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Britain's Got Talent Final
Jules O’Dwyer and Matisse won the 2015 series of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent. Photograph: Dymond/Syco/Thames/Corbis

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Britain’s Got Talent producers sorry for switched dogs in final
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Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Caitlyn Jenner unveils female identity on cover of Vanity Fair. P3
Britain’s Got Talent apologises for dog duplicity. P9
Irish media to mount court challenge to Denis O’Brien . P17
ITV buys remaining 75% of Mammoth Screen. P18
Jack Warner is not the first high-profile figure to fall for a spoof from the Onion. G2 P2
Kay Mellor and Kathy Tyson on how they made ITV’s Band of Gold. G2 P20

Daily Telegraph
BBC fees for World Cup under scrutiny. P1
Secret stunt dog behind Britain’s Got Talent’s winning collie. P7
BBC may have to cut content if if is forced to bear cost of free licence fees for over-75s or decriminalised non-payment, says Danny Cohen. P7
Top Gear facing Have I Got News for You-style revamp. P10
ITV buys Poldark maker Mammoth Screen. Business P3
Google changes privacy settings. Business P3

Financial Times
German government urged to ease its curbs on Google. P6

The Times
Secret stunt dog behind Britain’s Got Talent’s winning collie. P4
BBC tried to iron out my eccentricities, says Robert Peston. P9
ITV buys Poldark maker Mammoth Screen. P37

The Independent
Charity advertising poster criticised for ‘bad karma’. P17
Obituary: TV programme-maker Howard Smith. P46
Irish media challenges Denis O’Brien injunction. P54

i
Brazilian TV network’s slur on atheists punished. P3
Britain’s Got Talent winner used dog double. P9
Davina McCall defends herself following Twitter backlash. P15
ITV buys Poldark production firm. P42

Wall Street Journal Europe
Apple streaming service aims to challenge Spotify. P1,19

Daily Mail
Britain’s Got Talent dog on fakery storm. P1,11
Curbs on NHS fat cats – thanks to the Mail. P7
BBC may have to cut content if if is forced to bear cost of free licence fees for over-75s or decriminalised non-payment, says Danny Cohen. P12
Top Gear to keep James May and Richard Hammond for £1m each in Have I Got News for You-style revamp. P22
Danny Cohen calls for Sepp Blatter to quit Fifa on Twitter. P34
WPP faces another shareholder revolt over Sir Martin Sorrell’s pay. P70

Daily Express
Britain’s Got Talent winning dog had stunt double. P1, P3
Robert Peston says scandal of cash snub for cancer killed his wife. P11
Davina McCall defends herself following Twitter backlash. P16

The Sun
Simon Cowell ‘conned by Britain’s Got Talent dog double’. P1,4-5
Caitlyn Jenner unveils female identity on cover of Vanity Fair. P9
Ally Ross: Britain’s Got Talent is on its last legs. P13
John Whittingdale has spoken to Greg Dyke about plan for breakaway World Cup. P19
Johnny Vegas to turn autobiography into a movie. P27
Geordie Shore coverage. P28-29

Daily Mirror
Britain’s Got Talent winner faces backlash over dog double. P6-7
Britain’s Got Talent judges’ dresses ‘not suitable for family viewing’. P7
Classic shots from the golden age of TV entertainment. P15
ITV buys Poldark maker Mammoth Screen. P44

Daily Star
Britain’s Got Talent winning dog had stunt double. P1, P4, P5
Richard Hammond and James May offered £1m to stay on Top Gear. P3
Love Island contestants. P25

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