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I'm the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.

The that Mark Thompson apologised to the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Trust for not informing them he was signing a letter criticising Rupert Murdoch over the proposed buyout of BSkyB. It says the Trust is releasing the minutes of a meeting at which it was discussed.

, general secretary of the NUJ, and , ´óÏó´«Ã½ director of people, were interviewed on Radio 4's Today this morning following last week's 48-hour strike.

the NUJ strike at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ passed him by:

"I consume vast quantities of news - but almost entirely without the assistance of the ´óÏó´«Ã½."

The two of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s most high-profile presenters, Evan Davis and Sarah Montague, enraged colleagues on Saturday by defying the strike that has brought chaos to its news schedules.

Today presenter he will get tougher in his interviews and "upset more people".

Ann Widdecombe remains in Strictly Come Dancing, despite getting the lowest marks from the judges. The many of the show's fans think the joke is wearing thin.

The Jack Duckworth will bow out of Coronation Street tonight in the "most moving Corrie" in the soap's 50 years.

Downton Abbey, which ended last night, has achieved a grip on emotions stronger than any social drama since Upstairs, Downstairs almost 40 years ago. It returns next year.

that Downton Abbey has been "a triumph in the precarious word of TV drama".

The Queen is set to have an official presence on Facebook when a British Monarchy page launches on the internet-based social networking site, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ reports.

The ´óÏó´«Ã½'s newspaper review rounds up the papers' advice for Prime Minister David Cameron as he prepares to visit China. ´óÏó´«Ã½ newspapers review

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