Press digest

The following are the top stories in the national and international press today.

Times of Malta quotes a government spokesman who said advice by the Attorney General after the Audit Office found irregularities in the lease of part of the GWU’s headquarters had “potential ramifications” for social housing. In another story, it said a clause in the new collective agreement raised eyebrows among Bank of Valletta staff fearing a possible move to reduce its labour force in the coming years.

The Malta Independent says that Naxxar councillor Clifford Galea’s car was used by the three people who were recently arraigned for using false €50 banknotes in Gozo.

Malta Today says that according to a survey carried out in October, businesses are convinced of a rise in corruption and nepotism since the last election.

L-Orizzont says that a record number of operations, more than 60,000, were carried out in Maltese hospitals last year.

In-Nazzjon says soldiers are disappointed at getting just a €100 allowance for their sacrifices during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta last month.

International news

An Islamic State leader with “direct” ties to the alleged mastermind of the...