[Youngian]

Axel Springer, a German media group

A business rather than a multi-millionaie weirdo buying political influence. Don't know why they believe the Telegraph is worth half a billion.

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Is that good or bad? remember when the Mirror group bought the Express, we all had hopes of change but the cynicism of capitalistic ventures won out.

[satnav]

I'd love to know how the Express makes any money. It currently has a circulation of less than 100,000 and most of its readers are gammon. Do advertisers really pay good money to appeal to gammon readers?

[Oboogie]

Do advertisers really pay good money to appeal to gammon readers?

Depends what they're flogging. I've not looked at a copy of The Express for nearly 30 years but the ads will be correctly targeted for the demographic, any that aren't will be quickly pulled - that's how advertising works.