The following are the top stories in the local and international press today:
All the daily Maltese papers give prominence to the amnesty for income tax defaulters announced yesterday by Finance Minister Tonio Fenech.
The Times also reports on the gas smells which prevailed at several places in Malta yesterday.
The Malta Independent reports on the 81-year-old man who was saved after a traffic accident in Cospicua during which his car overturned.
In-Nazzjon carries a photo of Renzo Grima, the Gozitan soldier who died yesterday after being involved in a traffic accident last week. In another story it says that children should not carry heavy school bags.
Il-Gens Llum has a story on traffic accidents and says there were 12 fatalities in first eight months of this year.
Lehen is-Sewwa discusses ProgettImpenn’s report against divorce.
The Press in Britan…
Justice Secretary Jack Straw told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper that trade and an oil exploration deal between BP and Libya were factors in deciding whether to make Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi eligible for transfer to a prison back home.
The Independent claims political jockeying in Brussels could condemn the Bluefish tuna – “one of the ocean’s most magnificent creatures, a half-tonne predator that swims of 40 mph” – to extinction.
In The Times, Alistair Darling promises to outline specific spending cuts this autumn, saying ministers must "level" with voters.
A Guardian poll shows growing support for the BBC with 77 per cent saying it's an institution Britain should be proud of.
The Daily Mail says two brothers who tortured two young boys will enjoy lifelong anonymity and could be free by the time they're 18.
The Daily Express confirms broccoli beats heart disease.
The Sun shows the moment police arrested Jade Goody's widower Jack Tweed at his east London home over an alleged sex attack.
The Daily Mirror says Jack and a friend allegedly attacked a 19-year-old girl.
And elsewhere…
The Irish Times has revealed a slump in support for the EU’s Lisbon Treaty ahead of next month’s referendum.
Aftonbladet reports that at a meeting in Stockholm, EU foreign ministers renewed their call for Iran to return to international negotiations over its nuclear programme, saying new sanctions would follow if it continued its defiance.
Afghan Times says the authorities are investigating the events that resulted in a NATO air strike on two hijacked fuel tankers in Kunduz province, which left around 90 people dead, including more than 40 civilians.
The International Herald Tribune reports that thousands marched in Bogota and other major cities to protest against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Jeune Afrique says heavy flooding has hit some 350,000 people across West Africa, killing at least 25 in Ghana and seven in Burkina Faso.
Panapress reports that at least two people were killed as gangs went on a looting spree and torched a police station after Ali Bongo, son of the country's late strongman, was declared winner of a bitterly contested presidential poll.
The Washington Post says that to make good on a pledge of transparency, the White House will open its visitors' books for the first time, posting online the names of most everyone who comes calling.
Indian Express reports a top Russian chess player was knocked out of a grandmasters tournament in India when he was judged too drunk to play. Vladislav Tkachiev, 35, kept falling asleep while contemplating his moves during the hour-long match.