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ACTION MAN
Daily Mail associate editor Stephen Wright –a key figure in the case brought by Prince Harry against Associated Newspapers – is leaving the paper.

EDITOR AT LARGESSE
Showbiz maven Alison Boshoff is staying at the Mail rather than joining the Sun – and she has a new job title that drew the ire of another Mail writer.

THE LINE OF DUTY
The Financial Times's investigation into Saudi Arabia's stalled "The Line" project must have caused some headaches for another department at the paper.

REDBIRD WATCHERS
The top brass at the Telegraph have launched a full mutiny against their incoming owner, US investment firm RedBird Capital.

BUDGET BALLS
With the budget on the horizon, have newspapers avoided provoking alarm, peddling nonsense or speaking up against taxes that might hurt them? Er…

A LIDDLE DANGEROUS...
A short satirical mock letter by Rod Liddle in his Spectator column escalated awkwardly when a colleague shared it online out of context.

COUNCIL HACKS
Cash-strapped local titles owned by Iconic Media are allowing local councils to publish press releases directly on to their news outlets.

ROCK OUT
Tortoise's James Harding told Observer hacks he was "excited at the prospect of working together". The departure of its editor is another nail in that coffin.

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Hail storm
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Wild claim
Law firm Carter-Ruck's latest wheeze

Any old tat
Lady Liberty on a Democrat with a permanent stain

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