The following are the main stories in Saturday’s newspapers.
Times of Malta says just over 700 motorists were found guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol after more than 1,000 tested positive in breathalyser tests between 2009 and 2016. In another story, it says Maltese researchers are currently working on a new €195,000 project set to create an artificial intelligence “pilot”.
The Malta Independent quotes the French newspaper Le Monde saying that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat was one of five European leaders against a long Brexit extension.
In-Nazzjon says that not even the Prime Minister was willing to publish the Corinthia deal before the May elections.
L-Orizzont says Kendrick Bondin has been appointed secretary of the General Workers’ Union Government and Public Entities section.