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John Lewis unveils Xmas ad with CGI penguin
£1m festive ad features a young boy playing with a CGI animated penguin to the tune of John Lennon’s Real Love
Sun ‘shopped staff to avoid charges’
Rupert Murdoch’s firm hoped to stave off prosecution over allegations of phone hacking, defence counsel claims
Mail on Sunday defends ‘sweatshop’ story
Newspaper says it is standing by story about Fawcett Society’s “this is what a feminist looks like” T-shirts
US paper hires Knox despite conviction
West Seattle Herald employed the former creative writing student, Amanda Knox, convicted of the murder of Meredith Kercher, to give her ‘a normal life’.
Sky Sports ‘must be offered on YouView’
UK competition regulators rule BSkyB should make Sky Sports 1 and 2 available to hundreds of thousands of BT customers
Archbishop praises reporters of wars and Ebola crisis
Justin Welby says foreign journalists were a ‘God-given calling to inspire others to serve our common humanity’
‘Dark’ Doctor Who storyline defended by BBC
Viewers complain after Saturday night’s show features dark themes surrounding theories about the afterlife
Penny Marshall returns to ITV News after five months at BBC
Education editor leaves corporation the day after telling peers that TV newsrooms are ‘created largely by men’
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Flipboard revamp targets iPad and mobile
App wants to take advantage of the way commuters consume news and that 70% of users access it via mobile
Today’s headlines
News International wanted to ‘shop staff to avoid prosecution’. P3
BBC defends dark Doctor Who story. P19
Seattle newspaper hires Amanda Knox despite her conviction. P26
Sky Sports to be shown on YouView after ruling. P30
Obituary: BBC music producer David Rayvern Allen. P41
Downton Abbey Isis rumours are barking. P1
Arts trump football, Melvyn Bragg tells the BBC. P13
Amanda Knox starts works as newspaper reporter. P23
BT gains victory in battle for Sky Sports. B1
Spotify revenues drown out sound of rival iTunes. B3HBO subscription fees boost Time Warner. B4
Phone groups attack ‘national roaming’. P4
A Swift reply to Spotify’s streaming siren song. P13
Chat apps poised to heighten spy chiefs’ woes. P18
Time Warner lifts earnings outlook after rise in cable fees. P18
Public awareness of wearable devices set to drive festive sales.
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Former Whitehall digital wizard takes reins at software group Sage. P23
Bad news for BBC as Penny Marshall returns to ITV News. P13
Raised terror threat is good reason to oppose mobile phone plan, say police. P16
John Lewis propels Beatles tune towards Christmas No 1. P20
Comment: Theresa May should not put spies before phone-users. P32
BSkyB ruling tackles TV competition. P51
Court is told that police didn’t see email showing Rebekah Brooks had to sign off all payments. P4
Charmed actress attacks misogyny of gay men. P5
Sopranos’ creator ‘intrigued’ by prequel set in 1960s. P13
Gender bias row: Penny Marshall quits BBC. P21
Amanda Knox now working as a journalist. P32
John Lewis Christmas ad. P39
Interview with The Fall actor Jamie Dornan. P44
The week in radio. P45
Spotify adds up for artists. P57
Three i journalists nominated at Press Gazette awards. P2
Police unaware of ‘cash payments’ email at the Sun. P5
Penny Marshall quits BBC hours after ‘older women’ speech. P9
Amanda Knox is now working as a journalist. P11
John Lewis Christmas ad. P33
Interview with The Fall actor Jamie Dornan. P43
For Xiaomi, a tidy profit on cheap smartphones. P1, 15
Pippa Middleton set for TV job in US. P6
Nick Clegg makes a big hash of cooking on daytime TV. P11
New Statesman turns against Ed Miliband. P12
Life inside Jimmy Savile’s 60s home. P22
Hacked Off discloses a deficit of £160,539 to Companies House. P41
New Dad’s Army scenes filmed. P42
21st Century Fox reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit. P77
Dramatic scenes filmed for new Dad’s Army series. P8
Coronation Street rocked by star’s mystery illness. P3
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P17, 37
Friend of Jimmy Savile accused of raping girl has previous conviction for under-age sex. P25
Pippa Middleton set for TV job in US. P31
The X Factor coverage. P35
Pippa Middleton set for TV job in US. P3
New Dad’s Army scenes filmed. P6
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P14. P15
Strictly bosses say Claudia Winkleman can take all the time in the world to care for daughter. P23
Amanda Knox now working as a journalist. P29
BT claims victory in long-running battle to show Sky’s sports channels. P54
Football pundit Andy Gray set for a TV comeback. P3
Pippa Middleton set for TV job in US. P3
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P23
Interview with Keith Lemon. P31
A favourite Doctor Who character to return for final episode. P39
