The Northern and Shell group, publishers of The Daily Express and Sunday Express, will now print issues of both papers locally in Malta.
The Daily Express, Sunday Express and Daily Star Sunday are currently printed in numerous locations on both a permanent and seasonal basis including Madrid, Majorca, Florida and Brussels.
Paul Ashford, group editorial director, said that the decision to expand to Malta was due to a rise in readership and popularity of the papers on the Mediterranean island.
The first issue was printed yesterday, and a spokesperson for the group said that it is hoped the Malta edition will be a permanent addition to the Express Newspapers portfolio.
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