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

Times of Malta leads with a magistrate's decision to fine the captain of the NGO rescue ship lifeline 10,000 euro over ship registration irregularities. 

In-Nazzjon quotes PN leader Adrian Delia saying the prime minister had pressed the panic button by abruptly cancelling parliamentary sittings to avoid a debate on abortion.

On the same theme, MaltaToday quotes Dr Delia warning of 'imposed abortion' if the socialists win the European elections.  The newspaper also reports on Tuesday's arraignment of three men accused of gang rape. 

l-orizzont leads with a court decision denying a request by the leader of the opposition for the Attorney General to publish the Egrant inquiry report in full. That story is also taken up in The Malta Independent and Times of Malta.

L-orizzont also says that PSCD lessons in schools have stopped sexual abuses. 

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