hello, i m with your top business stories. should one of britain s most influential newspapers be owned by the abu dhabi royal family? that s a question the uk government has been grappling with since the 169 year old daily telegraph agreed to a major investment from a uae backed firm late last year. redbird imi is backed by shekih mansour bin zayed al nahyan who also owns manchester city football club. the deal has been put on hold until later this month while uk media regulators examine it. but the man leading the bid, the former boss of cnn jeff zucker, has dismissed concerns about editorial interference by the gulf government at the telegraph and its sister magazine the spectator. speaking exclusively to our business editor simonjack, he said the deal will provide much needed investment in uk journalism. we think it is a two terrific brands that have been under invested in for a long time and is a great opportunity to export these brands, to invest in these brands, br
should the abu dhabi royal family be allowed to buy britain s daily telegraph newspaper? the man leading the bid says its editorial independence would be safe. the fact is, democracy needs journalism and today, journalism and today, journalism needs investment and that s what we are here to provide. also coming up is an end in sight to europe s cost of living crisis? we ll take the temperature as the eurozone awaits its latest inflation data. plus, sandwiched in the middle. the boss of mcdonald s says it s taking a meaningful hit to its business from boycotts over its peceived support for israel. and tinseltown on thames. from barbie to batman. the british film industry is on a roll as more studios move production to the uk.