The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers today.
Times of Malta leads with a 9% rise in civil marriages last year. Civil marriages now outstrip church ceremonies. The figures include foreigners who come to marry in Malta.
MaltaToday says a leaked letter on gay marriage by former Nationalist MP Tonio Fenech exposes a deep rift in the PN.
l-orizzont reports how migration led to a rise in the Maltese population.
In-Nazzjon reports on manoeuvres ahead of the election for PL deputy leader. It says rumour is being spread that Joseph Muscat wants Edward Scicluna elected.