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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
BBC’s McMafia drama to focus on global organised crim. P4
Save London’s live music venues: city-wide campaign launched. P10
Mirror challenges ‘out of proportion’ phone-hacking payout. P1
Mark Price quits as Waitrose boss and sets sights on Channel 4. P21
Stuart Heritage on the return of Teletubbies. G2 P10-11
Daily Telegraph
Catch-up shows mean we are losing our taste for TV dinners. P6
Every BBC journalist to be trained to avoid EU bias. P10
Mark Price quits as Waitrose boss and sets sights on Channel 4. Business P1,3
Virgin argues for BT to retain its control of Openreach. Business P5
Financial Times
Mark Price quits as Waitrose boss and sets sights on Channel 4. P15
US advertisers hire fraud specialists for probe of media agency buying practices. P15
Virgin Media urges end to government broadband aid. P20
The Times
Teenagers hooked on social media risk mental breakdown. P7
Mark Price quits as Waitrose boss and sets sights on Channel 4. P43,47
On set with BBC seriess The Last Kingdom. Times2 P8-9
The Independent
Lord Grade accuses BBC of ‘inexcusable’ bias in BBC coverage of Israel. P9
Charlies Higson on reimagining Jekyll and Hyde. P38
Mark Price checks out of Waitrose to pursue TV role. P49
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Lord Grade says BBC is failing viewers with Israel coverage. P19
Max Clifford denies sex assault on girl, 17. P20
Phone-hacking payouts too high, claims Mirror Group Newspapers. P21
Charlie Higson on transforming Jekyll and Hyde. P34
Mark Price checks out of Waitrose to pursue TV role. P38
Wall Street Journal
Tech startups feel the IPO chill. A1,A6
Yahoo reports disappointing revenue rise and announces search ad deal with Google. B1
Apple Music announces it has 15 million users. B3
Daily Mail
Victoria Derbyshire returns to work at BBC after cancer surgery. P3
Three hours a day on oscial media ‘is as bad for children as being billied’. P9
Turkish police officer says ex-BBC journalist Jacky Sutton’s death was suspicious. P21
Mark Price quits as Waitrose boss and sets sights on Channel 4. P64
Shareholder group warns over Sky executive pay. P65
Daily Express
Victoria Derbyshire returns to work weeks after cancer op. P2
BBC warned of bias over Brussels poll. P2
Waitrose boss ‘heading to Channel 4’. P45
The Sun
The X Factor coverage. P3,21
Victoria Derbyshire returns to work at BBC after cancer surgery. P19
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P35
Daily Mirror
Mirror Group Newspapers says £1.2m phone-hacking bill is ‘too high’. P2
James Jordan blasts Strictly Come Dancing for using stars with dancing experience. P17
Jeremy Clarkson and co draw up fallout rules. P20
The X Factor coverage. P21
Mark Price quits Waitrose for Channel 4. P44
Daily Star
Eamonn Holmes thrown out of restaurant while filming new show. P3
Max Clifford denies assault. P7
The X Factor coverage. P7
Hostelworld ad banned for encouraging tombstoning. P23
