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Today's media stories from the papers

A Young Doctor's Handbook: the Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm drama delivered Sky Arts' best ever viewing figures
A Young Doctor’s Handbook: the Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm drama delivered Sky Arts’ best ever viewing figures. Photograph: Sky Arts

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Sky to drop one of its arts channels
Services to be replaced from 9 June by one ‘super channel’ higher up the EPG and with an improved budget

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The BBC renews its swingometer to cope with an unpredictable election
Celebrating the 60th birthday of the election swingometer, the BBC’s latest incarnation involves four of them imposed onto a virtual Big Ben during a complex election day

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Transport for London to take down ‘beach body ready’ tube ads. P7
TV ventriloquist Keith Harris dies. P13
Sandi Toksvig to leave Radio 4’s The News Quiz. P14
Homeland series five to be set in Germany. P24
Twitter shares plunge after results are published early – on Twitter. P29
Nesrine Malik: It’s still right to honour Charlie Hebdo. P37
Obituary: TV ventriloquist Keith Harris. P39

Daily Telegraph
Sue Perkins tipped to replace Sandi Toksvig on Radio 4’s The News Quiz. P3
Naked Cara Delevigne ad leads watchdog to urge caution. P8
TV ventriloquist Keith Harris dies. P12
Obituary: TV ventriloquist Keith Harris. P27
Twitter shares plummet after ‘leak’. Business P1

Financial Times
What will Comcast do next after its Time Warner Cable bid is blocked? P9
Complaints as Irish agency monitors Google, Facebook, Apple and Twitter data protection. P16
China looms ever larger in Apple’s future. P17
Digital advertising supplement

The Times
Sandi Toksvig to leave Radio 4’s The News Quiz. P22
Stars of The Wire lead calls for Baltimore to calm down. P32

The Independent
TV star Keith Harris dies aged 67. P15
Sandi Toksvig to step down as host of The News Quiz. P19
Offensive bikini ads are removed from Tube. P19
Obituary: ventriloquist Keith Harris. P47

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Page 3 profile: broadcaster Sandi Toksvig. P3
Life in brief: entertainer Keith Harris. P12
Tributes paid to as Orville comedian Keith Harris dies aged 67. P19
‘Sexist’ posters removed ahead of mass protest. P24

Wall Street Journal Europe
Google offers news grants. P18
Apple’s pricier gadgets score against competitors. P19

Daily Mail
Fiona Bruce back on BBC payroll as she closes private service company. P12
Sarah Vine: BBC boss Kim Shillinglaw is beyond parody. P17
Christopher Stevens on TV ventriloquist Keith Harris. P21
Protein World ‘has received bomb threat’ over weight-loss ad. P15
John Naish on the Protein World ad. P24-25
CNN reporter operates on child’s brain after Nepalese disaster. P27
Watchdog says nude Cara Delevigne poster is not offensive – but bans it near schools. P39

Daily Express
TV star Keith Harris dies aged 67. P5
Ann Widdecombe: Dave Lee Travis has had his life ruined - is this justice? P13
Why has ad of bikini-clad model caused such a storm of protest? P21

The Sun
TV ventriloquist Keith Harris dies. P12-13
Speculation Jodie Kidd may join Top Gear after she is seen with Jeremy Clarkson. P29
Emmerdale coverage. P30-31
Reboot of The Osbournes scrapped by VH1. P31

Daily Mirror
Towie stars told not to plug diet shake. P3
Hayley Tamaddon to quit Coronation Street. P3
Jeremy Clarkson meets with possible Top Gear replacement Jodie Kidd. P11
TV star Keith Harris dies aged 67. P17
Rita Ora won’t be new Mel B on The X Factor panel. P23

Daily Star
TV star Keith Harris dies aged 67. P1, P11
Simon Cowell to launch talent show for DJs. P3
Ozzy Osbourne’s TV return axed. P3
Celebrity Big Brother contestant Jeremy Jackson arrested over stabbing. P11
Lorraine Kelly to ban Katie Hopkins from her show. P26

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