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Today's headlines
Top literary agent likens Amazon's 'brutal' tactics to Isis. P1, 9
I'm proud to be gay, says Apple chief. P5
Cinema launches fresh assault on TV news. G2. P6, 7
BBC declines to make Top Gear apology over Argentina row. P3
Andy Murray: I would rather take it easy than watch mum on Strictly. P11
I'm proud to be gay, says Apple chief. P13
BT hits out at BSkyB as its broadband growth slows. B3
Lenovo buys Motorola from Google for £1.82bn. B3
Samsung to revamp phones. B3
I'm proud to be gay, says Apple chief. P1, 22, 23
Putin channels soft power energies into London broadcaster. P2
Bristol turns into laboratory for 'smart' cities. P4
The invisible global army hot on the trail of the trolls. P14
Personal technology. P14
Vertical dimensions to social networking. P16
Soaring costs of global internet competition can be overlooked. P18
Samsung vows to seize back handset share. P20
Internet provider Naver falls short of estimates. P22
BT lifts dividend after gamble on sports TV pays off. P24
I'm proud to be gay, says Apple chief. P5
Christie's launches 'buy-it-now' button in bid to beat eBay. P17
BBC was right to withhold royals' TV licence data. P20
Revenge of the TV puppets comes with no strings attached. P25
Mirror journalists may be charged over phone hacking. P27
Ditch your own site and join us, says Facebook. P27
BT strikes to ease pain over football auction. P47
TV networks must unite to fight Netflix, says Rupert Murdoch. P53
Premium line costly at Samsung. P55
Obituary: BBC executive Colin Shaw. P61
Editorial: pre-election TV debates should include five party leaders. P2
Sun reporter 'paid £750 for budget details'. P8
Journalists' emails at centre of new Mirror hacking inquiry. P8
Cameras turned on tabloid editors in new film by Richard Peppiatt. P9
CEO of Apple comes out. P13
Russian news channel RT launches UK station. P24
Al-Jazeera ready to air from the Shard. P25
Greens threaten legal action against BBC. P26
Profits up as BT kicks off with Netflix. P61
Page 3 profile: journalist Nell Frizzell. P3
Greens challenge BBC over debate. P4
Court hears Sun reporter 'paid £750 for budget details' P9
CEO of Apple comes out. P11
Jeremy Clarkson in fresh row after drink-driving tweet. P13
Channel 4 to screen Farage in No 10 spoof. P19
Lawyers want deeper trawl of Mirror Group databases. P29
Inside Television. P39
Football nets BT profit win. P51
SoftBank weighs potential wireless deal in Mexico. P19
I'm proud to be gay, says Apple chief. P21
Samsung feels heat from Chinese rivals. P21
Nick Clegg urges BBC to give airtime to lobbyists who want drug legalisation. P6
Jeremy Clarkson attacked over 'beer in car' quip. P13
Radio 3 suffers lowest ratings during Proms season for 15 years. P39
Aggressive BT taking on Sky. P80
Hickey: Channel 4 to make spoof Ukip documentary. P17
Kirstie Allsopp wants to be the new Nigella Lawson. P19
Alan Titchmarsh to appear in new series about Buckingham Palace gardens. P25
Affectionate tribute to TV soap Crossroads. P38
More people tune into BT's broadband and TV sport. P65
The X Factor coverage. P1, P7
Boss of Apple announces he is gay. P9
Simple Minds to open Sports Personality of the Year. P44
Bus crash will leave future of 12 Coronation Street characters in the balance. P45
Channel 4 to spoof Nigel Farage as PM. P2
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P9
The X Factor coverage. P9
Coronation Street plans bus disaster in New year. P11
How Mirror legend Felicity Green changed Fleet Street. P39
Coronation Street bosses planning a bloodbath. P1, P8
Roy Keane going on I'm a Celebrity. P1, P3
Jeremy Clarkson in fresh row after drink-driving tweet. P9
The X Factor coverage. P11
Vic Reeves set for a role in drama Inspector George Gently. P17