The following are the main stories in Wednesday’s newspapers.

Times of Malta says poor command of English and Maltese, especially in essay writing, has once again marred the performance of 16-year-olds sitting the history Sec exam last May. In another story, it says Neville Gafà, a government official who had been implicated in an alleged Libyan visa racket, denied holding diplomatic talks in Tripoli on behalf of the Maltese government.

The Malta Independent says an action plan to combat Malta’s antibiotic obsession has been launched.

Malta Today says €1 billion worth of tramadol pills have been destroyed by local authorities.

L-Orizzont says Ċensu Moran, a former health minister who died on Tuesday, will be remembered as the father of the Maltese health system.

In-Nazzjon says the Courts have started hearing an appeal in the cases lodged by PN leader Adrian Delia for three public hospitals to be returned to the public.

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