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Paul Dacre: ‘These changes strengthen the code.’ Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett /Reuters

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Editors’ code revised to prevent gender bias and wayward headlines
Post-Leveson amendments hailed as strengthening the code of practice but Hacked Off critic calls them ‘cosmetic’

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David Lammy says 60% of Question Time panels are all-white
MP complains to BBC that programme doesn’t reflect modern Britain after research shows lack of ethnic diversity in last five years

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
David Lammy complains to BBC over Question Time diversity. P15
Channel 4 cancels Prince Charles interview over ‘vetting’. P17
Neil Fox admits to ‘horseplay’ in assault trial. P17
Obituary: wildlife film-maker Michael Rosenberg. P43

Daily Telegraph
BBC to launch Bake Off: Creme de la Creme. P3
Lady C quits I’m a Celebrity. P3
Gillian Reynolds looks back at four decades of radio. P31

Financial Times
Lex on Yahoo. P16
Private equity circles as Yahoo eyes sale of internet unit. P17
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg offers new approach to giving. P18
Candidates lined up to replace Maurice Lévy at Publicis. P20
Yahoo activist’s spin-off plan poses dilemma for Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer. P21

The Times
Channel 4 scraps interview after Channel 4 issues 15-page contract. P15
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg could redefine the meaning of charity. P25
Adele: streaming generation have never seen a CD. P27
Marissa Mayer caught in the middle as talk of yahoo sell-off grows. P45
Stephen Hill quits Ofcom board to join race for Channel 4 chairman. P52
At home with I’m a Celebrity’s Lady C. Times2 P2-3

The Independent
Prince Charles fails to censor media’s anger at his contract terms. P12
Neil Fox tells court office ‘horseplay’ never crossed the line. P18
New press rules protect transgender people. P21

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Office ‘horseplay’ was no abuse, Neil Fox tells trial. P10
Ex-Strictly dancer Ola Jordan accuses show of fixing. P15
New press rules address prejudice against transgender people. P17
Fallen web giant Yahoo considers move offline. P50

Wall Street Journal
Yahoo web business lures suitors. A1-2

Daily Mail
Ian Birrell: Mark Zuckerberg’s giveaway reeks of hypocrisy. P14
Prince Charles’s 15 pages of media demands. P19
Sky’s £15m offer can’t keep Gary Neville – but it keeps role open for him. P83

Daily Express
Cilla Black is the most searched for star on the internet. P3
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P9
I’m no sexual bully, DJ Neil Fox tells court. P11

The Sun
Commercial Broadcasters Association calls for curb on BBC expansion. P2
Abi Titmuss lands role in US soap Days of Our Lives. P3
New Coronation Street boss wants to bring back trio of old favourites. P3
Editorial: BBC must halt its ‘mission creep’. P10
Lady C quits I’m a Celebrity. P12-13
TV actor Anthony Valentine dies. P25
Neil Fox: sexual play-acting was just ‘banter’. P36
The Apprentice coverage. P41

Daily Mirror
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P9
Colditz actor Anthony Valentine dies aged 76. P13
DJ Neil Fox trail coverage. P25

Daily Star
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P1,P4-5
Sky pundit Gary Neville quits to be head coach at Valencia. P3
Idris Elba says its tougher for black actors to land big roles in America. P3
Raunchy reality TV shows blamed for the rise in ‘sexting’ among teenagers. P17
EastEnders spin-off Back to Ours to return for New Year special. P26

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