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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Nuns who inspired Call the Midwife must sell convent. P5
Top Gear team ‘let down’ by Jeremy Clarkson fracas. P10
Philip Pullman gives his blessing to BBC’s adaptation of His Dark Materials. P13
Dozens arrested across Turkey as Erdogan targets rivals and media. P17
Australian teenager Essena O’Neill quits Instagram claiming social media is not real life. P19
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. P27
Editorial: Online is our destiny. But don’t forget the wonders ofa 3D world. P32
Obituary: Radio 4 newsreader Peter Donaldson. P37
Daily Telegraph
Radio 4 newsreader Peter Donaldson dies at 70. P4
BBC classic series to go for sale on iPlayer. P5
Louis Theroux to make second Jimmy Savile documentary. P7
Bullying by unions on Twitter to be outlawed. P8
BBC to let viewers present weather stories on the web. P10
Cyber-psychology expert interviewed on Channel 5’s CSI: Cyber. P26
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. P5
Financial Times
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. P1,16
Candy Crush deal gives Activision a mobile route. P18
The Times
Piracy film journalists to go free in days. P18
BBC to screen Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials books. P19
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. P51
The Independent
First Night review: The Great Pottery Throw Down. P9
Charges for #killallwhitemen tweet dropped. P9
Twitter swaps ‘favourites’ for heart-shaped ‘likes’. P23
Three arrested and accused of plan for ‘Charlie Hebdo’ attack in Spain. P26
Mitchell and Webb on why they are killing Peep Show. P44
Obituary: Radio 4 newsreader Peter Donaldson. P52
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Philip Pullman books to be made into BBC series. P3, P13
First Night review: The Great Pottery Throw Down. P9
‘Voice of Radio 4’, newsreader Peter Donaldson dies aged 70. P19
BBC invites public to report on weather. P19
Mitchell and Webb on why they are killing Peep Show. P36
Wall Street Journal
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. B1
Is the writing on Facebook’s wall? B5
Daily Mail
Bullying by unions on Twitter to be outlawed. P8
War of words over BBC and ITV’s 10pm news viewing figures. P11
Viewers scoff at Nigella Lawson’s avocado on toast recipe. P13
BBC to let viewers present weather stories on the web. P13
Libby Purves on BBC Radio 4 newsreader Peter Donaldson. P30
Art critic Brian Sewell ‘was snubbed by the BBC’. P34
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. P63
Daily Express
Top Gear script editor says Jeremy Clarkson let us down. P5
Hickey: new Sir David Frost biography provides fascinating insight into his character. P21
The Sun
BBC’s Doctor Foster to return for second series. P3
Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital bought by Activision Blizzard in $5.9bn deal. P27
Australian teenager Essena O’Neill quits Instagram claiming social media is not real life. P30-31
Natasha Devon: Social media is far from harmless fun. P31
Louis Theroux to make second Jimmy Savile documentary. P35
The X Factor coverage. P35
Daily Mirror
Hit show Doctor Foster is coming back. P7
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P9
Daily Mirror in the running for 3 press gongs. P9
‘Voice of Radio 4’, newsreader Peter Donaldson dies aged 70. P27
Daily Star
TV bosses offered Joan Collins a ‘massive’ sum to appear on I’m a Celebrity. P3
|The X Factor coverage. P5
Louis Theroux to make new documentary on Jimmy Savile. P6
Citizen Khan star Adil Ray was received death threats for poking fun at Islam. P7
