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I'm the Â鶹Éç's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

Will Richard Desmond's takeover of Five turn out OK? that while he's known for cost-cutting, he's also prepared to dig deep into his own pockets - spending up to £100m establishing OK in the United States.

The Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on the Andrew Marr Show he wants to meet the Â鶹Éç Director General Mark Thompson to discuss pay at the Corporation, the Â鶹Éç reports.

[registration required] he does not feel under siege at the Â鶹Éç:

"A few members of the press and others might be standing out there with placards saying, 'You're faced with a vast siege here.' But look at what the public say about the Â鶹Éç and it's not there."

The new presenter for the One Show, Alex Jones, bears more than a passing resemblance to Christine Bleakley, and not just in looks, the .

Mad Men's Joan, played by Christina Hendricks, is a better physical role model for women than stick-thin models, according to the equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone. The that the minister plans to meet fashion industry representatives, to propose that digitally enhanced images carry a warning.

The Queen has put many of her photographs on Flickr, including many historic ones, the Â鶹Éç reports.

The Â鶹Éç's newspaper review says the expected departure of BP chief Tony Hayward is widely reported by the papers.

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