Today's front pages – March 26, 2026
The top stories in Malta's newspapers
These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Thursday.
Times of Malta leads with harrowing court testimony detailing how a father allegedly drugged his children with sleeping pills before attempting to kill them. The paper also reports on what is being described as the biggest betting scandal in the history of Maltese water polo.
The Malta Independent highlights the chilling testimony given in court as proceedings began against the father accused of attempting to murder his two children. The front page also features a report from BirdLife Malta regarding the continued decline of the turtle-dove population.
L-Orizzont reports on Prime Minister Robert Abela’s visit to MedservRegis and the parliamentary approval of constitutional amendments concerning the Office of the Auditor General. It also summarises the court testimony of the alleged murder attempt.
In-Nazzjon leads with Nationalist Party leader Alex Borg’s message that the national interest must always come before all else. Separately, the newspaper also provides coverage of the court proceedings against the father.