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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Chris Evans apologises over Top Gear Cenotaph stunt. P5
Jerry Hall tweets photo of family at Rupert Murdoch wedding. P10
Editorial: Ministers should not pick the BBC board. P26
Interview with Richard Madeley and Judy Finnegan. G2 P9-11
How we made ... The Tube. G2 P19
Daily Telegraph
Jerry Hall tweets photo of family at Rupert Murdoch wedding. P3
Michael Deacon: If the Sun had said Queen backs EU, would MPs have reacted the same? P4
Police helped to plan Top Gear’s Cenotaph stunt. P11
Radio Times threatens legal action over BBC review. P12
Shirley Henderson on her character in Happy Valley. P19-20
Financial Times
Interview with BuzzFeed’s Jonah Peretti. P20
The Times
Top Gear’s Cenotaph stunt will not be broadcast. P7
Radio Times claims culture secretary lied about BBC consultation. P20
Websites in row over right to broadcast chess game moves. P23
The Independent
Anger as new BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker is given prime position on the sofa. P5
UCL ‘limiting free speech’ by intimidating student journalist. P15
Grace Dent: Don’t let the Mary Whitehouse brigade censor my historical TV. P26
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Anger as new BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker is given prime position on the sofa. P11
Top Gear’s Cenotaph stunt will not be broadcast. P11
Grace Dent: Don’t let the Mary Whitehouse brigade censor my historical TV. P13
Facebook to hire 200 at Dublin HQ. P42
The New Day
Sir Roger Moore in Top Gear stunt row. P8
The Night Manager sends Twitter into meltdown with steamy scene. P8
Wall Street Journal
Lack of diversity plagues ad firms. B1,2
Daily Mail
BBC never asked for permission for Top Gear Cenotaph stunt, claims council. P5
Daily Mail apologises and pays damages over stories about owner of striped house. P10
Jerry Hall tweets photo of family at Rupert Murdoch wedding. P21
The Night Manager features scene of bare bottom. P24
Jan Moir on TV chef James Martin. P29
Nigella Lawson closes TV production company Pabulum Productions. P32-33
Daily Express
I’m mortified over Cenotaph stunt, says Chris Evans. P9
Jerry Hall tweets photo of family at Rupert Murdoch wedding. P9
The Sun
Chris Evans under pressure over Top Gear Cenotaph stunt. P1,5
Top Gear’s Cenotaph stunt cost licence fee payers £100,000 – but is to be scrapped. P5
Editorial: Tory MPs should reject the investigatory powers bill. P10
Sarah Lancashire’s troubled past. P17
Poldark’s Aidan Turner in talks to become next James Bond. P31
Pulling writers to create The Circuit for Channel 4. P31
Daily Mirror
Chris Evans apologises for Cenotaph stunt. P11
Wedding day photo of Ruper Murdoch and Jerry Hall released. P17
Facebook to create 200 more jobs at its Dublin base. P42
Daily Star
Chris Evans blasts co-host Matt LeBlance for stunt at the Cenotaph. P1, P7
Michael Buerk blasts Ross Kemp for his TV docs in war zones. P3
Crime drama Grantchester to head abroad in next series. P20
