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Will Murdoch go back to buying Sky now four years of hacking is over?
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Chris Evans makes Top Gear film in secret. P6
Nicola Sturgeon to debate with Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner at Edinburgh International Television Gestival. P10
Did a piece on age gaps in Hollywood movie relationships miss its target?P26
David Kogan: ‘Magnum is too important to fail. It will be saved and it is prospering. P30
Tory government brings uncertainty for Channel. P31
Jane Martinson: Will Murdoch go back to buying Sky now four years of hacking is over? P31
Obituary: sports broadcaster Bill O’Herlihy. P33
Magnum photographers choose the images that changed their lives. P18-19
Daily Telegraph
Chris Evans claims he’s trying out for Top Gear. P7
Apple to unveil ‘Spotify killer’ streaming service. Business P4
Sir Martin Sorrell says he ‘makes no apologies’ for his high pay. Business P5
Financial Times
New York Times bolsters London hub as Paris loses its shine. P19
The Times
Top Gear duo ‘will rejoin Jeremy Clarkson with Netflix show’. P14
Jailed Saudi blogger faces 950 lashes. P26
BT gambles on Champions League as its game changer. P34
The Independent
YouTube levels the playing field for a new generation of stars. P37
John Whittingdale says some elements of the licence fee are regressive. P37
ITV should have told Britain’s Got Talent viewers about stunt dog, says Peter Fincham. P37
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BBC’s Nick Robinson has chemotherapy. P2
Chris Evans makes Top Gear film in secret. P15
YouTube levels the playing field for a new generation of stars. P41
Danny Rogers: Sponsors give Fifa the boot. P41
John Whittingdale says some elements of the licence fee are regressive. P41
ITV should have told Britain’s Got Talent viewers about stunt dog, says Peter Fincham. P41
Wall Street Journal Europe
Apple to launch music streaming service. P16
Daily Mail
Chris Evans may host Top Gear after all. P3
Nick Robinson’s cancer ‘more aggressive’ then previously feared. P21
Viewers who complain loud music is ruining programmes are getting too old, says ITV’s Peter Fincham. P33
ITV’s Tom Bradby in talks to be News at Ten presenter. P35
Daily Express
Nick Robinson’s cancer ‘more aggressive’ then previously feared. P16
Lenny Henry’s career. P20-21
The Sun
Chris Evans makes Top Gear film in secret. P9
Apple to launch Spotify rival. P23
Love Island coverage. P29
Daily Mirror
Coronation Street’s Anthony Cotton ‘to join Strictly Come Dancing’. P6
Jeremy Clarkson: I’ve quit boozing. P9
Chris Evans makes Top Gear film in secret. P9
Daily Star
Jeremy Clarkson ‘set for stunning return to Top Gear’. P1,7
Viewers who complain loud music is ruining programmes are getting too old, says ITV’s Peter Fincham. P18
