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THE EX FILES
The Sun laid out how much each participant in The Celebrity Traitors is worth – except for one contestant, who happens to be an ex-wife of its proprietor.

SALEM’S BLOT
The Daily Mail diary noted recently that Michael Gove’s relationship with his girlfriend had ended – but there was far more that went unreported.

SPECIAL INFESTIGATION
Bedbugs have again been found at the Guardian’s plush offices despite repeated treatments, leaving staff furious and bosses under fire.

FREE PREACH
Green leader Zach Polanski used an op-ed slot in the Guardian to make a plea to its readers – but the article was closed to reader comments online.

PRIME TARGETS
Andrew Neill took side-swipes at various former prime ministers in the Mail – the paper that backed Theresa May and Liz Truss and still pays Boris Johnson.

FLEE MARKET
The Times and Sunday Times have run yet more articles about the rich leaving the UK to avoid Labour tax rises – and not checking them carefully.

ECHO & THE MONEY MEN
Bournemouth’s Daily Echo is doubling down on its relationship with a vigilante group that has been condemned by police, politicians and anti-racist groups.

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Gulf club
Questions over Manchester City’s auditors

Home truths
Kemi Badenoch’s tax plans don’t add up

Wiped flaws
How the media forgot Jeffrey Archer’s many misdeeds

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