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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
John Whittingdale kept quiet about relationship with sex worker before getting cabinet job. P4
Jane Martinson: After Leveson, a new landscape. P4
Maria Miller: online abuse creating ‘nightmare future’. P11
Editorial: John Whittingdale - a private affair and a case for media caution. P28
Daily Telegraph
BBC ‘smeared’ John Whittingdale. P1,5
How the BBC exposed John Whittingdale’s affair. P4-5
Profiles of Hacked Off’s Hugh Grant and Evan Harris, and MP Chris Bryant. P5
Lucy Worsley: I’ve got the perfect way to deal with trolls. P16
Editorial: Who gains from John Whittingdale revelations? P17
The boom in young TV performers. P19,20
Richard Madeley: How I took on drone spying on me in my garden. P21
BBC Proms coverage. P22-23
Obituary: reality TV star David Gest. P25
Financial Times
Egypt accuses social media ‘enemies’ of spreading torture claims. P7
John Gapper: Investors suffer in the Vincent Bolloré game of thrones. P11
Nikkei takes long view on success of FT deal. P16
The Times
Labour lashes out at John Whittingdale. P7
Analysis: Media lawyers and experts pour cold water on John Whittingdale conspiracy theories. P7
David Aaronovitch: Hacked Off argue themselves into the gutter. P21
Editorial: John Whittingdale’s private life is no reason to jeopardise free speech or press regulation regime. P25
Julian Fellowes interview. Times2. P6-7
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Labour calls for culture secretary to be stripped of press regulation role. P4
The Great British Bake Off winner to serve up three novels. P7
Sue Barker collects OBE. P9
Life in brief: reality TV star David Gest. P12
Simon Kelner: John Whittingdale’s love life is none of our business. P16
BBC asked us to perform naked, say All Saints. P17
BuzzFeed rejects target concerns. P42
The New Day
PM rejects calls to strip the Culture Secretary of press duties. P7
Wall Street Journal
Islamic State’s social media battle. A1,A6
Daily Mail
Labour, BBC and Hacked Off accused of hypocrisy over John Whittingdale revelations. P10
Editorial: Hacked Off, the BBC and arrant hypocrisy. P14
Stephen Glover: Grotesque hypocrisy, bent morality and a mafia that hates a free press. P17
Tory MP Colonel Bob Stewart at centre of row over comments to female journalist. P22
Celebrity behind injunction has asked Google to remove links, it is claimed. P27
BBC Proms to feature concert from car park. P28
Isabel Oakeshott: Isabel Hardman is wrong to make public complaint about MP. P49
Daily Express
Amanda Redman bemoans the lack of opportunities for older female actors. P16
Katie Derham to join dancers in Strictly Come Dancing night at Proms. P20
The Sun
Vernon Kay’s screen time on Drive to be cut as ITV show flops. P3
Labour and Hacked Off plotted to bring down John Whittingdale, he has told friends. P4-5
BBC accused of targeting John Whittingdale. P5
Ant and Dec share £6.6m earnings. P7
Editorial: attack on John Whittingdale was shameful. P10
Tory MP Colonel Bob Stewart at centre of row over comments to female journalist. P13
Daily Mirror
Culture secretary faces probe over awards jolly. P4-5
Britian’s Got Talent coverage. P7
Police in cover-up probe over Tony Blackburn abuse. P17
BBC told All Saints to ‘take off their tops’. P17
Daily Star
Culture secretary admits to having relationship with sex worker. P1,4-5
Matt LeBlanc and Chris Evans dismiss rumours of a feud. P3
Viewers desert new celebrity motoring show Drive. P3
Sue Barker collects OBE. P16
ITV ditch plans for live TFI Friday-style show. P22
