The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

Times of Malta says documents show that the Prime Minister’s top aide, Keith Schembri, and Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi were investigated in Panama and New Zealand after the Panama Papers leak. In another story, it says the future of bird trapping will be decided by the European Court of Justice today as hunters and conservationists both anxiously await the landmark judgment.

The Malta Independent interviews the PN’s MEP candidate for the European elections Michael Briguglio who defended his decision to remain part of the Civil Society Network, stressing he had been part of politics and a civil society activist on a wide array of issues for 25 years but had never faced calls to resign until now.

L-Orizzont speaks to a young man who graduated from the Caritas rehabilitation programme who says bullying led him to drugs.

In-Nazzjon says the cost of Maltese bread has gone up due to an increase in the price of flour.