Good morning. This is a summary of the stories making front pages in local newspapers this Tuesday. 

The Times of Malta reports that a panel of four judges cleared two law students seeking to be granted their warrant to practice, despite both having criminal records which legally precluded them from becoming lawyers. 

In another story, the newspaper reports that the Sanctions Monitoring Board has urged all businesses to exercise extreme caution when dealing with Maltese individuals and businesses listed on a US Treasury sanctions list in connection with fuel smuggling from Libya. 

The Malta Independent leads with former Resources Minister George Pullicino accusing the Labour Party of reversing their stance on an incinerator. Mr Pullicino, who quit politics last year, was writing on Facebook. 

The newspaper also reports on a public accounts committee session which saw Wasteserv CEO Tonio Montebello tell MPs that 60 per cent of employees hired last year joined during the general election campaign. 

L-Orizzont leads with a report that 190 people are living in garages, many without adequate sanitary facilities. 

The newspaper also highlights a parliamentary vote which granted the right to vote to 16-year-olds. 

In-Nazzjon focuses on political instability in Italy, saying a "political earthquake" is shaking the country. The paper also reports that the police commissioner has disssolved the Malta Police Mutual Help Fund, without giving its members are forewarning. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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