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Priyanga Burford as Deepa Kaur, Ukip's newly elected fictional MP for Romford in Ukip: The First 100 Days.
Priyanga Burford as Deepa Kaur, Ukip’s newly elected fictional MP for Romford in Ukip: The First 100 Days. Photograph: Rory Mulvey/Channel 4/PA

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Ukip docudrama cleared after more than 6,000 complaints
Channel 4’s Ukip: The First 100 Days imagined Nigel Farage as prime minister and featured far-right supporters holding an Israeli flag

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UsVsTh3m’s demise shows challenge of making news for Facebook
As news organisations sign up to publish straight to Facebook with Instant Articles, Trinity Mirror’s decision to cull new formats teams shows how social media is changing publishers’ priorities

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Channel 4’s Ukip docudrama cleared after more than 6,000 complaints. P11
BBC’s Diane Coyle: ‘Whittingdale, despite the headlines, is a good choice. P32
Can ITV pull the rabbit out of the hat and arrest its ratings slump? P33
Emily Bell: What works best on Facebook is key question for news teams seeking traffic. P33

Daily Telegraph
Winner of BBC’s Great Chelsea Garden Challenge. P3
Scotland Yard kept dossiers on Star Trek fans. P7

Financial Times
Lucy Kellaway on AOL chief Tim Armstrong. P12
Jonathan Ford: Mobile ad-blocking risks becoming a barrier to innovation. P16

The Times
Catch-up TV viewers refuse to pay licence. P20
BBC warned by independent producers over in-house studio plans. P20
Scotland Yard kept dossiers on Star Trek fans. P22
Podcasting platform Atcast wins $5m investment. P35

The Independent
Half a million households don’t pay TV licence fee. P16
Morecambe and Wise feared sitcom would be a flop. P22
Podcasting platform Atcast wins $5m investment. P52

i
Morecambe and Wise could have stared in Last of the Summer Wine. P3
Thousands say they no longer need TV licence. P7
Jude Law to play young, American pope in TV series. P17
Marketing and branding: YouTube is 10 and with age comes vulnerability. P41

Wall Street Journal Europe
Belgium blasts Facebook over privacy. P16
Google settles with Max Mosley over orgy video. P16

Daily Mail
Editorial: Time for a rethink on the BBC licence fee. P14
Dominic Lawson criticises Radio 4’s Mariella Frostrup and Melvin Bragg over alleged leftwing stance. P14
Mad Men finale airs in US. P29

Daily Express
Sophie Raworth presents Chelsea Flower Show TV coverage. P4
Famous on-air spats. P13

The Sun
More than 1,000 people a day opt out of paying licence fee by watching catch-up TV online. P12
Coronation Street star worried over mass exodus of cast members. P31
Emmerdale coverage. P32-33

Daily Mirror
Awards night tears as stars honour Ann Kirkbride. P7
DIY SOS’s Nick Knowles quits UK after health scare. P7

Daily Star
Big Brother coverage. P1, P5
Jeremy Clarkson takes a cheeky swipe at the BBC. P3
Alesha Dixon says she’s ‘ready for the axe’ on Britain’s Got Talent. P5
BBC to make documentary about AP McCoy’s final season. P11

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