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MPs quizzed John Whittingdale on the sell-off plans for Channel 4on Tuesday, when he still said he hoped a decision would be made ‘soon’.
MPs quizzed John Whittingdale on the sell-off plans for Channel 4on Tuesday, when he still said he hoped a decision would be made ‘soon’. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

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John Whittingdale accused of misleading MPs on plan to privatise Channel 4
Labour’s Maria Eagle makes claim after it emerges he met Cabinet Office minister to ‘discuss reform options’ days before saying there is no sell-off plan

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Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Shareholder revolt at WPP over Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m pay deal. P23
Guy Hands says failed EMI buyout cost him €200m. P23

Daily Telegraph
Guy Hands says failed EMI buyout cost him €200m. Business P1
Shareholder revolt at WPP over Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m pay deal. Business P3
Apple to start selling adverts at top of customers’ App Store search. Business P8

Financial Times
WPP investors resist Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m award. P15
Yahoo tries to sell more than 3,000 web search and advertising patents. P17
US TV advertising set to lose its lead over digital, says PwC forecast. P18
Guy Hands says failed EMI buyout cost him €200m. P20
Tesco Mobile offers customers a discount if they instal advertising app on their phone. P21

The Times
The Who slam planned sequel to Quadrophenia film. P19
Yahoo starts to sell off 3,000 patents worth $1bn-plus. P37
Sir Martin Sorrell defiant after investor revolt over £70m pay. P38
Sky and the Bundesliga rights auction. P43

i
Jeremy Corbyn to field questions live on Sky News. P2
BBC virtual reality film puts viewers at heart of refugee crisis. P11
Call the Midwife wins prize at religious broadcasting awards. P11
Shareholder revolt at WPP over Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m pay deal. P36

Wall Street Journal
Sir Martin Sorrell to get £70m pay deal despite revolt. B1

Daily Mail
Noel Edmonds reveals battle against cancer. P5
How box sets are killing off passion. P54
Sir Martin Sorrell insists he is worth £70m pay deal despite shareholder revolt. P74

Daily Express
BBC scraps Wimbledon 2day show. P5
Virginia Blackburn: BBC wrong to criticise crusader costumes. P14
Noel Edmonds: no stranger to controversy. P28
Shareholder revolt at WPP over Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m pay deal. P46

The Sun
Is Noel Edmonds the new David Icke? P14-15
Towie’s Mark Wright gets football offers after Soccer Aid. P35
Shareholder revolt at WPP over Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m pay deal. P41

Daily Mirror
The Who slam planned sequel to Quadrophenia film. P13
More than a third of investors failed to back Sir Martin Sorrell’s £70m pay deal. P47

Daily Star
Video of Jeremy Clarkson assembling a box ‘more entertaining than Top Gear’. P3
Noel Edmonds reveals battle against cancer. P7
Big Brother launch has smallest audience in show’s history. P9
Geordie Shore films in Magaluf despite police ‘ban’. P16
Teh X Factor coverage. P19

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