The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press today:
The Sunday Times, like the other newspapers, gives prominence to the funeral of Karl Chircop, saying thousands attended. It also reports that fuel prices in Malta are not expected to change at least until February.
The Independent on Sunday says a dispute between neighbours on the hanging of clothes has gone all the way to the European Court. It also reports that the government will issue a White Paper on the introduction of parole.
MaltaToday says there is a battle going on between the generals of the MLP administration – James Piscopo, Mario Vella and Jason Micallef.
It-Torca says other factories are facing the same problems as Trelleborg, which is introducing a four-day week.
KullHadd says the Cabinet was not informed of the new utility tariffs.
Il-mument says Joseph Muscat had advised Iceland not to join the EU and adopt the euro, disastrous advice given the current financial situation in that country.
Illum says that employment was given to a number of persons to vote PN before the election and that Cabinet was not informed of the new water and electricity tariffs.
The press in Britain…
An Independent on Sunday poll shows Gordon Brown has gained ground on the Conservatives after the financial crisis led to his "renewed sense of purpose".
The Observer says the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has promised that banks will face new curbs on home repossessions to help stop families being evicted, as Labour braces itself for official confirmation that Britain is entering recession.
The Sunday Times unveils government plans that show that those buying a mobile telephone will be forced to register their identity on a national database.
The Sunday Express reports on official figures that show immigrants are squeezing hundreds of thousands of British workers out of jobs.
The News of the World makes a series of claims about Madonna and Guy Ritchie's troubled marriage, among them that the couple has not had sex for 18 months.
The Sunday Mirror says Madonna is to go public on her relationship with Alex Rodriguez, the world’s richest baseball star.
The Daily Star Sunday claims that terrorists are planning to attack Prince Harry while he watches the premiere of the new James Bond movie next week.
And elsewhere…
The Washington Times leads with agreement reached by President Bush, President Sarkozy and European Commission President Barroso to host a series of world summits on the financial crisis
Az-Zaman reports tens of thousands of supporters of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have staged a mass rally in Baghdad against the plan to extend the mandate of US troops in the country by another three years.
Welt am-Sonntag reports that at a special party caucus in Berlin, Germany's Social Democrats have nominated Frank-Walter Steinmeier to be the party's chancellor candidate in expected elections next autumn.
A Wall Street Journal report reveals the IMF has launched an investigation of its director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, for abuse of power.
Zimbabwe’s Sunday News quotes opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai saying he hopes a power-sharing deal would work but that there was a problem of trust between him and President Robert Mugabe.
Kurier says tens of thousands of Austrians have paid their final respects to divisive far-right politician Jörg Haider. Haider, 58, died last week in a car crash while driving under the influence of alcohol at twice the speed limit.
Pravda reports that insurgents in the Russian province of Ingushetia have killed at least two Russian interior ministry troops and wounded five more.
Asia Observer quotes NATO forces in Afghanistan saying a suicide bomber has attacked one of the alliance's convoys in the western province of Herat, injuring several soldiers.
The Washington Post says the US State Department will hold talks in Geneva with Russia next month on whether to renew a treaty to limit the two powers' nuclear arsenals.
Toronto Star announced the country’s health authorities have declared bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in food packaging, a toxic substance and will ban plastic baby bottles containing it.