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Ken Livingstone has said newspaper moguls fear Jeremy Corbyn will make them pay more tax
Ken Livingstone has said newspaper moguls fear Jeremy Corbyn will make them pay more tax. Photo by Andrew Parsons/Rex Shutterstock Photograph: Andrew Parsons/Rex Shutterstock

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Press barons will do anything to halt Jeremy Corbyn, says Ken Livingstone
Former London mayor says owners of the Mail, Telegraph, Sun and Times fear the Labour leader will make them pay more tax if he becomes prime minister

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Why BBC Worldwide must open its books to licence fee payers
Steve Hewlett: Is it making smart commercial investments for the future on our behalf or indulging corporate vanity?

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Still more to be done for TV diversity, says Idris Elba. P18
The readers’ editor on how Unilever was left off George Monbiot’s list of ‘laggards’. P33
BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti: how the great entertainer got serious. P36
Television takes on film in the next chapter of book adaptations. P37
Steve Hewlett: Why BBC Worldwide must open its books to licence fee payers. P37
Obituary: Alf Garnett actor Warren Mitchell. P41

Daily Telegraph
BBC reheats Porridge as it goes back to comedy classics. P13
Nick Robinson: I still need voice therapy for Today show. P17
Interview: Facebook Messenger chief David Marcus. Business P5

Financial Times
Lucy Kellaway on Yahoo’s Marissa Meyer. P16
India’s Times Now news channel launches in UK. P21

The Times
BBC reheats Porridge as it goes back to comedy classics. P17
Child mental health treatment to be shown in Channel 4 series. P26
Libby Purves: We need comic safety-valves like Alf Garnett. P31
Interview with former CNN host Larry King. Times2 P4-5

The Independent
How charities used the £1.3m raised by the Independent and Evening Standard last year. P19
Ian Burrell: BBC should be congratulated on documentary exploring why young British Muslims become radicalised. P38-39
G20 should not gloss over Turkey’s human rights record. P39
Paul Merson’s predictions have a touch of poetry. P39
Obituary: Alf Garnett actor Warren Mitchell. P48

i
Idris Elba says UK TV is ‘moving in the right direction’ when it comes to diversity. P2
Rock journalist killed during dash for exit at Bataclan. P6
Kay Burley is ridiculed for ‘sad dog’ tweet. P13
Life in brief: actor Warren Mitchell. P18
Guardian Guide scrapped over Nazi imagery. P29

It’s vital young Muslims feel fairly represented in mainstream media. P47
Marketing and branding: celebrities seduced by the universal ad boom. P47
Turkey cracks down for its G20 summit. P47

Wall Street Journal
China media firms bet big on sports. B1

Daily Mail
ITV’s Jekyll and Hyde postponed due to Paris terror attacks. P20
Christopher Stevens on TV’s Warren Mitchell. P35
Jeremy Vine exits Strictly Come Dancing. P37
BBC reheats Porridge as it goes back to comedy classics. P37

Daily Express
The X Factor coverage. P11
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P19
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P19
BBC to revive 1970s prison sitcom Porridge. P25

The Sun
Simon Cowell ‘booked into hotel because boiler broke down’. P11
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P16-17
BBC’s Porridge back but is it past its cell-by date? P22
Jeremy Vine exits Strictly Come Dancing. P35
The X Factor coverage. P35

Daily Mirror
Miranda Hart will not appear in next series of Call the Midwife. P13
Jeremy Vine exits Strictly Come Dancing. P16
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P16-17
Simon Cowell on his affair with Lauren Silverman. P25
Downton Abbey’s Lesley Nichol: I turned down Celebrity MasterChef. P27

Daily Star
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P1, P10, P11
The X Factor coverage. P15
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P15
Tom Daley teams up with Cartoon Network to launch anti-bullying campaign. P27

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