These are the leading stories in today's local newspapers.

The Sunday Times of Malta leads with a report based on an interview with Jonathan Ferris, a former top FIAU official sacked without warning last month. 

In the interview, Mr Ferris claims police never registered FIAU reports which revealed money laundering suspicions surrounding the Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri. 

In secondary stories, the newspaper marks Chris Fearne's election as PL deputy leader for parliamentary affairs and reports that at least one more candidate is thinking of running for the PN leadership. 

The Malta Independent on Sunday reports that social care experts are calling for more homeless shelters, with demand for the services spiking over the past two years following demand from eastern Europeans. 

MaltaToday leads with a story about the PN leadership race, writing that at least two candidates have complained to the party about councillors' eligibility to vote. 

The paper also gives prominence to a story noting that 388 illegalities were sanctioned during the 33-day general election campaign. 

Il-Mument also features stories about the PL and PN's internal elections, though pride of place is reserved for a story alleging that Malta could soon see an influx of asylum seekers arriving by boat, with Italian Prime Minister Gentiloni facing internal pressure to ditch alleged agreements reached between his predecessor Matteo Renzi and Joseph Muscat. 

Illum leads with a story about Tonio Fenech, writing that the former PN minister is resisting pressure to throw his hat into the ring for the party leadership. 

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