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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls to mix it up in Great British Bake Off special. P11
Serial 2 – journalists who reinvented the podcast tackle Bergdahl mystery. P18
The X-Files returns with new series on Channel 5. P24
Obituary: Creator of IBM mainframe computer Gene Amdahl. P51
Obituary: TV producer Ruth Boswell. P51
Daily Telegraph
BBC man suspended over Tyson Fury criticism. P4
Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls in Great British Bake Off special. P6
How Spotify helped put vinyl back in the groove. P20
Online Cambridge student newspaper scoops $3m investment. B4
Endemol Shine buys into Lenny Henry’s firm. B5
Financial Times
Comment: Give Mayer a chance to make Yahoo work. P15
Personal technology. P16
Google abandons European venture fund. P20
Twitter ads to target users who never log in. P20
Publicis loses its L’Oréal US account to rival WPP. P21
Warner Music streaming hits higher note. P22
The Times
BBC man suspended over Tyson Fury criticism. P4
Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls in Great British Bake Off special. P15
Free music on Spotify under threat. P17
Investigate news website Exaro’s links to Met, says former Tory MP Henry Proctor. P19
Serial podcast returns. P23
FT may be set for move back to City. P63
BBC drops live coverage of Australian Open. P85
The Independent
Serial podcast returns. P9
‘Multi-channel’ music streamers could be saving the humble CD. P13
BBC man suspended over Tyson Fury criticism. P28
Spanish ad for cleaning spray banned after only targeting women. P37
Obituary: Radio presenter Bonnie Lou. P60
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BBC man suspended over Tyson Fury criticism. P9
Vinyl and streaming ‘can co-exist’, fans say. P17
Spanish ad for cleaning spray banned after only targeting women. P26
Serial podcast returns. P29
Wall Street Journal Europe
Novo Nordisk and IBM to create virtual doctors. B3
Apple and Google gain software edge in cars. B3
Analysis: It’s hard for Yahoo to says sayonara. B6
Daily Mail
Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls in Great British Bake Off special. P3
Editorial: BBC censors Quentin Letts’ Radio 4 show. P16, 17
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P21
Jon Snow says he would not accept honour. P29
Lorraine Heggessey: Biggest challenge at BBC was deciding what to wear. P29
Daily Express
Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls in Great British Bake Off special. P1, 3
The X Factor coverage. P5
The Sun
Adele to perform on The X Factor. P11
Worst adverts of 2015. P18
Minister accuses BBC of ‘witch-hunt’. P19
Daily Mirror
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P3
Samantha Cameron and Ed Balls in Great British Bake Off special. P5
‘Sexist’ Cillit Bang ad banned. P12
Music streaming could be saviour of CDs. P56
Daily Star
X Factor coverage. P1, 3
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P3
BBC man suspended over Tyson Fury criticism. P15
