These are the stories which made it to the front pages of Wednesday's newspapers"

The Times of Malta reports that the Environment and Resources Authority is being hampered by a lack of resources. It also says that the fate of pending fuel stations applications is in the balance.

L-Orizzont leads with the GWU's call for all workers to received double pay when they work on Sundays and public holidays. It also features its president's message for May 1, Workers' Day.

In-Nazzjon says that in spite of the opening of a criminal inquiry into chief of staff Keith Schembri, the Prime Minister is not calling on his to resign as he had previously promised.

The Malta Independent chooses the same story, adding that minister Kornad Mizzi will also not stand down in spite of the criminal action being taken. It also reports that a former magistrate has applied to build a hotel in an ODZ area of Mellieħa.

Malta Today leads with a report that the construction watchdog is still at the White Paper stage, and also quotes Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando's positive reaction to a court's decision that the blog posts of the late Daphne Caruana Galizia were 'intrusive' and 'gosship'.