The following are the top stories in national newspapers today.

Times of Malta says figures out this week show there are more women serving as company directors than last year, but Malta still ranks at the bottom of the European league. In another story, a top telecoms executive warns that the merger between Melita and Vodafone Malta would give them market dominance that could have serious implications for future  investments, prices and Malta’s competitiveness.

Malta Today says that the Nationalist Party’s funds will run out by the end of January.

The Malta Independent says that the PBS chairman has declined to comment on the allegation that former CEO John Bundy sexually harassed an employee.

L-Orizzont says a number of doctors have welcomed the introduction of medicinal cannabis, some convincingly, others more cautiously.

In-Nazzjon leads with a story on Toto Riina’s connections with Maltese criminals.