Malta’s police chief resigns after criticism over investigation into journalist’s murder

Lawrence Cutajar, who headed Malta's police force for three-and-a-half years, faced a barrage of criticism over the investigation into a local journalist’s 2017 murder, alongside a failure to investigate top government officials and to follow-up on financial crime reports.

Also in the programme: We learn about Barcelona’s efforts to crack down on pollution with traffic-free zones and green spaces; and we look at the latest on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex as they plan to spend part of their time living in Canada.

(Photo: File photo shows students in 2017 carrying a banner calling for the resignation of Malta’s police chief outside the nation’s parliament building. Credit: Matthew Mirabelli/AFP)