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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Brookside creator Phil Redmond on his new novel. G2 P10-11
Boston Globe journalists who exposed abuse scandal discuss new film. G2 P16-17
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail group chief executive to leave. Business P4
Channel 4 needs loans not a sale, says Lord Burns in farewell speech. Business P8
Financial Times
Profile of Jeremy Corbyn’s communications chief, Guardian journalist Seumas Milne. P2
Activision Blizzard hires Quentin Tarantino producer to turn games into movies. P18
China’s Huanxi Media links up with UK-based streaming sevice Mubi. P19
The Times
EU begins action over Poland’s media laws. P32
Activist revives spectre of ousting Pinewood chiefs. P36-37
ASA raps BuzzFeed. P44
The Independent
New claims that phone hacking was endemic at the Sun. P1,6
BBC’s ‘rush to embrace technology’ questioned by public. P13
EU to investigate if new Polish media laws breach rules on privacy. P23
Sian Gibson interviewed on her new sitcom with Catherine Tate. P36
Activist revives spectre of ousting Pinewood chiefs. P49
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Licence fee payers fear for BBC quality. P2
Friends cast to reunite for two-hour special. P3
New claims that phone hacking was endemic at the Sun. P5
David Bowie’s death causes Big Brother bother. P15
Diesel to advertise on porn sites. P17
Sian Gibson interviewed on her new sitcom with Catherine Tate. P36
Activist revives spectre of ousting Pinewood chiefs. P43
Wall Street Journal
Al-Jazeera America to close by April. B4
Daily Mail
BBC told to stop building an empire by its own viewers. P12
Editorial: BBC should rip up its grandiose expansion plans. P14
How my lovely moral sister-in-law became Derren Brown ‘killer’. P25
Jonathan Dimbleby hits back at suggestions his brother David is too old to present Question Time. P34
Sky Sports set to seal deal to air Uefa’s Nations League. P77
Daily Express
Noel Edmonds tweet sparks immigration row. P1,5
X-Files stars on the show’s return. P24
The Sun
Celebrity Big Brother hit by complaints over David Bowie death mix-up. P37
BBC’s Robot Wars to return. P37
Daily Mirror
David Bowie fans send his albums shooting up the charts. P4
Daily Star
Angie Bowie’s Celebrity Big Brother meltdown branded ‘fake’. P1,5
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P5
Noel Edmonds tweet sparks immigration row. P15
Race on for Chris Evans to sign new Top Gear co-hosts. P18
Interview with Coronation Street’s Shayne Ward. P24-25
