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
disruption. how much of a headache this latest problem becomes for businesses and consumers will depend on how long the threat to one of the world s biggest trade routes continues. katy austin, bbc news. the cost of shipping goods between asia and the us and europe has been soaring according to industry data. joao da silva in singapore has been looking at the numbers for us. let sjust say that if for us. let s ust say that if the aim for us. let s ust say that if the aim of for us. let sjust say that if the aim of these for us. let sjust say that if the aim of these attacks i for us. let s just say that if. the aim of these attacks was for us. let s just say that if - the aim of these attacks was to disrupt global trade, they do seem to be having that intended effect, contain shipping companies started diverting traffic away from the red sea route, on a few weeks ago and already, rates for container ships between asia, europe and north america as spiking. to give you an idea, a