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
economic crisis? plus, when working from home is just too expensive could soaring energy bills drive a mass return to the office for the first time since the pandemic? hello. we start with the cost of living crisis here in britain because the boss of one of the uk s top energy suppliers has told the bbc the government must act now to protect customers from soaring bills or face catastrophe this winter. ovo energy ceo stephen fitzpatrick has been talking to our business editor simonjack about their own ideas for supporting households. he said it felt like the past 12 months had been wasted despite the scale of the crisis becoming increasingly apparent. and he called on the uk s new prime minister to take action as soon as they are appointed next week. if we don t start working on this first thing on monday when we have a new government, a new prime minister this has to be the first order of business. and if we don t use every available moment over the next 12 weeks
him and still have a fairly independent media. however, does mean that if do get a few countries around the world or individuals around the world contributing things, you will find yourself in a very difficult position if you were in and unable to have independence or alternative news. , , independence or alternative news. , . ~ independence or alternative news. , ., ~ independence or alternative news. , ., . news. justin, thank you so much forjoining news. justin, thank you so much forjoining us news. justin, thank you so much forjoining us with forjoining us with your thoughts today. let s turn to the cost of living now because we get inflation figures for the euro area in the next few hours. the latest rate from november was 2.4%, incredibly close to target. what will december s data say? yoav gallant about price stresses that use the euro currency. claus vistesen is chief eurozone economist at pantheon economics. what are you expecting to hear? so, we think that headline infl
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