Stories in The Malta Independent (newspaper) today

Closed playgrounds curtailing children’s right to play – Children’s Commissioner   Church asks for forgiveness from gay community   Content, scope of bill in line with government’s commitments – Gabi Calleja   Civil Unions ‘profoundly change’ the definition of marriage – Mgr Anton Gouder   Alleged torture and frame up victims press Maltese police to investigate Malta resident   ‘This time two weeks ago we were drowning’ – Syrian migrant   Din l-Art Helwa demands revocation of ‘monstrous’ Mistra Village outline permit   TVM presenters ‘in breach’ of station’s code of ethics   Mepa insists controversial development will not compromise Naxxar village core   ST eyes Microsoft-Nokia deal with confidence