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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Abigail Breslin to star in US TV remake of Dirty Dancing. P27
Obituary: Emmerdale actor Shirley Stelfox. P43
Daily Telegraph
BBC to announce 10pm news will be extended by 10 minutes in the new year. P2
Councils’ claims on freedom of information costa are ‘hyperbole’, claims Tory MP. P4
Peppa Pig Owner reassures investors after share price plunge. Business P3
Watch BBC iPlayer across Europe under new digital rules. Business P3
Yahoo CEO abandons $32bn Alibaba spin-off, but vows to stay. Business P3
Financial Times
Google faces EU probe into news service. P6
Entertainment One shares face bumpy ride. P14
Marissa Mayer to stay at helm of Yahoo amid questions over Alibaba U-turn. P15
Yahoo’s Alibaba U-turn prompted by tax fears. P16
The Times
BBC to announce 10pm news will be extended by 10 minutes in the new year. P12
Cinemas ban Lord’s Prayer ad but show Hindu cartoon. P15
Watch BBC iPlayer across Europe under new digital rules. P46
UK TV viewers shun live TV for catchup services. P46-47
Whatever happened to Ulrika Jonsson? Times2 P2-3
The Independent
Spotify bends to superstars’ demands to limit free access. P7
BBC may make iPlayer available across Europe. P8
Yahoo changes plan over Alibaba shareholding. P57
Minister tells BBC to make decision over Tyson Fury remarks. P61
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Angela Merkel named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. P9
Spotify bends to superstars’ demands to limit free access. P17
Yahoo shelves Alibaba spin-off plan. A1-2
Rovio chief executive to leave after just one year. B1-2
Daily Mail
What FoI investigations have revealed about our public services. P6-7
Daily Mail editor: FoI Act must be protected. P7
Olympic star threatened to quit BBC sport awards over Tyson Fury. P9
George Osborne pledges to match Mail readers’ donations to charity flood appeal. P12
Editorial: FoI review is insidious plot to curb your right to know. P14
Mother complains over CBBC show featuring toast soldier beheading boiled egg. P34
BBC ‘offered Kemal Ahmed economics editor job even though he had not even applied for the role’. P41
Entertainment One shares rebound. P78
Welsh FA snubbed BBC Wales’ Sports Personality of the Year. P85
Daily Express
Frankie Bridge to join Strictly Come Dancing tour. P4
The X Factor’s big payday for all. P16
The Sun
Angela Merkel named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. P2
Police force slammed for publishing message between officer and journalists. P2
Cambridge University women’s office wants apology from BBC over ‘kitchen’ comment. P19
Downton Abbey tops poll of viewers must-see TV at Christmas. P39
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P39
Daily Mirror
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P3
Greg Rutherford almost pulled out of Sports Personality of the Year after Tyson Fury’s comments. P5
UK studios looking into how to stop drones flying above the site. P10
The X Factor coverage. P11
The true horror of the EastEnders Xmas storyline. P41
Daily Star
The X Factor coverage. P1, P9
Angela Merkel named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. P2
Sherlock star Martin Freeman blasts luvvies. P3
Ferne McCann to quit The Only Way is Essex. P26
