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The Advertising Standards Authority cleared Protein World’s campaign of breaking rules despite almost 400 complaints and 70,000 signatories to an online petition.
The Advertising Standards Authority cleared Protein World’s campaign of breaking rules despite almost 400 complaints and 70,000 signatories to an online petition. Photograph: Catherine Wylie/PA

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Today’s headlines

The Guardian
BBC in fight to keep The Great British Bake Off as rivals circle. P5
Nadiya Hussain to front BBC cookery travel show. P5
Times front page omitting Hillsborough changed after staff revolt. P6-7
BBC and Netflix join forces for new version of Watership Down. P13
Three pro-government journalists imprisoned in Iran. P18
Facebook bucks tech trend as revenues soar. P23
Obituary: former Guardian reporter David Beresford. P35

Daily Telegraph
BBC to ask staff whether they’re middle class. P4
ASA to scrutinise gender stereotyping in UK ads. P4
BBC and Netflix join forces for new version of Watership Down. P9
Virgin Media steps up broadband fight with BT. Business P3
Apple shares lose their shine as more tough times predicted. Business P5
Comcast in talks over $3bn bid for DreamWorks Animation. Business P5

Financial Times
The Guardian: dark days for a liberal beacon. P9
Comcast in talks over $3bn bid for DreamWorks Animation. P15
Twitter battles peers for brand advertising money. P19
Yahoo avoids proxy fight as it appoints Starboard nominees. P19
Virgin Media steps up broadband fight with BT. P20

The Times
BBC in fight to keep The Great British Bake Off. P23
How BBC dance drama The Next Step became a hit with Tweens. Times2 P8-9
Getty Images lodges EU complaint about Google. P41
Analysts try to find core of Apple’s fall. P42-43
Magazine printer Polestar goes into administration. P42

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i journalist honoured for article on MS. P3
Outrage over lack of Hillsborough coverage on Sun’s front page. P7
BBC should be privatised, says thinktank linked to John Whittingdale. P10
The Great British Bake Off may be lost to rival after talks stall. P10
Top Gear to get spin-off show. P10
Simon Kelner: A stain on the press - Murdoch titles were woefully out of line. P13
Tycoon in hit American TV series The Jinx jailed for gun crime. P25

The New Day
Top Gear to get a BBC Three sister show. P8
Twitter reports lower revenue than expected. P9
Prince Harry turns air blue on live radio. P14

Wall Street Journal
Mike Judge on Silicon Valley. A9
Yahoo reaches deal with activist investor Starboard. B1
Facebook revenue soars on ad growth. B1
Comcast in talks over $3bn bid for DreamWorks Animation. B1

Daily Mail
Jan Moir: Why is Britain hooked on Line of Duty? P17
BBC says it can hold off rival bids for The Great British Bake Off. P21
Apple sales down £5bn. P28
Sir Lenny Henry: I still suffer racist abuse. P35

Daily Express
Simon Cowell dresses as Hannibal Lecter for America’s Got Talent promo. P16

The Sun
Thinktank says BBC is biased and ‘no longer fit for purpose’. P2
Prince Harry turns air blue on live radio. P3
New Britain’s Got Talent fakery scandal. P19
As Line of Duty reaches climax, who’s good cop and who’s bad cop? P24
Lineup for Watership Down remake is like credits on a Hollywood blockbuster. P35
Channel 4 chiefs ban Gogglebox star from joining rivals. P35

Daily Mirror
Interview with Emmerdale actor Matthew Wolfenden. P15

Daily Star
Maisie Williams says TV is a lifeline for kids with mental health problems. P3
Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain lands her own TV show. P3
Prince Harry uses naughty word on live radio. P11
Traffic bulletins on the radio could be causing road accidents. P19
John Boyega and Olivia Colman in cast of new animated Watership Down. P26

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