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Owners of the Daily Telegraph, Frederick and David Barclay
Owners of the Daily Telegraph, Frederick and David Barclay Photograph: James Fraser/Rex Features

Top story on MediaGuardian

Telegraph owners’ £250m HSBC loan raises fresh questions over coverage
Barclay brothers secured loan for loss-making company shortly before Telegraph reporters were allegedly discouraged from running articles critical of HSBC

Top comment on MediaGuardian

HSBC and the Daily Telegraph: allegations that require answers
TMG’s blanket denial of Peter Oborne’s compelling claims is not good enough

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
£250m loan raises doubts over Telegraph’s HSBC coverage. P1,2
Daily Telegraph ‘makes no apology’ for its coverage of HSBC scandal. P2
BBC joins arts groups in attempt to encourage nation’s creativity. P7

Daily Telegraph
BBC calls on a nation of artists. P7
Editorial: the Daily Telegraph’s promise to our readers. P19
Review of Johann Hari’s theatrical adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel. P14
Obituary: former BBC foreign correspondent Ian Mc Dougall. P27

Financial Times
Sony Pictures set to reshuffle top management. P16
LinkedIn launches personalised ad products. P19

The Times
Telegraph’s owners took HSBC loan. P2
Twitter urged to close down 50,000 Isis accounts. P11
BBC’s Tony Hall plans to learn the ukelele as part of Get Creative initiative. P13
Peter Greste: journalism facing attack from all sides in war on terrorism. P34
Jed Mercurio on Sky1 drama Critical. Times2 P4-5

The Independent
British TV is a turn-on ... but not in France. P17
Reporter exposes con woman ... and gets police warning for harassment. P19
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste won’t rest until fellow journalists are free. P33

i
Page 3 profile: the Wonga puppets. P3
Saturday Night Live’s Cosby sketch no joke for Eddie Murphy. P15
Simon Kelner: shocking claims of Fleet Street editorial interference. P16
EastEnders viewers find out killer. P23
Reporter exposes con woman ... and gets police warning for harassment. P29
Interview with Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste. P30
Inside Television. P39
Laughter Lines: Modern Family episode filmed entirely on everyday gadgets. P43
US TV drama to be made about financier Bernie Madoff. P48

Wall Street Journal Europe
Pandora Media is a victim of its own success. P28

Daily Mail
Planners slam Dan Snow’s garden office. P5
Hackers target Jamie Oliver’s website. P7
EastEnders on the edge over Lucy’s killer. P13
Google claims US wants to hack the world. P25

Daily Express
EastEnders killer revealed. P3

The Sun
Editorial: Sun campaign on price comparison sites. P6
James Corden lands Tom Hanks to launch US interview show. P12
Matt Lucas to appear on Jonathan Ross show. P35
Bear Grylls interview. P36-37
Paddy McGuinness ‘pushing for gay version of Take Me Out’. P36
Vernon Kay: I’d ‘consider’ competing on Strictly Come Dancing. P37

Daily Mirror
Actor Jules Knight quits BBC’s Holby City. P3
Lucy Beale’s killer revealed in EastEnders. P6-7
EastEnders review. P6-7
Neighbours’ 30th birthday tribute to EastEnders. P7

Daily Star
EastEnders big whodunit plot reaches climax as killer is exposed. P1, 4-6
500,000 pornographic images tweeted every day. P24
Absolutely Fabulous: the Movie is ready to go. P24
Doctor Who villain Missy to return in new series. P33
Game of Thrones premiere to be held at The Tower of London. P33

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