the Czech constitutional court has suspended a presidential decree calling an early general election next month.
Los Angeles Times says firefighters have reported some progress against a gigantic blaze on the edge of Los Angeles, but warned that this one might be just a preview of even greater dangers ahead.
El Mercurio reports a Chilean judge has issued arrest warrants for 129 former security officials on charges tied to the disappearance of leftists and the slaying of the communist party leadership during the Pinochet dictatorship.
The New York Times says hundreds of school districts across the US have agreed to allow vaccinations in school buildings once the vaccine becomes available in October.
Times of India reports that an Indian court has rejected an American couple's bid to adopt a mentally challenged child on the grounds that they intended to use him as "domestic help".
According to USA Today, a wire-haired dachshund that held the record as the world's oldest dog has died at 21, or 147 in dog years.