The following are the top stories in the national and international press today.

The Sunday Times of Malta says court documents show Mark Gaffarena is threatening legal action if the owners of part of the Valletta property at the centre of a scandal do not sell their share to him for a fraction of what it is now worth. In another story, a judge who mistakenly jailed a man for harassing a blogger is expected to appear before the Commission for the Administration of Justice over his gaffe.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says Parliamentary Secretary Ian Borg is to continue using a Panama Papers linked company for his controversial development.

Malta Today says the Minister Manuel Mallia's former chief of staff Silvio Scerri is now Transport Malta’s chief enforcement officer.

Illum says Assistant Commissioner Silvio Valletta has refused the post of Police Commissioner and it is not excluded that the post will go to acting Commissioner Lawrence Cutajar.

Kullhadd leads with the launch of the building of a sports ground and ancillary facilities at the Family Park in Marsascala yesterday, an investment to the tune of €1 million.

It-Torca says that speculation that Ira Losca will be five months pregnant when she represents Malta on the Eurovision stage continues to grow.

Il-Mument leads with civil society's protest yesterday calling for the resignation of Minister without Portfolio Konrad Mizzi and the Prime Minister's chief of staff Keith Schembri.