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Jeremy Clarkson: set to face a BBC investigation this week
Jeremy Clarkson: set to face a BBC investigation this week. Photograph: Philip Toscano/PA

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Jeremy Clarkson to give first full account of fracas during BBC investigation
Suspended Top Gear presenter will face interview by director of BBC Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, over allegedly punching TV producer Oisin Tymon

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Gigaom closure offers harsh lesson in evolution
Emily Bell: The demise of the well-respected technology news site highlights the pressures faced by venture capital-funded publishers

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Jeremy Clarkson to give BBC his account of Top Gear row. P13
The readers’ editor: I may not always agree with cartoonist Steve Bell, but I defend his right to draw. P32
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos: ‘We like giving great storytellers big canvases. P34
BBC’s Jeremy Clarkson woes highlight difficulty of putting the brakes on talent. P35
Emily Bell: Gigaom closure offers harsh lesson in evolution. P35

Daily Telegraph
Talks ‘stalled’ between Pippa Middleton and US broadcaster NBC. P3
David Cameron considering online debate. P4
BBC chief Lord Hall ‘is backing Jeremy Clarkson to stay on Top Gear’. P7

Financial Times
Sir Martin Sorrell to pocket £36m shares award. P26

The Times
Spanish journalist describes captivity by Isis. P6-7
Jimmy Savile victims attack BBC executive’s alleged Jeremy Clarkson comparison. P9
Shazam considering float to the tune of $1bn. P40
Veteran TV producer on handling ‘talent’. Times2 P2-3

The Independent
Editorial: TV debate between George Osborne and Ed Balls would be a good start, but we need the leaders. P2
Matthew Norman: Forget right and left, where do you stand on Jeremy Clarkson? P26
Adam Sherwin on journalist and free speech campaigner Mariane Pearl. P34-35
How do you solve a problem like Jeremy Clarkson? P35
Reports of cinema’s death are exaggerated. P35

Wall Street Journal Europe
Orange set to enter talks on sale of stake in video-streaming site Dailymotion. P20

Daily Mail
Jeremy Clarkson ‘is in self-destruct mode and needs to go into rehab’. P5
Dominic Lawson on Jeremy Clarkson. P16
Peter McKay on Jeremy Clarkson. P16
ITV in legal bid over Labour peer’s pension. P60
Sir Martin Sorrell faces pay revolt over £36m shares award. P60

Daily Express
Jeremy Clarkson awaits his fate as Top Gear inquiry kicks off. P9
Profile of Poldark actor Aidan Turner. P18
Andrew Flintoff wins Australian version of I’m a Celebrity. P19
WPP stands strong in face of cautious climate. P52

The Sun
Editorial: BBC executive who allegedly likened Jeremy Clarkson to Jimmy Savile should be fired. P6
Jimmy Savile victims attack BBC executive’s alleged Jeremy Clarkson comparison. P7
Pippa Middleton abandons hopes of US TV career. P11
Kelvin MacKenzie on Jeremy Clarkson. P13
The Voice coverage. P27
CBBC Newsround special to cover stars’ body image issues. P28
Leigh Francis interview. P28-29
Andrew Flintoff wins Australian version of I’m a Celebrity. P29

Daily Mirror
Andrew Flintoff wins Australian version of I’m A Celebrity. P3
TV comedian Leigh Francis doesn’t want fame in the US. P4
Jeremy Clarkson’s friend AA Gill attacks BBC for suspending him. P9
Hollyoaks actors big break in the US. P15

Daily Star
BBC executive allegedly says Jeremy Clarkson is ‘like Savile’. P1,5
Andrew Flintoff wins Australian version of I’m A Celebrity. P3
Ant and Dec no longer the faces of Morrisons. P9
James Corden baffles Americans with his British accent. P11
The Voice coverage. P29
Philip Schofield defends new hypnotism gameshow. P29

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