Top story on MediaGuardian
Happy Valley producer: Gritty north? ‘I get very cross about that phrase’
Red Productions founder Nicola Shindler on making drama from Manchester which shows humour and warmth
Top comment on MediaGuardian
Can Tony Hall prove he isn’t too nice to make the changes the BBC needs?
Steve Hewlett: Director general has promised fundamental change, but so far his vision has been held back by too much compromise
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Happy Valley producer: Gritty north? ‘I get very cross about that phrase’. P26
New Robot Wars: good, clean, innocent fun with giant circular saws. P27
Steve Hewlett: Can Tony Hall prove he isn’t too nice to make the changes the BBC needs? P27
ITV’s Wild Animal Reunions. G2 P18
Daily Telegraph
Instagram gives Taylor Swift and other celebrities the power to block thousands of trolls. P7
Fans of Channel 4’s Eden urged not to invade isolated set. P9
BBC refuses payout to Cliff Richard over raid coverage. P9
Jimmy Savile scandal lawyers’ fees are twice victims’ payouts. P10
Financial Times
Guardian to announce financial results. P1
Apple on brink of selling 1bn iPhones. P16
Apple looks ripe for recovery. B5
The Times
Taylor Swift get instant block on cyber abuse. P!3
Jimmy Savile’s estate is out of cash. P21
Get off Twitter, Pope tells nuns. P32
How Countryfile became a guilty please. T2 P4, P5
Ad agencies balk at new contract. P38
Verizon to make $5bn Yahoo bid. P38
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Pope warns nuns about social media. P3
Chinese journalists who met Tibetans expelled. P25
Hate and fear are built on misinformation: the media has a role in dispelling lies. P41
Wall Street Journal
Verizon set to acquire Yahoo for $4.8bn. A1
Daily Mail
Mail apologises for referring to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust as a ‘pro-terrorist charity’. P2
Jimmy Savile scandal lawyers’ fees are twice victims’ payouts. P4
Friends of Chris Evans deny he is having a breakdown. P31
Boxing pundit among 10 more job caualties at Sky Sports. P73
Daily Express
David Tennant set to reprise Doctor Who role for Family Guy cameo. P17
TV extra who has popped up 250 times on screen. P24
The Sun
Kelvin MacKenzie I’m looking at making an Ofcom complaint over Channel 4 News impartiality. P13
Christopher Biggins signs £150,000 Celebrity Big Brother deal. P15
Channel 4 dating show Naked Attraction. P16-17
Will Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini join Made in Chelsea? P33
Daily Mirror
BBC banned Strictly Come Dancing performer’s outfit. P9
Brendan O’Carroll set to make Mrs Brown’s Boys live show yearly. P17
Daily Star
Christopher Biggins to be highest paid celebrity to enter Big Brother house. P1,6
BBC sends 455 on Rio Olympic games jaunt. P11
