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Daily Mail-Telegraph deal sees UK intervention over public interest

By Jon Menon ( February 12, 2026, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- Daily Mail and General Trust’s planned buyout of newspaper rival Telegraph Media Group is to be investigated in the UK on public interest grounds, in relation to whether the deal threatens a sufficient plurality of views in the media, and to ensure that no single entity has too much control. Culture minister Lisa Nandy on Thursday issued a Public Interest Intervention Notice, triggering reviews by the CMA and Ofcom.Daily Mail and General Trust’s planned buyout of newspaper rival Telegraph Media Group is to be investigated in the UK on public interest grounds, in relation to whether the deal threatens a sufficient plurality of views in the media, and to ensure that no single entity has too much control....

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