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Today's media stories from the papers

Kermani was criticised last year for a Newsnight interview with a British-born Islamic State fighter.
Kermani was criticised last year for a Newsnight interview with a British-born Islamic State fighter.. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Top story on MediaGuardian

Seizure of reporter’s laptop under terrorism laws was ‘not contested’ by BBC
Officers from Thames Valley police used special counter-terrorism powers to seize computer belonging to Newsnight journalist Secunder Kermani

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Argentinian court orders Jeremy Clarkson criminal case to be reopened
Prosecutors seek three-year jail sentence for former Top Gear host for alleged illegal switching of car number plates

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Argentinian prosecutors seek three-year jail sentence for Jeremy Clarkson. P3
ITV faces investigation over ‘scary’ Jekyll and Hyde drama. P5
Ban BBC from buying overseas formats such as The Voice, says ITV. P9
Neil Gaiman short stories to be adapted for TV. P19
Press crackdown ahead of Turkey election. P24
Champions League coverage helps BT to customer record. P32
Obituary: Coronation Street actor Peter Baldwin. P41

Daily Telegraph
BBC commentator adopted ‘racist’ fake Chinese accent on gymnastics broadcast. P6
Argentinian prosecutors seek three-year jail sentence for Jeremy Clarkson. P13
Alan Yentob sent £1,500 taxi bill to BBC. P13
Jekyll and Hyde writer apologises to viewers who found show too scary. P13
Kevin McCloud interviewed on Grand Designs: House of the Year. P29-30
TalkTalk crisis has damaged whole industry, says BT chief. Business P4

Financial Times
Martin Wolf: a public broadcaster is the property of the people not the elite. P13
BT makes strides in TV but next goals may be elusive. P17, P23
Sony back in black as chief executive’s turnaround plan begins to bear fruit. P20

The Times
Alan Yentob sent £1,500 taxi bill to BBC. P4
BBC commentator rebuked for fake Chinese accent. P26
Annie Leibovitz attacks retouched magazine cover shots. P28
BT’s game plan pays off with record new TV customers. P48

The Independent
Chris Grayling accuses reporters of misusing FoI laws. P5
Terror police ask media to think twice about contacting jihadis. P8
Antiques Roadshow discovers record £1m-plus antique. P19
Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear team could face trail in Argentina. P21
Jailed Saudi blogger wins EU’s Sakharov prize. P27
Crowd figures boost BT as Champions League victory starts to pay off. P56

i
Life in brief: film critic Philip French. P14
Audience figures soar after Annie Mac takes over Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show. P19
Channel 4’s Married at First Sight wedding is annulled. P19
Mystery Antiques Roadshow find is worth more than £1million. P19
Minister attacks journalists for misusing FoI. P22
Ofcom investigates Jekyll and Hyde. P25
Champion League deal scores goal for BT. P51

Wall Street Journal Europe
English soccer scores with TV viewers in US. B1
Apple gets big boost from business in China. B1
Google tries one OS. B3

Daily Mail
Argentinian prosecutors seek three-year jail sentence for Jeremy Clarkson. P9
Jekyll and Hyde writer apologises to viewers who found show too scary. P19
Alan Yentob sent £1,500 taxi bill to BBC. P29
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P29
Champions League coverage helps BT to customer record. P71

Daily Express
Champions League a victory for BT. P47

The Sun
Contestant wins two TV gameshows in an hour. P3
Argentinian prosecutors seek three-year jail sentence for Jeremy Clarkson. P9
ITV faces investigation over ‘scary’ Jekyll and Hyde drama. P19
The Apprentice coverage. P43
The Voice coverage. P43

Daily Mirror
Nick Grimshaw unfazed by X Factor backlash. P3
Antique Roadshow’s record find. P5
Interview with actor Craig Charles. P15
Jekyll and Hyde to be investigated by Ofcom after 700 complaints. P23
BT’s football coup nets 100,000 customers. P58

Daily Star
Danny Dyer gets all sweary on Jonathan Ross show. P3
Court probe into Top Gear Falklands row re-opens. P6
Ofcom probes Jekyll and Hyde. P17
ITV blasts ‘boring’ BBC. P23
Dame Maggie Smith to do a chatshow for the first time in 42 years. P39

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