Top story on MediaGuardian
Telegraph and Channel 4 in ‘cash for access’ scoop
Former foreign secretaries offer to use their political influence on behalf of fictitious Chinese firm set up by Channel 4’s Dispatches
Top comment on MediaGuardian
This victory for free speech exposes newspaper bosses and Tory ministers as its enemy
Hugh Grant: Once again the Murdochs and Dacres and their friends in the Conservative leadership show that their public posturing on free speech is just hypocrisy
Today’s headlines
Telegraph and Channel 4 in ‘cash for access’ scoop. P1, 2
Jewish magazine to be delivered undercover in Germany. P18
Comment: Hugh Grant – the hypocrisy of newspaper bosses and Tory ministers. P31
Readers’ editor: There’s nothing sinister about Guardian stories going missing online. P32
The National’s Richard Walker: ‘We can and will be critical of the SNP’. P34
YouTube targets music lovers and children to head off rivals. P35
HSBC crisis telegraphs risk to credibility. P35
Obituary: Journalist and broadcaster Daniel Topolski. P39
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph and Channel 4 unveil ‘cash for access’ scoop. P1,2-4
Pensioners to keep free TV licence. P1
Discarded Pinter plays aired on Radio 4. P8
Televised leaders’ debates likely to be called off. P10
Tesco lost more than £40m from Blinkbox push. Business P1
Interview with the head of Google’s education arm. Business P5
Financial Times
‘Luxleaks’ whistleblower faces jail in Luxembourg test case. P6
Interview: Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen. P16
Switch to on-demand TV alarms broadcasters. P21
The Times
New BBC history Pinkoes and Traitors. P11
Telegraph reports on tragedies among commercial staff at News UK. P11
Costa Concordia captain ‘wanted €2.5m for reality TV show’. P35
Obituary: Journalist and broadcaster Daniel Topolski. P53
Obituary: Intrepid foreign correspondent Dick Beeston. P54
The Independent
TV election debates in the balance as Tory tactics pay off. P10
Giving someone the chance to comment on a story does not oblige us to print platitudes. P38
Boss of the Brits says they reflect the state of an industry in flux. P38
Peter Oborne may not like it, but the commercial genie is out of the bottle. P38
José Mourinho uses TV to heighten attack on Burnley player’s ‘criminal challenge’. S1, 6
TV review: Paul Gascoigne on BT Sport. S16
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Theresa May considers curbs on surveillance of journalists. P6
Broadcasters to hold FA Cup style draw to decide TV debates plan. P8
Boss of the Brits says they reflect the state of an industry in flux. P41
Boundaries of news and advertising are blurring. P41
The trouble with drawing editorial lines. P41
Blinkbox loses £40m for Tesco. P42
José Mourinho uses TV to heighten attack on Burnley player’s ‘criminal challenge’. S1, 6
Wall Street Journal Europe
Sony ‘fumbled’ after hacking. P1, 20
New mobile phone security fears. P17, 20
Daily Mail
BBC splashes out £63,000 on cabs that went unused. P19
Mariella Frostrup: my traumatic 50th birthday. P21
BBC DJ halts ‘Chinkees’ song and says sorry. P29
Daily Express
‘No BBC jobs boost’ for north . P5
The Sun
Kelvin MacKenzie: BBC bosses should be sacked over ‘C-word’ in Wolf Hall. P15
‘Doggers’ haunt Broadchurch beauty spot. P22-23
Broadchurch coverage. P29
Emmerdale coverage. P31
The Only Way is Essex coverage. P31
Daily Mirror
BBC plans medical rival to Doc Martin. P3
Paul Gascoigne appears on BT Sport. P23
José Mourinho ambushes Sky Sports. P49
Daily Star
Paul Gascoigne appears on BT Sport. P5
Ant and Dec take away Voice fans from BBC. P6
Fans told to keep off Broadchurch rocks. P21
