Inside the battle for ‘trophy asset’ the Telegraph – and for the soul of Tory Britain

Traditional affinity between Conservatives and the newspaper has given way to a complex, splintered drama, and the attempted acquisition by Gulf-backed RedBird IMI lies in limbo

Independent to take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in UK and Ireland

Media companies to combine publishing and advertising platforms to target gen Z and millennials

How can Donald Trump’s loss-making Truth Social be worth $9bn?

The rightwing social network’s flotation, supported by fans of the ex-president, makes it look like part of the ‘meme stock’ phenomenon

The film fans who refuse to surrender to streaming: ‘One day you’ll barter bread for our DVDs’

As more movies vanish from streaming services, cinephiles are rallying to physical media. Can they save a seemingly dying format?

Why are Britain’s rules around advertising alcohol and tobacco so different?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

UAE-backed bid for Telegraph group dealt fatal blow by new legislation

Proposed law bans foreign states and government officials from holding direct stakes in UK newspapers

Reddit shares priced at $34 in largest IPO by social media company in years

Platform to make its debut on New York stock exchange on Thursday with a market value of $6.4bn

First it was Facebook, then Twitter. Is Reddit about to become rubbish too?

Reddit’s IPO is worrying for users – big money has a nasty habit of ruining our favourite sites, says digital culture journalist Hussein Kesvani

UK politics: Jeremy Hunt hints at October election – as it happened

Chancellor says date would allow a spending review to be carried out in time for next April

UK watchdogs say they will take action against ‘threatening’ debt collectors

Joint letter from regulators targets finance and utility sectors for volume and tone of correspondence to vulnerable customers

UAE-backed Telegraph takeover group weighs up selling stake as ban looms

Potential move by RedBird IMI follows UK government plan to ban foreign state ownership of newspapers

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

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

Reddit aiming for $6.5bn valuation from New York flotation

Company plans to raise up to $748m from sale of 22m shares, some of which have been set aside for users

Profits may be down but the digital signal is improving at ITV – finally

Traditional ad revenue is suffering – but, crucially, streaming service ITVX is starting to deliver income