Government could intervene over Express takeover

Culture Secretary Matt Hancock is to consider intervening in Trinity Mirror's £126.7m deal to buy newspapers including the Daily Express and Daily Star.Mr Hancock said in a statement that he was "minded" to issue a public interest intervention notice after the merger was brought to his attention by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).The deal, completed last month, gave Trinity Mirror control of the Star and the Express's daily and Sunday titles as well as celebrity magazines OK!,