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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Sun to face trial in civil court over claims of phone hacking. P6
Hi-de-Hi! actor Barry Howard dies. P14
Carl Icahn sells Apple stake. P28
New York Times boss Mark Thompson sued for discrimination. P29
Comcast’s NBCUniversal to buy DreamWorks Animation in $3.8bn deal. P29
Julia Raeside: Watership Down remake without claws won’t grip us. P32
Obituary: Sherlock Holmes actor Douglas Winter. P37
Daily Telegraph
Password plan for BBC iPlayer raises fears of subscription fees. P14
Gillian Reynolds and Pete Naughton on The Pod Couple podcast. P27
Line of Duty: your questions answered. P27
Sir Martin Sorrell defends £70m pay deal as US trade boosts WPP revenue. Business P3
Financial Times
Editorial: Facebook’s special shares are a mistaken invention. P10
Lex on Facebook. P14
Facebook investors show faith in Mark Zuckerberg. P17
Comcast’s NBCUniversal to buy DreamWorks Animation in $3.8bn deal. P17
Advertisers to keep closer eye on agencies. P21
The Times
Sun to face trial in civil court over claims of phone hacking. P23
Facebook to change share structure. P50-51
Comcast’s NBCUniversal to buy DreamWorks Animation in $3.8bn deal. P53
The New Day
Grange Hill and Minder star Mark Farmer dies aged 53. P7
Hi-de-Hi star Barry Howard dies aged 78. P7
Sun will now face hacking claims. P8
Facebook profits treble to over £1bn. P8
Twitter celebrates Ed Balls Day. P15
Wall Street Journal
American Idol producer Core files for court protection. B4
Daily Mail
Hi-de-Hi! actor Barry Howard dies. P8
BBC under fire over new diversity strategy. P15
Brian Viner: Don’t water down Watership Down. P17
Line of Duty could continue indefinitely, says Jed Mercurio. P23
Sir Martin Sorrell not embarrassed by £70m pay. P79
Daily Express
Sir David Attenborough wants to continue exploring past his 90th birthday. P6
Hi-de-Hi star Barry Howard dies aged 78. P7
Frederick Forsyth: TV thriller must never bewilder the audience. P15
Courtney Cox teaming up with ITV for a new sitcom. P19
WPP sales surge 10%. P54
The Sun
ITV has shown 170 hours of James Bond repeats in the past six months. P3
Former colleague of Chris Evans poised to blow the whistle on his treatment of staff. P3
Hi-de-Hi! actor Barry Howard dies. P25
Peep Show’s David Mitchell and Robert Webb reunite for new comedy. P43
Daily Mirror
Hi-de-Hi star Barry Howard dies aged 78. P3
James Martin says leaving Saturday Kitchen was like 1D splitting to his fans. P9
Grange Hill and Minder star Mark Farmer dies aged 53. P19
Daily Star
Jihadists’ threat to blow up Eurovision. P3
BBC staff told to reveal family income. P4
Five years for Islamic State tweeter. P5
Grange Hill and Minder star Mark Farmer dies aged 53. P6
New ITV drama The Secret sparks a backlash from locals. P33
