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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Friends reject suicide claim over British journalist’s death at Istanbul airport. P11
Government accused of undermining Freedom of Information Act. P12
Daily Telegraph
BBC ‘dishonest’ reporting helps pro-EU camp, claims Nigel Farage. P4
Gin-making family too young for own advert, ASA says. P9
Alan Yentob’s role in Kids Company interviews is scrutinised. P11
Ex-BBC journalist found dead at Istanbul airport ‘feared Isis would target her’. P11
BBC in expenses clampdown. P11
ITV in £100m deal for UTV. B3
Financial Times
News analysis: Charlie Hebdo struggles to silence its own demons. P8
Feature: Rocket Internet. P14
Comment: Amazon’s assault on the internet’s spoof reviews. P16
Airlines reach for Wi-Fi in the sky to attract busy travellers. P23
Apple pulls hundreds of apps that break its security rules. P24
Feature: Spot of housekeeping defends ITV against sliding audience numbers. P26
ITV set to buy TV assets in £100m deal. P26
Buyout groups snap up PhotoBox for £400m. P26
The Times
Leveson press sanctions to be watered down. P2
BBC in expenses clampdown. P6
Julian Assange email leaked. P16
Gin-making family too young for own advert, ASA says. P16
Ex-BBC journalist found dead at airport. P23
ITV in £100m deal for UTV. P47
Advertisers spent record amount in UK in first half of 2015. P50
Obituary: Senior Condé Nast executive Bernard Leser. P56
The Independent
Friends call for inquiry into journalist’s death at Istanbul airport. P8
Inquiry into Alan Yentob for ‘interfering in Kids Company coverage’. P15
ITV in £100m deal for UTV. P51
i
Coldplay’s Chris Martin to collaborate on soundtrack for David Brent mockumentary. P3
BBC investigates Yentob ‘interference’. P7
Death of British journalist baffles her colleagues. P7
Radio Biafra chief arrested in Nigeria. P23
ITV in £100m swoop for Northern Ireland UTV. P38
Wall Street Journal Europe
IBM’s revenue declines again as it cuts outlook. B1
Chip makers are swept up by wave of consolidation. B3
Netflix sets sights on role in movies. B4
Daily Mail
X Factor’s cruel and ghastly, says Tony Blackburn. P9
BBC staff told to cut back on cabs. P13
Mystery of ex-BBC reporter found dead at airport. P13
Julie Etchingham says new role at New at Ten means more time with her children. P33
UTV sells it channel to ITV. P69
Daily Express
Michel Roux Junior bubbles up over TV cooks. P3
Former BBC journalists found dead at airport may have been murdered. P11
ITV snaps up UTV media for £100m. P47
Facebook staff bonus backlash. P47
The Sun
Press law could be dropped. P2
Bob Maher, cartoonist behind Livvy strip, dies aged 69. P9
The Apprentice coverage. P9
Was former BBC reporter found dead in Istanbul murdered at airport? P13
Ally Ross on TV. P15
ITV chiefs blasted for You’ve Been Framed Cilla Black gag. P27
Comedian Andy Parsons quits Mock the Week. P33
Rageh Omaar says BBC still needs to show more commitment to diversity. P33
Michel Roux Junior criticises BBC cookery shows for being too competitive. P33
ITV in UTV coup. P41
Daily Mirror
Jamie Oliver: ban junk food ads during Britain’s Got Talent. P2
BBC staff banned from claiming meals, drinks and transport in crackdown on expenses. P7
The X Factor coverage. P11
Former BBC journalist found dead feared she was on Isis murder list. P21
Ian Hyland on TV. P23
ITV to buy Northern Ireland channel UTV for £100m. P44
Daily Star
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
Charlie Higson says John Peel stopped the BBC dropping The Fast Show. P3
The X Factor coverage. P6, P7
EastEnder’s Les Coker is soap first cross-dresser. P16
British newsgirl suicide riddle. P18
