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Move over, Murdoch: will Lord Rothermere be Britain’s most powerful media mogul?

The Daily Mail owner has the Telegraph titles in his sights as part of a long-held ambition to create a dominant stable of rightwing newspapers

The Guardian - UK

Lord Rothermere’s Telegraph takeover strengthens UK media’s rightwing tilt

Many fear competition and diversity will be diminished as Daily Mail owner wins race to buy newspaper

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Why Rothermere’s £500m Telegraph takeover exposes a digital power play – and a dilemma for Starmer

COMMENT: The Mail-Telegraph merger is raising fears about monopolies and influence, but the motivations behind it lie in online subscriptions, says Chris Blackhurst – leaving the prime minister and the watchdogs struggling to keep up

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Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles

Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re sick of being the story’: what next for the Telegraph after takeover collapses?

Media group’s future is again in limbo – and it faces questions over the asking price as well as regulatory hurdles

The Guardian - UK

Why it matters who owns a newspaper

The House of Lords this week approved government legislation that will allow foreign states to hold up to a 15% stake in British newspaper publishers.

The Conversation

Ministers refuse to name companies that lobbied them over foreign ownership of UK newspapers

Revealed: Crossbench peers scrutinising proposed law change say they were told not to share companies involved

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Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this ‘very compassionate man’

Some of the president’s Tory fans seem to find the grim reality of the president’s actions invigorating rather than terrifying

The Guardian - UK

James Stunt claimed diplomatic immunity and called black Met police officer 'Uncle Tom' in bizarre tirade

James Stunt was caught on camera launching a foul-mouthed tirade at a police officer after his arrest

Evening Standard

‘I was terrified about parental backlash’: taking contested history into schools

Parallel Histories, one of three charities the Guardian is supporting this year, helps students navigate contemporary conflicts

The Guardian - UK

Private equity firm behind Six Nations rugby considers bid for Telegraph

Potential bid by CVC Capital Partners believed to be structured to back newspaper group’s management team

The Guardian - UK

Battle resumes to take control of Telegraph – and the Tory soul

After year in ownerless limbo, Conservative party’s bible goes up for sale in second auction next week

The Guardian - UK

Geordie Greig’s Hugh Cudlipp Lecture in full: Hard Facts, Hard Truths

The Independent’s Editor-in-Chief gave the prestigious 2024 Hugh Cudlipp Memorial Lecture at the Royal Overseas League

The Independent UK

Telegraph and Spectator takeover: News Corp and Mail owner consider bids

Planned acquisition by UAE-backed RedBird IMI is being considered by the culture secretary

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Evening Standard

Sale of Telegraph Group "still wide open" -- bankers

THE race to land ownership of The Telegraph Group remains wide open City bankers insist in the face of reports that an Abu-Dhabi backed fund is close to taking control.

Evening Standard

The Telegraph has drawn a glittering array of bidders. But which will win?

Profitable and influential, the Telegraph is far from a distressed asset

The Guardian - UK

The Mail and the Telegraph owned by the same man? It would be a disaster for the UK’s free press

I like Lord Rothermere, but a media landscape dominated by a few powerful figures is a grave threat to our democracy, says the Conservative MP David Davis

The Guardian - UK

Daily Mail owner looks to Middle Eastern backers over Telegraph bid

Lord Rothermere is second potential suitor to turn to oil-rich region for financial support

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The Guardian - UK

Barclay family aim to regain Telegraph control with UAE backing – report

Family are said to have secured investment from anonymous backers based in Abu Dhabi

The Guardian - UK

Telegraph sale: who might win a fight for the voice of Tory England?

With a sell-off looming for the newspapers, several tycoons and groups look to have the money, and the motivation, to take over

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