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Speaking after the sale was announced, Harding said he was "honoured and excited at the prospect of working together to renew the Observer".

So, attention is now focusing on whether the Syrian leader has the capacity to see off this renewed attempt to topple him from power.

He added "it has a paralysing effect when we talk about almost fictional fears" and urged a renewed focus on dealing with "real" issues around child sex abuse, deep fakes and disinformation.

The romantic comedy went viral when it was released in September and was renewed for another season two weeks after its debut.

Successive British governments had invested "substantial sums of money" in renewing nuclear submarines and warheads because of this, he said.