Thursday's National Newspaper Front Pages
THE PAPERS' TOP STORIES
:: Daily Mirror
Jeremy Clarkson may be questioned by police over the attack on a producer that cost him his Top Gear job.
:: Daily Star
Officers investigating 'Steakgate' said they would take "action where necessary".
:: Metro
A BBC report described how Clarkson split his colleague's lip during a 30-second physical onslaught that was accompanied by a 20-minute volley of verbal abuse.
:: The Sun
The paper also leads with Clarkson being dropped by the BBC and Zayn Malik quitting the boy band One Direction.
:: Daily Express
There are claims that a crack to the windscreen could have caused the Germanwings airliner to crash in the French Alps.
:: The Times
Investigators cannot give the "slightest explanation" as to why the plane smashed into a mountainside.
:: The i
Crash experts hope a black box recording of the pilots can solve the riddle of Flight 9525.
:: The Daily Telegraph
In a surprise move, David Cameron has ruled out increasing VAT for five years if the Conservatives win the election.
:: The Independent
The sale of a key government research unit to the outsourcing giant Capita could undermine essential work on food safety.
:: The Guardian
A whistleblower has revealed that police conducted spying operations on a string of Labour politicians during the 1990s.
:: Daily Mail
A watchdog has declared supermarkets are blocking efforts to tackle a deadly bug found in chicken.
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