The following are the main stories in Tuesday’s newspapers.

Times of Malta says 15 people were killed in traffic crashes in the first six months of the year, a figure that represents the deadliest mid-year point on Malta’s roads in more than a quarter of a century.

In another story, the newspaper says the police have questioned the director of prisons over a claim he produced a gun during an alleged dispute in Għadira on Sunday, a claim he has vehemently denied.

The Malta Independent quotes the PN’s finance spokesperson saying that everyone should be given the full cost of living adjustment increase.

L-Orizzont speaks to the chief executive of the Malta Tourism Authority who says he is working on a holistic plan for Comino.

In-Nazzjon says Culture Minister Owen Bonnici cannot continue to ignore requests to explain and publish the agreement for the use of Palazzo Vilhena.