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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Daily Telegraph urges readers to ‘doom’ Labour by backing Jeremy Corby. P3
BBC licence fee link to inflation under scrutiny by government. P4
BBC plans pop art season. P8
Photo of Michael McIntyre posted online may breach privacy law. P8
Letters: Friends of the BBC will oppose the government’s vicious attacks. P30
Daily Telegraph
BBC green paper may include plans for means-texting TV licence. P1,5
Mirror journalist held in phone-hacking inquiry. P2
Key proposals for the BBC. P5
Alister Heath: Ditch the licence fee and force the BBC to compete for its audience. P16
Letters: Political bias and falling standards have undermined trust in the BBC. P17
Financial Times
Belgium defends ‘political’ Facebook angle. P18
The Times
BBC organised celebrities’ protest letter. P5
Brighton council tries to charge journalist £200 for interview on the beach. P9
Mirror journalist held in phone-hacking inquiry. P14
Deborah Ross: The BBC is bloated, but there’s things I’d miss. T2 P2
The Independent
Senior Mirror journalist held over phone hacking. P14
Sarah Hughes on Casualty’s ‘Sin City’ episode. P31
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Senior Mirror journalist arrested. P2
Bond joins stars’ mission to save BBC. P9
Susanna Reid ‘breaks the internet’ with suggestive appearance on GMB. P15
The Wire cast reunites for play about riots. P25
The week in radio. P37
Wall Street Journal Europe
Twitter shares hit by takeover hoax. P18
Daily Mail
MPs attack celebrities who signed letter defending BBC. P6-7
The luvvie elite paid millions of licence fee payers’ cash. P7
Sinead O’Connor in rant against Rolling Stone magazine. P31
Daily Express
Fury over police tweet of comic Michael McIntyre. P5
The Sun
Backlash at stars’ letter defending BBC. P8
Editorial: BBC letter is luvvie aid. P8
Rod Liddle on stars’ BBC letter. P11
Hotel Babylon’s Max Beesley lands role in US drama Empire. P29
Coronation Street coverage. P30-31
Daily Mirror
Former Coronation Street writer criticises funeral scenes. P3
Mirror wins Ipso battle with removers’ trade body. P25
Daily Star
Naked woman appears on old ad clip during BBC Breakfast. P3
Hands off our BBC, say celebrities. P15
Susanna Reid receives honorary degree. P15
Kay Mellor says Coronation Street scripts have gone off the boil. P22
