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Jeremy Clarkson: police question witnesses to Top Gear fracas
North Yorkshire police say they have ‘a duty to investigate’ the incident involving the former BBC presenter and have contacted producer Oisin Tymon
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Clarkson is a dinosaur – so why do I feel sad about his Top Gear extinction?
Gaby Hinsliff For all Clarkson’s flaws, his show captured the haplessness of middle-aged men adrift in a changing universe
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Guardian wins 10-year legal battle over Prince Charles letters. P1, 15. Editorial. P42
Ed Miliband v David Cameron TV debate coverage. P6, 7
Downton Abbey to end after sixth series. P11
Apple boss to give $800m fortune to charity before he dies. P35
Comment: Jeremy Clarkson is a dinosaur – so why do I feel sad about his Top Gear extinction? P45
Comment: Political drama should not be forced off TV during election campaigns. P45
Premier League promises £1bn of TV rights and the living wage. S1, 4
Daily Telegraph
Ed Miliband v David Cameron TV debate coverage. P1, 10, 11
Downton Abbey to end after sixth series. P1, 7
Guardian wins 10-year legal battle over Prince Charles letters. P14
Jeremy Clarkson asks Twitter trolls to leave Oisin Tymon alone. P17
Aintree to ban Grand National photographers who ‘humiliate’ ladies of Liverpool. P20
Meerkat live video app raises $12m in a month. B5
Former Ofcom chief to oversee banking review. B5
EU to probe geoblocking of online businesses. B5
Premier League agrees to hand TV cash to grass roots. S7
Financial Times
Editorial: EU commissioner’s idea to end TV geoblocking is not realistic. P12
Personal technology. P14
Comment: Henry Mance on the pros and cons of Guardian-style corporate democracy. P15
Analysis: Facebook ad selling. P16
Microsoft tackles tech inequality claim with paid leave for suppliers’ US staff. P17
Comment: YouTube will have to work harder to keep ahead of Facebook. P18
HBO to stream daily Vice Media news show. P18
Facebook spawns ‘family’ with plan to unite brands. P20
The Times
Ed Miliband v David Cameron TV debate coverage. P1, 8, 9, 35
Downton Abbey to end after sixth series. P3
Diary: media news. P13
‘Prince of Wails’ letters to be published. P15, 31
Jeremy Clarkson faces police inquiry over attack. P19
Whatsapp signals decline of text messages. P23
Aintree to ban Grand National photographers who ‘humiliate’ ladies of Liverpool. P29
Bomb attack at office of Turkish magazine. P39
Apple boss to give $800m fortune to charity before he dies. P45
Below-stairs revolt over ITV boss’s pay. P51
Vodafone pays £2.8bn for slice of India mobile market. P51
DMGT suffers 2% hit. P54
Obituary: Richard Nixon’s press secretary Jerry Warren. P60
Premier League agrees to hand TV cash to grass roots. P77
The Independent
TV leader’s debate coverage. P8, 9
Prince Charles’s letters to be published. P10, 11. Editorial. P2
Downton Abbey to end after sixth series. P15
US in talks with Syria over missing journalist. P29
Comment: Not that evil leftwing BBC being nice to David Cameron again? P32
Aintree bans unflattering photos of women. P62
Premier League agrees to hand TV cash to grass roots. P69
i
Page 3 profile: actor Joan Collins. P3
Report says most phone-hacking victims are not famous. P2, 19
TV debate coverage. P6
Prince Charles’s ‘black spider’ letters to be published. P9
Downton Abbey to end after next series. P9
Inside Television. P37
M&C Saatchi’s 17% rise to celebrate. P48
Wall Street Journal Europe
Prince Charles’s letters to be published. P4
EU to launch web commerce probe. P6
Daily Mail
TV leader’s debate coverage. P10, 11
BBC boss says: We do make shows for the working class. P11, 15
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P17
Prince Charles’s letters to be published. P20, 21
Downton Abbey to end after sixth series. P37
DMGT is boosted by web visits. P87
Daily Express
Downton Abbey to end after next series. P3
TV debate coverage. P9
Police to quiz witnesses to Jeremy Clarkson punch-up. P19
Police probing Jeremy Clarkson have contacted producer he punched. P11
Downton Abbey to end at Christmas, but bosses plan a movie. P15
Twitter launches app that lets users create their own TV stations. P35
Joey Essex to quiz party leaders. P39
Interview with TV host Dion Dublin. P41
Daily Mirror
Downton Abbey to end after sixth series. P3
TV leader’s debate coverage. P6, 7
Jeremy Clarkson faces police inquiry. P9
Prince Charles’s letters to be published. P12
Daily Star
Jeremy Clarkson to return to TV within weeks. P1, 9
Downton Abbey to be axed. P3
Prince Charles’s letters to be made public. P6
Supporters united in TV sports deal protest. P15
Kelly Brooks’ US TV show faces axe. P23
Doctor Who bosses discuss live show for 10 year anniversary. P38
