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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Great British Bake Off contestants poised to serve up sixth series. P5
Top Gear cleared over ‘Pikey’ sign. P6
Thirty five women accusing Bill Cosby of rape feature on cover of New York magazine. P17
Daily Telegraph
Great British Bake Off set for sixth series. P1, 9
Pixar hit Inside Out bears striking resemblance to Beano cartoon strip. P3
Posh actors deserve spotlight, says James Fox. P9
Top Gear cleared over ‘Pikey’ sign. P9
Thirty five women accusing Bill Cosby of rape feature on cover of New York magazine. P13
Businessman seeks to register name Ibiza Shore to prevent MTV reality series. P14
Financial Times
Feature: Cyber insecurity. P11
Feature: Investors rediscover their appetite for news brands. P21
Altice lines up offer for NextRadio TV. P21
Marwyn launches cash vehicle to buy media companies. P22
The Times
Thirty five women accusing Bill Cosby of rape feature on cover of New York magazine. P3
Top Gear cleared over ‘Pikey’ sign. P9
Writer has last laugh as Twitter deletes her stolen jokes. P11
Times wins legal fight to launch Irish edition. P16
Steve Coogan’s US sitcom cancelled after one series. P17
The Independent
Huffington Post hopes to give Arab world a new voice. P15
Top Gear cleared over ‘Pikey’ sign. P20
Iranian newspapers ordered to be positive about nuclear deal. P24
Feature: The reality of reality TV, in a TV show. P41
UK advertising spend at record levels. P62
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Huffington Post launches Arabic-language edition. P17
Jeremy Clarkson cleared over ‘pikey’ joke on Top Gear. P19
Twitter to crack down on people who steal jokes from other users. P24
Thirty five victims line up to name Cosby on magazine cover. P26
Advertising hits £4.7bn UK record. P51
Wall Street Journal Europe
US tech firms resist role of policing terror talk. P18
Symphony chat venture seeks another shot of cash. P21
Daily Mail
Great British Bake Off set for sixth series. P9
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P19
Thirty five women accusing Bill Cosby of rape feature on cover of New York magazine. P22, 23
BBC to broadcast Sir Alex Ferguson documentary. P79
Daily Express
Bake Off contestants revealed. P3
The Sun
X Factor contestant kicked out over porn movies. P9
Ally Ross on TV. P11
Top Gear cleared over the use of the word ‘pikey’. P15
Paul Hollywood would like international Bake Off series. P27
Bake Off contestants revealed. P28, 29
Daily Mirror
Mary Berry appears in FHM’s list of 100 sexiest women. P25
Daily Star
Top Gear cleared over ‘Pikey’ sign. P15
