BBC news cuts, Jeremy Paxman, Sky News' Sarah-Jane Mee

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Mail publisher: press penalties breach European Convention on Human Rights

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Simon Cowell has apologised over a crude joke on the X Factor Photograph: NBC/Getty Images

The X Factor’s Simon Cowell apologises to Rylan Clark-Neal for crude gay joke (Mirror)

John Cleese to make new comedy Edith for the BBC (Radio Times)

BBC staff get ‘Brexit bonus’ as pension payouts soar (Telegraph)

NBC Universal Telemundo Enterprises Launches Telemundo International Studios (Variety)

Gogglebox has another spin-off lined up - teenagers watching TV on their phones (Mirror)

And finally...

the NFL has taken a hardline on teams posting game highlights Photograph: Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports

American football teams have come up with an amusing response to a ban from the NFL on posting highlights by recreating games with toys.

EXCLUSIVE highlight of Malcolm's pick. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/AiP7FYe3Nf

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 16, 2016