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Rebekah Brooks is returning to Rupert Murdoch's News UK as chief executive, as Tony Gallagher takes over from David Dinsmore as editor of the Sun
Rebekah Brooks is returning to Rupert Murdoch’s News UK as chief executive, as Tony Gallagher takes over from David Dinsmore as editor of the Sun. Photographs: Rex Features/AP Photograph: Rex Features/AP

Top story on MediaGuardian

Rebekah Brooks’ return confirmed as Tony Gallagher is named Sun editor
Chief executive cleared of phone hacking to head Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper operations as former Telegraph editor takes over tabloid

Top analysis on MediaGuardian

Rebekah Brooks’s return hints at Murdoch’s hatred of establishment
Jane Martinson: Reappointed News UK CEO still has the support of her longtime boss despite accusations of incompetence over the phone-hacking scandal

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Rebekah Brooks retakes reins at News UK. P9
Analysis: Rebekah Brooks will have no illusions about the task ahead. P9
Turkey under fire over arrested Vice News journalists. P12

Daily Telegraph
Bake Off’s Sue Perkins tells fans of brain tumour. P1,6
Popping round to see friends is dying out in the age of Facebook. P7
Wikipedia pulls plug on fraudster editors. P11
Bill Turnbull quits BBC Breakfast. P12
British journalists moved to new Turkish jail. P13

Financial Times
Turkey tightens grip on media ahead of election. P8
Roula Khalaf: Journalists in the firing line over governments’ failings. P10
Steven Spielberg in talks with Universal as Disney deal nears end. P15
Rebekah Brooks to resume role as News UK chief executive. P19

The Times
Bill Turnbull quits BBC Breakfast. P4
Rebekah Brooks back as News UK chief executive. P13
Wikipedia blocks users over scam. P17
Editorial: The BBC has an unfair advantage over publishers. P29
Social media ‘has left biggest gulf between teens and parents since the 1960s’. Times2 P2-3
BBC’s Lady Chatterley adaptation would have infuriated DH Lawrence. Times2 P8-9

The Independent
Rebekah Brooks back to spearhead Murdoch’s battle against BBC. P10
Two British journalists held on terror charges in Turkey. P11
Simon Kelner: politicians are made for journalism. P35

i
Page 3 profile: Kermit the Frog. P5
Rebekah Brooks back in signal of intent by Murdoch. P11
Strictly Come Dancing launch. P17
Eastenders Tracey to get a storyline. P17
Bake Off star Perkins reveals brain tumour. P17
Simon Kelner: why MPs and journalism were made for each other. P18
Breakfast host Bill Turnbull to leave the show. P27
The week in radio. P43

Wall Street Journal Europe
Amazon and Google lobby Brussels regulators. P1,19
US regulators impose Netflix’s broadband policy. P13
Rebekah Brooks to return to News Corp. P18
Vivendi profits climb after Brazil selloff. P18

Daily Mail
The Great British Bake Off coverage. P13
BBC accused of exaggerating the decline of local papers. P14
BBC1 ‘considering extending midweek 10pm news bulletin to an hour’. P19
Wikipedia blocks users over scam. P21

Daily Express
Bill Turnbull quits Breakfast to look after his bees. P3
Great British Bake Off coverage. P3
The fear that drove Richard Desmond to reach the top. P6
Bake Off Sue’s sad secret. P19

The Sun
Rebekah Brooks returns to News UK (and the Sun has a new editor). P2
River Song to return in Doctor Who Christmas special. P9
Gillian Taylforth on her return to EastEnders. P12-13
Paul Hollywood to make BBC motor racing show. P31

Daily Mirror
EastEnders storyline inspired by canoe man insurance scam. P11
Bill Turnbull quits BBC Breakfast. P16
ITV in Loose Women rape poll apology. P17
Britain’s Got Talent star Ryan Howell dies aged 18. P17

Daily Star
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, P5
Bake Off’s Sue Perkins thanks fans after revealing she has a brain tumour. P6
EastEnders plot based on canoe man con. P15
Alex Kingston to return to Doctor Who. P26

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