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MediaCity UK skyline at dusk. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian

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Today’s headlines

The Guardian

MPs criticise BBC’s pay excesses and call for tougher governance. P4
Beth Tweddle has taken first steps since Jump injury. P16
Former Top Gear presenter James May leads calls to rescue toy manufacturer Hornby. P28
Johnston Press in talks to buy the i newspaper. P28
Pinewood could be sold for up to £350m. P29

Daily Telegraph

‘Arrogant’ BBC must reveal how much it pays stars, warn MPs. P1
BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker won’t work on the Sabbath. P7
Johnston Press locked in talks to buy i newspaper. Business P1
Pinewood sees bigger picture as it considers a £300m sale. Business P8

Financial Times

Pinewood sets sights on strategy shake-up. P15, P22, P23
Time Warner hit by ‘cord-cutting’ fears. P20

The Times

Creationist presenter gets top BBC role. P3
Be less arrogant, male and pale, MPs tell BBC. P3
BBC in talks to use Wembley Arena for pre EU referendum TV debate. P3
Beth Tweddle walks a few steps after Jump injury. P22

The Independent

Sir Paul McCartney creates five-second ‘love Mojis’ for Skype. P7
Select committee attacks ‘arrogant’ BBC and calls for new governance. P13
TV that watches you: face-scan technology trialled by BBC. P16
David Bowie’s son Duncan Jones to be a father for first time. P17
Johnny Depp stars as Donald Trump in spoof biopic. P30
Spotlight on Pinewood as it looks as sale options. P58

i

David Bowie’s son to become a dad. P3
MPs call for abolition of BBC Trust. P7
Jerry Hall ‘shows off’ £2.2m engagement ring given by Rupert Murdoch. P15
Will Gore: Do we need to reopen Leveson? P16
Viewers not happy with sound quality on Happy Valley. P27
Pinewood film studios considers sale options. P51

Wall Street Journal

Pinewood studio owner weighs sale. B1

Daily Mail

Gillian Anderson hardly seems to have aged since The X-Files began in 1993. P3
Idris Elba splits from long-term girlfriend. P9
Martin Clunes joins hunt for Cat Ripper of Croydon. P13
Arrogance of the BBC bureaucrats. P21
Fans blast Happy Valley ‘mumblers’. P23
The Archers’ posh accent is gone. P23
Girl of 16 wears corset to copy reality TV idols. P23
Noel Edmonds says he is being stalked online. P29
Sir David Attenborough leads tributes to science journalist Michael Hanlon. P35
Pinewood given £350m pricetag. P69

Daily Express

Slammed, the ‘arrogant and underhanded’ BBC. P4
Richard Branson bitten by stingray in Cayman islands. P21
Archers characters not as posh as they were decades ago. P22
Devout Dan Walker won’t do Sundays on BBC Breakfast. P25
Stars who refuse to work on Sundays. P25
Nicholas Parsons ‘hasn’t missed a single show of Just a Minute’. P25
Hugh Grant is as important to me as family, says Liz Hurley. P27

The Sun

Overhaul arrogant BBC, MPs demand. P2
BBC viewers baffled by ‘mumbling’ as hit returns. P11
Idris Elba admits ‘selfish’ side as he dumps son’s mum. P16
Trump played by Johnny Depp in spoof film. P19
X Factor winner Ben Haenow struggles to draw crowds. P20
Prince William snubs Bafta ceremony. P21
The Jump coverage. P23
BBC plan to put web cameras on viewers’ TVs to watch their reactions. P35
Mary Berry fans up in arms after BBC dumps her two prime time shows from this week’s schedules. P35

Daily Mirror

MPs says BBC ‘wrong’ on star lobby. P2
BBC show Happy Valley hit by new ‘mumbling’ row. P3
World’s most dangerous TV shows. P16, P17
Beth Tweddle takes first steps after brutal crash on The Jump. P16
Britain’s famous Pinewood film studios could fall in foreign hands. P44

Daily Star

The Voice presenter Emma Willis doesn’t have a plan if baby comes early. P3
Viewers complain that Happy Valley actors mumble their words. P11
Beth Tweddle takes a few steps following crash on The Jump. P17
Doctor Who is the most watched programme on the commute to work. P21

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