These are the stories featuring on the front pages of local newspapers on Wednesday.
Times of Malta leads with how Okamura Satoshi, a man who admitted to killing cats in Sliema, has been sentenced to a two-year prison sentence and a 40-year ban from owning animals.
It also leads with a Maltese oncologist has led research into a new combination of drugs that could help delay the advancement of a deadly form of advanced prostate cancer.
The court’s sentencing of Satoshi, who was also slapped with a €15,000 fine, appeared on the front page of Malta Independent, MaltaToday, and l-orizzont.
Malta Independent also leads with court details of how one of the developers allegedly involved in the building collapse that killed 20-year-old Jean Paul Sofia was jailed for over two years after he was found guilty of hiring two men to assault his father-in-law while he was jogging along the Sliema promenade.
Malta Today also reports how the Court of Appeal has rejected an attempt by Maltco Lotteries Limited to extend its monopoly beyond the National Lottery, ruling that the company’s exclusive rights only covered the Lotto, Super 5 and Grand Lottery.
In-Nazzjon leads with PN leader Alex Borg in Brussels and key meetings with European Commissioners and with the European Parliament president Roberta Metsola.
l-orizzont leads with the General Workers Union’s proposals for the 2026 Budget.