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Wednesday's National Newspaper Front Pages

THE PAPERS' TOP STORIES

:: i, The Times

Several police forces are investigating child sex abuse allegations against former Prime Minister Edward Heath .

:: The Independent

The body that handles university applications, UCAS, has been accused of blocking efforts to improve social mobility by refusing to release important data it holds on students from poor backgrounds.

:: Metro, Daily Mirror, Daily Express

Cilla Black's sons are bringing her home after a post-mortem confirmed she died from a stroke .

:: The Daily Telegraph

Ministers are challenging the Church of England to support the biggest shake up of Sunday trading laws in a generation.

:: The Guardian

The Labour Party should "end the madness" of a growing surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn and elect Yvette Cooper, former Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said.

:: Financial Times

The internet revolution has rendered Britain's official statistics out of date, according to former deputy governor of the Bank of England Sir Charlie Bean.

:: Daily Star

Hungry seagulls are poised to sabotage The Great British Bake Off by pecking all the cakes.

:: Daily Mail

The days of record-low mortgage rates are numbered as banks raise the cost of their deals.

:: The Sun

Former One Direction star Zayn Malik has called off his engagement to pop singer Perrie Edwards .

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