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Chris Evans, Gary Lineker and Graham Norton, believed to be among the BBC’s highest-paid stars
Chris Evans, Gary Lineker and Graham Norton, believed to be among the BBC’s highest-paid stars. Composite: PA/BBC/Photoshot

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BBC should reveal pay of stars earning more than £143,000, say MPs
Salary of anyone getting paid more than the prime minister should be published as part of new era of openness, says committee

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Gawker Media founder Nick Denton files for personal bankruptcy
Denton’s filing follows the news organisation filing for bankruptcy in June, after Hulk Hogan was awarded $140m in damages and costs in a lawsuit

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Publish more stars’ salaries, MPs tell BBC. P4
Is Grand Designs killing off the barn conversion? G2 P2

Daily Telegraph
Head of BBC’s new board was wrongly appointed and must be sacked, say MPs. P10
Advertising Association says spend will be up 4.2% this year despite Brexit vote. P30
Trinity Mirror profits rise 42% after takeover of rival. P31

Financial Times
Fairfax media takes A$1bn writedown as it separates property unit. P16
Local World helps lift Trinity Mirror. P17

The Times
BBC urged to come clean on stars’ salaries. P23
Going local pays off for Trinity Mirror. P42
Harriet Minter: Saatchi’s top man says that gender is not an issue in the advertising world. Do women agree?

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Gawker founder files for bankruptcy. P2
Saatchi boss’s ‘show scale of sexism’. P11
Name BBC staff who earn more than PM, say MPs. P21
Trinity Mirror shares rise 6%. P40

Wall Street Journal
Gawker’s Nick Denton files for bankruptcy. B3

Daily Mail
BBC must give names and salaries of stars on more than PM, say MPs. P10
Law catches up with iPlayer loophole. P10
Woman high-flier hits out at Saatchi boss in sexism row. P21
Libby Purves: Many women would rather be happy than be the boss. P22
BBC Sport to take 455 accredited personnel – but not Huw Edwards. P73

Daily Express
MPs to call to reveal BBC’s stars on £144,000. P4

The Sun
MPs’ bid on BBC salaries. P2
New Strictly Come Dancing dancers spark outrage when they mad it to finals for amateurs. P3
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P3
Police investigate Gogglebox stars’ IS gag. P11
Ally Ross on TV. P13
Loose Women escapes action after Katie Price’s son swore on air. P23
Kelvin Fletcher to quit Emmerdale. P31

Daily Mirror
MPs in call to publish pay of BBC stars. P2
Ed Balls might appear in Strictly Come Dancing. P3
James Corden on how he’s cracking up the US. P10,11
No action on Loose Women C-word. P16
Casualty comeback for EastEnders star Pam St Clement. P23
Ban on stalker in love with Matthew Wright. P25

Daily Star
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1,5
Loose Women will not face action after Katie Price’s son uses C-word. P16
Fans say BBC has ruined Poldark by sexing it up for ratings. P26

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