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The Guardian
Sun reporter guilty of handling stolen phone. P12
Dog in spider costume tops list of popular YouTube clips. P12
Russian TV series on Litvinenko consults murder suspect. P22

Daily Telegraph
Mobile phone magnetic fields 'are harmless'. P14
Will Serial radio show foster a lynch mob? P32
BT board fails to agree on mobile buyout target. B1
Google still rules but Chinese tech firms surge. B5
Portugal Telecom sold to Altice for £5.9bn. B4

Financial Times
Bloomberg hires Economist's editor-in-chief. P17
Deutsche Telekom in cybersecurity venture. P18
Kabel audit says Vodafone underpaid. P19
BT board meet to discuss options on buying mobile network. P23

The Times
Sun reporter convicted of handling MP's stolen phone. P4
Spider dog prank scuttles to top of YouTube popular list. P17
Economist's John Micklethwait moves to head Bloomberg. P41
BT does the numbers on buying O2. P45

The Independent
The Beeb bites back - a heartening response to the Corporation's critics. P2
Alan Yentob lead BBC fightback: we're being smeared for exposing Fake Sheikh. P9
Reporters 'are not to blame' for over-hyped science stories. P15
Aaron Sorkin under fire for taking man's side in The Newsroom 'rape' episode. P25
Spanish taxi drivers force ban on 'unfare' Uber. P30
Prime suspect hired as adviser on TV series about Litvinenko. P33
Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman on festive adaptation of Esio Trot. P44
Economist editor to take top job at Bloomberg. P57

Wall Street Journal Europe
Bloomberg News taps Economist 's editor. P18
US tech giants battle European governments. P20

Daily Mail
Sun reporter cleared of bribing a policeman. P8
Cowell's exes tried to seduce me, says Steve Brookstein. P11
C4 announces stars taking to slopes in The Jump. P19
Russian TV job for man accused of killing Litvinenko. P25

Daily Express
Ann Widdecombe: Christopher Jeffries' story shows the importance of presuming innocence. P13
Kelly's Eye: Strictly is dancing, no Doomsday. P14
Michael Palin says he rarely comes across a strong enough older character to play. P18
Morrissey turns down Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message. P19
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P20

The Sun
Len Goodman cleared of swearing live on Strictly. P11
Madonna refuses to perform on X Factor final. P31
Craig Revel Horwood takes swipe at X-Factor. P31

Daily Mirror
Interview with DJ Sara Cox. P17
One Direction help launch BBC awards to rival the Brits. P17

Daily Star
Sir Chris Hoy to be honoured at BBC Sports Personality of The Year. P3
The X Factor coverage. P3
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P15
DJ Neil Fox strenuously denies sex assault allegations. P19
Tweets of the year. P21
Addams Family actor Ken Weatherwax dies ages 59. P24
Cilla Black thinks biopic about her life will win a BAFTA. P32
Peter Capaldi says Christmas special is scariest yet. P32

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