The following are the top stories in the Maltese press.

Times of Malta says trials by jury are taking longer, and costing the taxpayer more.

MaltaToday says the new bus routes are a disaster for University students.

The Malta Independent quotes the Ombudsman saying transparency has to be the rule, not the exception. He made his comment in the annual report of his office.

l-orizzont focuses on the threatening racist attack made against one of its journalists, Victor Vella, who has adopted two children from Ethiopia.

In-Nazzjon leads with the launch by the PN Convention, saying it will be a consultation for the best proposals on the environment.