MediaGuardian’s top stories
Channel 4 to start sponsorship bids at £8m for Great British Bake Off
Ed Balls survives for another week on Strictly Come Dancing
Dad’s Army creator Jimmy Perry dies
Gary Lineker defends Twitter views as the Sun gives him red card
Anti-smoking experts to sue Times for claims of tobacco payouts
Trump and Clinton camps raise concerns over AT&T-Time Warner deal
‘Assumptions other titles make about young men are flawed’ says Joe.co.uk boss
New York Times review pans series – but then admits critic saw it in wrong order
Best of the rest
Strictly bosses in secret talks to line up surprise replacement for Len Goodman (Mirror)
UK newspapers team up to combat falling revenues (Financial Times, £)
Bake Off’s Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood don’t make the technical cakes they show off on telly (Mirror)
The Young Pope debuts to stellar ratings in Italy (Variety)
And finally...
Has Natwest made the best ad ever, or is it just a clever way of avoiding customer complaints?