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Channel 4 is reviewing the safety of its reality show The Jump after injuries
Channel 4 is reviewing the safety of its reality show The Jump after injuries. Photograph: Channel 4 Television

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Channel 4 launches safety review of The Jump as celebrity casualties mount
As the list of injured contestants grows to seven out of 12, some say this could be ‘the most dangerous show on television’

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Safer Internet Day: protecting the global town square of Twitter
Nick Pickles, Head of public policy at Twitter UK: “If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that the internet’s growth has brought into the open some challenging, even upsetting, viewpoints.”

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
The $200,000 (£140,000) Oscars gift bag includes a breast lift, sex toy and 15-day walking tour of Japan. P1
Discord at English National Opera as chorus holds strike ballot over 25% pay cut. P3
Too many Irishmen: Wogan’s accent led to rejection by BBC. P5
Apple may face legal action over policy that shuts iPhones down. P5
Channel 4 reviews reality show The Jump after injuries. P10
Government urged not to abandon Leveson II. P13
Egyptian president’s red carpet lands him in a pile of trouble. P18
Stellar sales for Star Wars toymaker. P21
Beyoncé puts Black Lives Matter campaign on prime time. P22-23
Media studies: why does the subject get such a bad press? P34

Daily Telegraph
Channel 4 upgrades safety as injuries force stars out of The Jump. P9
Rise of Sir Terry Wogan was nearly scuppered by Sir David Attenborough. P9
Restraining order for fan who sent One Show host vulgar tweets. P9
BBC has turned people off art, says critic. P9
Sense and Sensibility line sets hearts beating like no other. P10
School decides to change its name from Isis Academy. P13

Financial Times
Irish PM’s poll campaign falters after jargon baffles voters. P8
Google chief Pichai scoops stock worth $199m. P15
India deals blow to Facebook’s web access plan. P16

The Times
Google gives its boss more than it gave the UK taxman. P3
Met’s eagle drone plan shot down. P4
Attenborough rejected young Wogan for being Irish. P9
BBC will ditch recipe to protect hard news online. P9
Computers pick music on Classic FM, claims Radio 3. P9
Countryfile wins ratings battle without drama. P14
Lovelorn fan banned from contacting One Show star. P14
ENO chorus plans strike over pay. P19
Egyptians mock Sisi’s red carpet treatment. P28
Manning talk a media ploy, says Miller. P54

The Independent
Fry tried to kill himself after Uganda interview. P5
Attenborough to Wogan: we’ve already got one Irishman. P8
Touchy-feely TV blows air on viewers’ hands to stimulate emotions. P15

i
Police want answers on phone disruption. P5
Feelyvision: the 9D TV that can transmit smell, taste and touch. P11
‘Puppeteers do not deserve jail’ in Madrid. P24
President Sisi tripped up by red carpet. P24

Wall Street Journal
Super Bowl TV ads bring lighter tone. B1
Hasbro sales soar with Star Wars. B2
Google CEO awarded $200m in equity. B3

Daily Mail
Elton: My David isn’t controlling. P3
Google boss pockets £142m shares deal. P6
Fall broke my neck, reveals The Jump star Beth. P11
Stalker who left One Show presenter given restraining order. P25
The day Joanna Lumley stripped for me – Terry Wogan’s memoirs. P28
The portrayal of gay men on screen is unrealistically positive, researchers claim. P31

Daily Express
How Sir Terry Wogan was twice rejected by the BBC. P11

The Sun
David Cameron to refuse TV debate on Britain’s membership of the EU. P6
Attenborough once turned down Wogan for work. P12
Ally Ross on TV. P13
BBC tried to ban new art show trailer as it featured naked images from paintings. P18
Happy Valley isn’t really violent, it’s just accurate says former sergeant. P22
Sarah Lancashire was nervous about second Happy Valley series. P22
Channel 4 is asking for safety procedures to be reviewed on The Jump. P31
ITV axes Flockstars. P31
The Voice could be the first British talent show to have a transgender winner. P31

Daily Mirror
Former Top Gear host James May cheated death during Storm Imogen. P3
One Show’s Alex Jones’s ‘alarm and distress’ over fan’s tweets. P9
Attenborough once turned down Wogan for work. P13
Safety probe for The Jump after Beth Tweddle’s ski crash. P19
Elton John does Carpool Karaoke with James Corden. P25

Daily Star
The Jump facing the axe after Beth Teddle’s horror injury. P1, P7
Wogan was turned down for job as BBC Two presenter. P8
Danniella Westbrook set to return to Eastenders. P11
Stalker banned from pestering One Show host Alex Jones. P18
No joy in court for makers of Glee. P18

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