The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Tuesday.

Times of Malta reports that resistance to antibiotics is costing Malta €3 million a year. It also reports that fuel will not be sold from petrol stations after 6pm as station owners launch industrial action to press for a raise. 

The Malta Independent quotes the Malta Tourism Association saying the Gozo tunnel should be for a mass underground system, not for cars. The newspaper also follows up the saga sparked when the Imam called for halal slaughter of animals. 

In-Nazzjon reports how an inmate suffered a drug overdose soon after being taken to the prisons.

L-orizzont says broad consultation on a new Children's Act has been concluded. It also reports how Malta's financial surplus is the biggest in the EU. 

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