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Jon Stewart To Leave "The Daily Show"

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Jon Stewart to leave The Daily Show after surprise announcement
US satirist makes tearful announcement on-air after news leaked out that his 16-year run is coming to an end

Today's headlines

The Guardian

Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P1, 6, 21
More police forces ask who bought Charlie Hebdo. P8
Australia to take part in Eurovision Song Contest. P9
Driverless cars will be given road tests in four cities. P9
Nick Clegg urges Theresa May to pass law protecting journalistic sources from police. P11
Julian Assange round-the-clock guard 'strains resources'. P14
Prince Charles raises blogger's plight with Saudi king. P14
Obituary: TV show writer and creator Roberta Leigh. P35
BBC did not stay in race for live Open rights, says R&A's chief executive. S5

Daily Telegraph

Prince Charles raises blogger's plight with Saudi king. P2
BBC blew £20,000 on Wolf Hall candles, says director. P3
ITV puppet show Newzoids takes aim at politicians and celebrities. P4
Driverless cars on British roads by 2030. P10, B5
Comment: I say without hesitation that nothing beats Radio 4's Just a Minute. P18
Obituary: Woman's Hour editor Sandra Chalmers. P29
Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. B1, 2, 3. S2, 3
Chinese sports mogul pays €1bn for Infront Media. B3
Golf Open's Sky sale triggers flood of 'hate mail'. S16

Financial Times

Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P1, 20
China hack on Forbes targets banks and blue-chip companies. P8
Analysis: Qualcomm – pyrrhic victory. P14, 17
Comment: Watch out for the froth in India's technology sector. P16
Fixing Sprint a hard task for SoftBank. P17
Israeli cyber security 'foundry' launched. P19
US venture capital pours into UK start-ups. P20
Apple in maiden Swiss franc debt issue. P28

The Times

Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P1, 2, 62
Australia to take part in Eurovision Song Contest. P3
Cameras could cut £10m bill for watching Julian Assange. P5
Apple value hits $700bn. P12
Prince Charles raises blogger's plight with Saudi king. P15
Driverless cars could let children on the road. P19
Obituary: US reporter Al Webb. P52

The Independent

Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P1, 4, 58
Julian Assange round-the-clock guard 'strains resources'. P13
Prince Charles raises blogger's plight with Saudi king. P21
'Time to stop the journalist witch-hunt', says Surrey police commissioner. P24
Julian Clary: I'll never forget being on the panel when David Tennant made Just a Minute history. P33
Obituary: Printing tycoon Lord Gavron of Highgate. P46
Feature: Chancing an Arm on the internet of things. P52

i

Premier League nets £5.1bn in record-breaking television deal. P1, 4, 51
Spitting Image team reunite for new show. P3
Australia to compete in Eurovision Song Contest. P3
Court hears newspapers paid soldier for Prince Harry stories. P20
Wolf Hall burns £20,000 on candles. P23
Behind the scenes of Sky's new show Critical. P35

Wall Street Journal Europe

Alibaba navigates web of palace politics. P2
Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P17
Fixing Sprint a hard task for SoftBank. P18
Positive yield on Apple bond. P22

Daily Mail

Mail leads the field for 'Press Oscars'. P2
300 complaints over Stephen Fry's four-letter Baftas. P5
Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P11, 69, 82, 83, 88
Susanna Reid flirts with David Beckham on Good Morning Britain. P21
1 million ratings boost for Broadchurch. P25
Prince Charles raises blogger's plight with Saudi king. P28
Feature: Whatever happened to those original EastEnders? P34, 35
BBC did not stay in race for live Open rights, says R&A's chief executive. P75
BBC's John Inverdale in line to present rugby World Cup for ITV. P81

Daily Express

Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P5, 64
Hickey on media. P22

The Sun

£5.1bn mega-deal for Premier League games. P6
MP blasts prosecutors for re-run of Sun journalist trials. P6
Australia to compete in Eurovision Song Contest. P9
BBC has paid MPs more than £200,000 to appear on shows in the last five years. P13
The Jump coverage. P31
BBC burns £200,000 on candles filming Wolf Hall. P32
Spitting Image team reunites for new show. P33

Daily Mirror

Katie Hopkins in live television row. P3
Australia to take part in Eurovision Song Contest. P4
Prince Charles raises blogger's plight with Saudi king. P16
Sky and BT splash out £5bn for Premier League TV rights. P16, 17
BBC blew £20,000 on Wolf Hall candles, says director. P18
Spitting Image back with new ITV show. P19

Daily Star

The Jump coverage. P3
Fred Talbot trial coverage. P7
TV giants sign £5bn football deal. P10
Jeff Stelling blasted for remark about town's nightlife. P18
BBC show Atlantis axed. P31
Spitting Image team reunites for new show. P31

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