The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

Times of Malta says that the absence of fire safety measures within building regulations has prompted the Chamber of Engineers to call on the government to take immediate action to address the issue and ensure a level playing field. In another story, it says the Labour Party’s generational change in Parliament continued yesterday after casual elections returned four new faces.

The Malta Independent speaks to a traffic and urban planning consultant who said that although the number of cars on the road in Malta was a concern, it was not as much of a concern as the extent to which they were used.

MaltaToday speaks to German MEP Werner Langen who said he was sorry that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat had stimulated Socialist dinosaurs to attack him and Nationalist MEPs.

In-Nazzjon says Qormi’s deputy mayor, who is expected to replace MP Rosianne Cutajar as mayor, is being investigated by the Malta Football Association.

L-Orizzont leads with a story in which the parents of Kelly Grech, who suffers from a disability, praise Leah Cocks who daily helps their daughter.

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