The following are the main stories in Tuesday’s newspapers.

Times of Malta says two out of every five Maltese who are aged 11 and over suffer from loneliness, according to the first national scientific study on solitude. In another story, the newspaper says Prime Minister Joseph Muscat expressed regret for saying that he would prefer having foreigners doing “unwanted” jobs such as waste collecting rather than Maltese. “I was insensitive, and I am sorry for it,” he said.

L-Orizzont says Doctors for Choice are insisting on a debate on abortion, which they says is a right for women’s health.

The Malta Independent says 500 more new social units have been announced.

In-Nazzjon says the PN has launched an electoral programme for all localities with more than 2,000 proposals being made.