These are the leading stories in today's local newspapers.
The Times of Malta leads with news that school transport vans will soon be required to have seat belts installed, with a change in the law expected to come into force in the coming weeks.
The Malta Independent reports on the trial of two alleged plane hijackers, with AFM soldiers telling a court about the moment the two suspects surrendered.
In a secondary story, the newspaper quotes PN candidate Salvu Mallia saying that he does not regret comparing the Prime Minister to Adolf Hitler.
L-Orizzont leads with news of the European Commission approval of the new Delimara gas power station project.
In-Nazzjon highlights a story published by news website Politico, which had said that a series of PL government scandals were casting a shadow on Malta's EU presidency.