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Today's media stories from the papers

Chris Evans: taking over as lead host of Top Gear
Chris Evans: taking over as lead host of Top Gear. Photograph: Rex Shutterstock

Top story on MediaGuardian

Chris Evans revealed as new presenter of Top Gear
BBC announces that TV and radio host has signed three-year deal with motoring programme

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Sunday Times’ legal threat to Glenn Greenwald is no way to stop criticism
Jane Martinson: News UK’s attempt to prevent the Intercept founder using an image of its front page is a weak response to his attack on the paper’s Edward Snowden story

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Chris Evans to present Top Gear. P2
Breaking Bad and Mad Men channel AMC to launch in UK via BT TV. P21
Obituary: TV producer Adrian Malone. P35
Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora join The X Factor. G2 P2

Daily Telegraph
Chris Evans to host Top Gear. P3
Inter view with House of Cards creator Lord Dobbs. P19
Independent labels ‘refuse to sign up to Apple Music’. Business P1,4
Breaking Bad and Mad Men channel AMC to launch in UK via BT TV. Business P3

Financial Times
Investments in fledgling digital ad groups go awry. P23
Former Guardian deputy editor Janine Gibson to head BuzzFeed UK. P23

The Times
Chris Evans to host Top Gear. P3
Brian Cox criticises ‘Twitter mobs’ for hounding scientist. P7
Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora join The X Factor. P41

The Independent
Chris Evans to host Top Gear. P6
Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora join The X Factor. P17

i
TV presenter Professor Brian Cox defends ‘sexist’ Sir Tim Hunt. P2
Chris Evans to replace Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear. P5
Simon Cowell hopes new judges can save The X Factor. P17

Wall Street Journal Europe
Can Uber help deliver the goods? P1,10-11
Amazon plans to test deliveries via citizens. P15

Daily Mail
Chris Evans to host Top Gear. P1,3
Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora join The X Factor. P33

Daily Express
Chris Evans signs 3-year deal to present Top Gear. P4
Kelly’s Eye: who’s the star contestant on Celebrity Mastermind? P14
Thief nabbed by wildlife TV cameras jailed for four years. P20

The Sun
Chris Evans to host Top Gear. P1,5
Nick Grimshaw and Rita Ora join The X Factor. P9
Suzi Perry to front BBC drone contest Airheads. P29
Game of Thrones coverage. P30-31

Daily Mirror
Chris Evans is the new Top Gear presenter. P1,5
Interview with David Hasselhoff. P14, P15

Daily Star
Chris Evans to present Top Gear. P1, P3
Prosecutors to decide if Max Clifford will face new charges. P2
New X Factor judges announced. P9
Fans complain about Game of Thrones strip scene. P26

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