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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
ITV announces Prime Suspect prequel. P13
David Pemsel takes top job at Guardian Media Group. P17
Top Gear will audition for Chris Evans’ co-presenter. P17
Google eyes up Tesco’s clubcard business. P30
Obituary: Journalist Mary Cherry. P41
Daily Telegraph
BBC embroiled in battle over ‘pro-European’ bias of Waterloo commemoration coverage. P4
Margaret Thatcher’s Falklands attack on the BBC. P11
Chris Evans ‘driving very carefully’ since landing Top Gear job. P14
Financial Times
Fitbit listing blazes trail for wearable war with Apple and Google. P1, 14
Groucho Club changes hands. P2
Cars queue up to test driverless technology. P4
Personal technology. P12
Tech giants take punt on net-linked androids. P15
News Corp backs ‘poison pill’ changes. P16
Comment: Murdoch brothers face an early test at the helm of Fox. P16
Ex-Google veteran wages war on adblockers. P19
The Times
Andy Coulson pleads poverty over legal costs. P18
BBC tests mind-control headsets for iPlayer. P20
Google eyes up Tesco’s clubcard business. P39
ITV set to raise staff pay offer after strike. P40
The Independent
Obituary: Journalist Graham Lord. P53
i
BBC develops headset that can read brainwaves. P3, 11
Public auditions for Top Gear host. P11
Inside Television. P39
Laughter Lines: looks who’s lined up for a comeback. P43
Wall Street Journal Europe
News Corp to cut jobs at WSJ and reallocate funds. P17
Daily Mail
BBC boss warns government not to ‘screw around’ with Britain’s broadcasters. P5
Daily Express
Downton Abbey’s Joanne Froggatt to play her darkest role for TV drama. P17
The Sun
Jeremy Clarkson says BBC asked him back as Top Gear host. P1, 5
Chris Evans details plans to recruit co-host. P5
Katie Hopkins: Out go BBC’s naughty boys … in come boot lickers. P11
TV cop cleared of punching a joyrider. P27
Who will play Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect prequel? P33
Piers Morgan returning to Good Morning Britain. P34
Daily Mirror
Top Gear to hold open auditions for co-presenter. P19
Daily Star
Chris Evans and co rev up for Top Gear. P1, P7
Judy Finnigan won’t let Richard Madeley do Strictly. P3
Rochelle Humes and Kiss FJ Melvin Odoom to present The Xtra Factor. P29
