MediaGuardian’s top stories
Top Sky executives stand to make £40m in Murdoch buyout
Ex-BBC chief calls on Theresa May to resist Rupert Murdoch’s Sky bid
AA Gill’s final column says NHS could not give him new cancer treatment
Number of BAME arts workers must improve, says Arts Council report
British-Algerian journalist dies after hunger strike
Trump accuses CNN of ‘fake news’ over reported Celebrity Apprentice plans
Prince Andrew denounces ‘made up’ newspaper stories about daughters
Brothers behind TV shows Fleabag and The Missing: ‘It doesn’t stop. That’s good’
X Factor promises grandstand finale amid plummeting ratings
Tina Brown: ‘The Trumps look like a Kardashian Camelot’
Best of the rest
Sherlock finale to be aired in cinemas to celebrate ‘dramatic’ end to fourth series (Mirror)
X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger reveals Gary Barlow tried to poach her from Simon Cowell for his new BBC show Let It Shine (Sun)
Newspaper groups hit by rising print costs (Financial Times £)
And finally …
From angry hippos to armed bandits, capturing the stunning footage that has helped make Planet Earth II such a hit had some hairy moments, as those working on the show have revealed to the Guardian.