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Queen Elizabeth II: still very much alive on Wednesday, despite rumours sparked by a BBC journalist on Twitter
Queen Elizabeth II: still very much alive on Wednesday, despite rumours sparked by a BBC journalist on Twitter. Photograph: Zak Hussein/Zak Hussein/Corbis

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Rogue BBC tweet sparks global news alert about Queen’s health
BBC begins investigation after Buckingham Palace was forced to deny Queen is unwell after reporter tweets ‘false alarm’ during obituary rehearsal

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One Direction and Ed Sheeran lead UK acts’ global album charge
Five British artists in the world’s top 10 most successful recording stars, as new figures show vinyl at a 20-year sales high

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Rogue BBC tweet sparks global news alert about Queen’s health. P5
Andy Coulson cleared of perjury by Scottish court. P9
One Direction lead the way in good year for UK music. P23
More adverts coming to Instagram. P24

Daily Telegraph
Rogue BBC tweet sparks global news alert about Queen’s health. P3
BBC’s James Naughtie apologises for calling Caitlyn Jennner ‘he’. P3
Andy Coulson attacks ‘waste of public money’ as perjury case collapses. P4
BBC ‘wasted £200,000’ on Dragons’ Den pilot. P9
Channel 4’s Dementiaville. P20
Allison Pearson on Britain’s Got Talent. P21
Kathryn Flett on flirtatious TV interviewers. P21

Financial Times
Andy Coulson cleared of perjury by Scottish court. P4
Chinese billboard group Focus Media to go public. P23

The Times
Andy Coulson cleared of perjury by Scottish court. P1,6-7
BBC offers James May and Richard Hammond a total of £4.6m to stay on Top Gear. P3
Prospective BBC writers ‘paid £2 an hour’. P4
Rogue BBC tweet sparks global news alert about Queen’s health. P9
British stars dominate world pop chart sales. P13
Apple boss attacks rivals for selling personal data. P19

The Independent
BBC apologises for rogue tweeter who announced ‘Queen’s death’. P5
One Direction lead the way in good year for UK music. P13
Andy Coulson cleared of perjury by Scottish court. P15
What will Andy Coulson do next? P15
Have we reached the end of the TV box set boom? P33

i
BBC sorry for Queen death tweet. P5
UK music artists rocking all over the world. P11
Have we reached the end of the TV box set boom? P27

Wall Street Journal Europe
Pinterest to add ‘buy’ button. P17

Daily Mail
Rogue BBC tweet sparks global news alert about Queen’s health. P7
Will Andy Coulson cash in with a book after being cleared of perjury? P18

Daily Express
Rogue BBC tweet sparks global news alert about Queen’s health. P5
Andy Coulson attacks ‘waste of public money’ as perjury case collapses. p23

The Sun
BBC kills Queen by mistake. P3
Sex scenes will be banned from ITV2’s Love Island return. P3
Disney film Tangled to be TV series. P13

Daily Mirror
Coronation Street’s Kym Marsh targeted by social media troll. P3
BBC kills Queen by mistake. P9

Daily Star
BBC reporter tweets that the Queen has died. P3
Britain’s Got Talent coverage. P6
Scriptwriters for BBC shows get paid as little as £2 an hour. P9
The Clangers gets caught up in drugs and swearing row. P26

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