The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

The Sunday Times of Malta says the government has all but ruled out amending the Marriage Equality Bill to include different terminology for gay couples, as Nationalist Party exponents are suggesting. In another story, it says cocaine is being mixed with a veterinary worming medication which is unfit for human consumption.

Malta Today says that Claudio Grech, who is also expected to submit his bid for the PN leadership, is still biding his time before throwing his hat into the ring.

Il-Mument says the new PN leader will deliver his first public address as leader during the Independence Day festivities.

Illum says that the race between the three people vying for the Labour Party’s leadership, Edward Scicluna, Chris Fearne and Helena Dalli, is a tough one.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says the United Nations Security Council on Friday passed a new resolution on the smuggling of refined fuel from Libya, a practice in which Maltese smugglers have been implicated for years.

It-Torċa says that Malta's Presidency of the European Union has surpassed expectations.

Kullħadd says that the Nationalist Party's administration last year increased their wages by 11 per cent.