M&C Saatchi rejects £50m approach for performance division from Brave Bison Rupert Murdoch-backed Brave Bison has been on the acquisition trail, making five deals so far this year. Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2025
Sun owner’s losses related to phone-hacking claims top £1.2bn News Group Newspapers reports a pre-tax loss for the year to 30 June 2024 of £18m, its smallest since 2011 The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025
Washington Post publisher alleged to have advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone during Partygate Covid scandal Sources’ claim suggests advice by Will Lewis, an informal adviser to then prime minister, contradicted instructions to staff The Guardian - US · Jun 19, 2024
Telegraph takeover: UK plans law to stop foreign ownership of newspapers New legislation could thwart planned £600m purchase of media group by UAE-backed consortium The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024
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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
Frontrunner in Telegraph newspaper takeover bid accuses rivals of hypocrisy Jeff Zucker of Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI insists editorial independence of titles would be protected The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
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 The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
Who is Dan Wootton? GB News star who denies claims he offered thousands for sex images The GB News presenter - one of Britain’s most salacious journalists - has denied the allegations against him The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2023
Tipping point in decline of magazines as one large printer remains in UK All bar one of top-selling titles now printed by London-based Walstead after closure of rival in Liverpool The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
What next for Daily and Sunday Telegraph now they are to be sold? Key questions on fate of newspaper group after row between Barclay family and Lloyds Banking Group The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023
Isabel Oakeshott: the journalist who turned over Matt Hancock Ex-minister’s judgment questioned for trusting journalist who has long made clear her disdain for his lockdown policies The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
How Qatar bought up Britain As the world’s attention turns to the emirate for the World Cup, an Observer investigation reveals that it and its ruling family have amassed a £10bn property empire The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022