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Jeremy Clarkson suspended by BBC over ‘fracas’ with Top Gear producer
Motoring show pulled from Sunday night schedules as BBC investigates claims controversial presenter threw punch at colleague
Top comment on MediaGuardian
Surely Jeremy Clarkson doesn’t deserve so much media attention?
Roy Greenslade: Newspapers, TV and radio give top billing to story of his BBC suspension
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
BBC suspends Jeremy Clarkson. P5
Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan to return in third series of The Fall. P15
Margaret Hodge ‘bullied’ HSBC executives, says former Tory minister. P18
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P19
Lebanese TV anchor becomes star after she cuts off Islamist sheikh. P21
CFO joins boardroom exodus from Google. P25
Obituary: The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon. P39
Why are there so few rotten teeth in period dramas? G2 P3
Daily Telegraph
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,5
BBC cut Formula One races after failing to make savings. P4
Lawyers post court order on Facebook. P9
EastEnders stars did not speak for years ‘because of hacking’. P12
Has reality TV gone too far? P23
Google opens first high street store. Business P1
Financial Times
BBC efficiency drive used one-off fixes, audit finds. P2
Twitter opens office in Hong Kong to court Chinese advertisers. P19
Apple’s smartwatch lineup. P19
The Times
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,5
Stop playing politics over TV debates, Lord Grade warns. P1,2
Wikipedia sues US for web snooping. P2
Margaret Hodge accused of abusing BBC’s Rona Fairhead over tax scandal. P2
BBC sorry over John Inverdale gaffe. P5
University takes over former BBC Bush House offices. P8
Jeremy Paxman rejected offers to stand as Tory MP. P11
France mourns as sports stars die in TV helicopter crash. P33
The Independent
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,7
Adam Sherwin: A strike to save the BBC’s reputation. P7
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P10-11
Adam Sherwin: the risky business of trying to secure reality TV ratings. P11
Will Apples smartwatch succeed? P31
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Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P7
Hamish McRae on the Apple smartwatch. P13
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P21
Homeland creator says it has no plans for Isis storylines. P27
Wall Street Journal Europe
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P5
Apple smartwatch review. P19
Daily Mail
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,3
Avoiding BBC licence fee to remain a crime. P6
Sandie Shaw snubbed from BBC’s Eurovision TV show. P10
Sarah Vine on Poldark. P15
Gabby Logan praised for shaming Twitter troll. P21
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P27
Daily Express
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,5
Sunsanna Reid wins TRIC award. P3
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P17
BBC’s James Purnell ties himself in knots over relationship with Milibands. P21
The Sun
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,4-5
John Inverdale in C-word slip-up on Radio 5 Live. P5
BBC’s Nick Robinson on the mend. P14
Sister of rapist Ched Evans poised to be contestant on Big Brother. P15
Vic Reeves to play Harry Styles in Comic Relief spoof. P33
Dermot O’Leary on Comic Relief. P34-35
The Only Way is Essex coverage. P35
Daily Mirror
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,4-5
Ian Hyland: it looks like the wheels have finally fallen off Jeremy Clarkson. P4
BBC sorry over John Inverdale gaffe. P5
Poldark coverage. P7
Olympians among the dead as helicopters collide during filming of French reality TV show. P9
Alison Phillips on Poldark. P13
Daily Star
Jeremy Clarkson suspended after Top Gear ‘fracas’. P1,5
Mohammed Emwazi ‘a fan of Teletubbies’. P4
