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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