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Sherlock's nude 'dominatrix' says she found role 'empowering'

10 Jan 2012: Actor Lara Pulver reveals what it was like filming racy scenes that prompted more than 100 viewers to complain to BBC. By John Plunkett
Jeremy Clarkson 11hr 6min ago

Jeremy Clarkson made £2m from Top Gear company

9 Jan 2012: Presenter's £1m BBC salary topped up by success of Bedder 6, private firm he helped set up to exploit brand's profits
Leveson inquiry 12hr 26min ago

Leveson inquiry: Sun editor denies using private investigators - video

9 Jan 2012: Video (47 sec)
The editor of the Sun, Dominic Mohan, gives evidence to the Leveson inquiry, saying he has not used private investigators as far as he is aware
Breastfeeding 14hr 38min ago

Facebook apologises for deleting photos of girls pretending to breastfeed

9 Jan 2012: Pictures on an NHS-backed breastfeeding group of two girls pretending to feed dolls were removed for 'policy violation'
Leveson inquiry 15hr 13min ago

Leveson inquiry: Kelvin MacKenzie, Dominic Mohan appear

9 Jan 2012:
Present and former Sun executives give evidence to the inquiry into phone hacking and media standards. By Josh Halliday, Lisa O'Carroll and Jason Deans
Leveson inquiry 15hr 22min ago

Leveson inquiry: thieves stole photos from Pippa Middleton to sell to Sun

9 Jan 2012: Royal editor says Sun helped police catch criminals who had photos of Kate and William. By Lisa O'Carroll
Leveson inquiry 17hr 28min ago

Leveson inquiry: Kelvin MacKenzie attacks the Guardian - video

9 Jan 2012: Video (1min 12sec)
Kelvin MacKenzie, who edited the Sun for 13 years from 1981, criticises the Guardian's correction of a story about deletions of Milly Dowler's voicemail messages
Louise Mensch 17hr 46min ago

Louise Mensch on phone hacking, female MPs and the Tories' future - video

9 Jan 2012: Video (8min 15sec)
Tory MP Louise Mensch discusses women in politics, Twitter, the Occupy movement and her role on the Commons select committee on culture, media and sport
Oscars 18hr 32min ago

Oscar for best documentary hopefuls to face newspaper review rule

9 Jan 2012: Entrants to Academy Award for best documentary will now need to have been reviewed in the New York or Los Angeles Times
Antony Worrall Thompson 18hr 34min ago

Antony Worrall Thompson says sorry for Tesco shoplifting

9 Jan 2012:
The TV chef and restaurateur, who was arrested for stealing cheese and wine from supermarket, pledges to seek treatment
BBC 20hr 44min ago

BBC drama writer claims police failed to fully co-operate with research

9 Jan 2012: Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio says he encountered restricted access when writing BBC2 series about police corruption. By Ben Dowell
Leveson inquiry 21hr 7min ago

Leveson inquiry: who's appearing on Monday

9 Jan 2012: Sun editor Dominic Mohan, one of his predecessors Kelvin MacKenzie and Bizarre editor Gordon Smart to give evidence. By Josh Halliday
Media Briefing 21hr 18min ago

Today's media stories from the papers

9 Jan 2012:
Monday's Media Briefing
Greenslade 23hr 5min ago

Israeli journalist to launch political party

9 Jan 2012:
Poll suggests popular TV news anchor will win over voters
Leveson inquiry 1 day ago

Sun editor Dominic Mohan due before Leveson inquiry

9 Jan 2012:
Paper's royal editor and Bizarre column editor also set to give evidence along with former editor Kelvin MacKenzie

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Netflix could take on BSkyB in the future

Firm's founder says new online film and TV deal complements BSkyB's film service but rivalry will hot up in future. By Mark Sweney
- Netflix enters UK video on demand market with tempting deals
- LoveFilm signs BBC and ITV deals
Sun editor gets a light Leveson grilling

Dan Sabbagh: Dominic Mohan faced few challenging questions on phone hacking or past Sun stories
Clarkson earns more than £2m despite rows

Top Gear presenter's company, set up to profit from show's global expansion, increased pre-tax profits to £15.2m. By Mark Sweney
Strictly producer Hopkins dies aged 47

TV producer developed, pitched and produced BBC1's hit show and worked on Dancing with the Stars. By John Plunkett
Birmingham's BRMB rebrands to Free Radio

Owner Orion Media announces name change for Birmingham broadcaster along with three Midlands sister stations. By John Plunkett
Dancing on Ice left clueless by Sherlock

TV ratings: ITV1 series, now co-presented by Christine Bleakley, sees its results show beaten by the BBC1 sleuth. By John Plunkett
- New Girl debuts with 1.2m
- Borgen begins with 629,000 viewers

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Kelvin exercises self-control but lashes NI for 'lying'

Reading between the lines of Kelvin MacKenzie's evidence as he struggles to contain his natural ebullience

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So Peppa's been a naughty pig. Do you worry about children's TV shows?

Open thread: Tell us if you think young children are negatively influenced by the programmes targeted at them

Trying to get at the truth of Turkey's jailed journalists

Roy Greenslade considers the dispute over whether the imprisonment of journalists in Turkey amounts to a genuine assault on press freedom

Why the FT and New York Times are charging so much for their print editions

Roy Greenslade looks at publishers' strategy of coaxing readers towards online by increasing prices for newsprint issues

Paolo Di Canio is reviving the legacy of José Mourinho's coat

Martin Kelner: Paolo Di Canio and the legacy of José Mourinho's coat

The readers' editor on… the trouble with numbers in Guardian reporting

Chris Elliott: Open door: As readers' editor, I can and do urge more numeracy training and better use of statistics

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