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Phone-hacking victims expected to challenge CPS decision to end inquiry
Lawyers intend to exercise victims’ right to review after chief prosecutor ruled no further action would be taken against Mirror journalists or News UK
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Why social media doesn’t trump TV news
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Ed Sheeran takes a break from social media. P5
Swedist authorities may question Julian Assange ‘within days. P16
Washington Post moves out of building where it broke Watergate. P25
Richard Nelsson: How the Guardian corrects the record on the archives as well as on our pages. P32
Another chilling year of killings and attacks on journalists. P36
Jane Martinson: Why social media doesn’t trump TV news. P36
BBC’s And Then There Were None puts a darker pin on Agatha Christie. P37
Media Monkey awards 2015. P37
Daily Telegraph
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P1,3
Joanna Lumley impersonates Mary Berry in new BBC comedy. P3
Jeremy Corbyn needs to brave Radio 4’s Today, says James Naughtie. P6
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall leads independent producers’ campaign to protect their earnings from sales of programmes around the world. Business P1,3
Financial Times
Angela Merkel named FT person of the year. P11
Matthew Engel: Row over Tyson Fury and BBC’s SPOTY smacks of hypocrisy. P18
Twitter warns over potential state-sponsored hack. P22
The Times
Plan to curb freedom of information laws takes power from the people, says former head of the civil service. P2
Children’s TV characters are pushing fizzy drinks, say researchers. P4
Facebook uses Ireland to shrink tax bill. P46
The Independent
Matthew Norman: Was the phone-hacking scandal all just a dream? P29
Unlikely alliances are being forged in bid to preserve Freedom of Information Act. P13-39
BBC Store cashes in on appetite for box-set viewing. P39
The Guardian appoints two women to share political editor role. P39
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Editor in Iran faces trail for defying media ban. P2
Study says soap actors should swap booze for water. P3
Ed Sheeran to take a break from social media. P15
Unlikely allies unite in campaign to defend Freedom of Information Act. P41
Marketing and branding: twerking Dave: beyond priceless. P41
The Guardian’s new political double act. P41
BBC Store shows the value of Auntie’s content. P41
Wall Street Journal Europe
Interview with Downton Abbey’s Julian Fellowes. A10
Alibaba’s purchase of South China Morning Post aligns it with government’s political priorities. B1
Tech firms prepare for court battles over new EU privacy laws. B1,3
UK ends probe on phone hacking. B2
Daily Mail
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P9
Joanna Lumley impersonates Mary Berry in new BBC comedy. P13
Children’s TV characters are pushing fizzy drinks, say researchers. P21
Daily Express
The X Factor coverage. P3
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
The Sun
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3,35
Facebook pays just £2.5m tax on £3.5bn. P6
The X Factor final coverage. P7
Joanna Lumley impersonates Mary Berry in new BBC comedy. P18
Star Wars as told in Sun front pages. P30-31
Channel 4 orders kids’ version of Gogglebox. P35
Daily Mirror
Joanna Lumley impersonates Mary Berry in new BBC comedy. P3
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
The X Factor final coverage. P6-7
Study says soap actors should swap booze for water. P23
Daily Star
The X Factor coverage. P1, P4, P5
Man facing jail in Thailand for ‘liking’ Facebook snap. P21
Caroline Quentin is hoping for a Men Behaving Badly return. P29
