The following are the top stories in national newspapers on Thursday.

Times of Malta says the government will be opening the trapping season in October despite the threat of Malta being taken to the European Court of Justice again. In another story, it says bakers have been warned they cannot just agree collectively to raise the price of Maltese bread, even if free market rules prevail.

The Malta Independent says tuna pen operators have announced self-regulation measures, as the minister sounds a warning.

L-Orizzont says that the last words uttered by a mother whose son was being charged with her and her sister’s murder was the name of her son.

In-Nazzjon quotes PN leader Adrian Delia saying that 80% of the people were being overcharged on their electricity bills.