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Top stories on MediaGuardian.co.uk BSkyB deal could be done by 29 July Two sides expected to agree price to tie-in with BSkyB's financial results News International facing job losses Rebekah Wade emails staff of planned 'savings in overheads and personnel' to share resources across its four nationals Phone hacking: NI to draw up code of practice News International chief Rebekah Brooks hopes help from legal firm will prevent repeat of News of the World hacking affair This week's featured media jobs National Geographic Traveller - Senior Project Manager London/permanent/full time Resources Group - Marketing Communications Specialist London/permanent/full time Amnesty International - News Writer London/contract/full time For more jobs, career advice and workplace news visit guardianjobs.co.uk Today's headlines The Guardian Justin Timberlake puts own money into Myspace. P5 Kelvin MacKenzie leaves Sun to join Daily Mail. P12 Guardian investigation receives journalism award. P12 Murdoch finally gets green light for BSkyB deal – but at a price. P14-15 Filmmaker and human rights activist detained in Iran. P19 Leader: Empire of the Sun. P36 The Independent BSkyB deal gets go-ahead amid outburst of anger from Labour. P12-13 HMV stakes future on technology as sales slump. P36 Samsung calls for US ban on Apple in patent row. P38 The i Profile: Kelvin MacKenzie. P3 Labour anger as Hunt approves BSkyB deal. P6 Justin Timberlake becomes real-life social networker. P18 Computer hackers take down al-Qaida forum. P25 Daily Telegraph Obituary: David Welch. P35 News Corp step closed to BSkyB takeover. Business, P3 HMV deep in the red. Business, P3 Insane demand for Google+ invites. Business, P3 The Times Times publisher hails landmark figure in push for digital growth. P4 Hunt ready to clear BSkyB deal, with new conditions. P43 HMV to crank up volume on live music after painful restructuring. P53 Financial Times Hunt ready to clear Murdoch's takeover of BSkyB. P4 Leader: Hunt sets no limits on Sky. P12 HMV to focus on technology and live music. P20 Wall Street Journal Europe FBI raids home of Ohio man allegedly linked to hacker group LulzSec. P9 Israeli Facebook campaign keeps lid on cheese prices. P12 Daily Mail Anger over green light for Murdoch's BSkyB deal. P10 Daily Express HMV recovery drive. P70 Murdoch gets ok for BSkyB bid. P71 The Sun Sky deal closer. P2 Chris Moyles gets new Radio 1 contract. TV Biz, P1 Daily Mirror Hunt accused of slippery deals to let BSkyB bid through. P14 Kelvin MacKenzie joins Daily Mail. P14 Daily Star Comedian Marcus Brigstocke apologies for joke about jews. P14 And finally ... The poignancy of Kelvin MacKenzie's totemic departure from the Sun – to join the Daily Mail – has not been lost on the tabloid's red-top rival, the Daily Mirror. The Mirror marks MacKenzie's change of allegiance as a "wild lurch to the right". The paper devotes a distinctly unflattering 70 words on the former Sun editor, making no small mention of MacKenzie's Merseyside reputation. "Newspaper columnist Kelvin MacKenzie – the man who smeared Liverpool fans after the Hillsborough disaster – is deserting the Sun for the even more right wing Daily Mail." One wonders what MacKenzie's first Mail tirade might be about. Daily Mirror, P14. Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today US Federal Trade Commission reportedly investigates Twitter Recently the company has clashed with developers as it has bought or built its own services Empty promises? The Sky News requirements imposed on News Corp The extra undertakings demanded by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt – subject to a consultation exercise ending on 8 July Rupert Murdoch finally gets green light for BSkyB takeover – but at a price News Corporation may pay £1.9bn more than original offer after delay brought about by eight-month inquiry Guardian investigation into mortality rates wins journalism award Royal Statistical Society gives special commendation to report that uncovered variation in death rates Barack Obama to answer Twitter questions US president will discuss jobs and the economy on microblogging site on 6 July HP TouchPad: the reviews roundup The HP TouchPad has been the subject of much speculation, partly because it has Jon Rubenstein, ex-Apple, in charge. So what do the reviewers think? Our roundup saves you clicking Iranian film-maker detained in notorious Tehran prison Unidentified officials arrest documentary maker and women's rights activist Mahnaz Mohammadi at her home MSNBC suspends journalist over Barack Obama insult US cable news channel takes action after Mark Halperin calls US president 'kind of a dick' Google+ 'blocked in China' Great Firewall of China website shows users are unable to access any location within google.com Media Talk: Johann Hari, BSkyB and Myspace Has the Independent's star columnist committed career Hari-kari? Plus, the News Corp takeover of BSkyB gets the green light, while Murdoch sells Myspace for a song

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