Mirror takeover of Express and Star faces fresh investigation

The Trinity Mirror deal for Express Newspapers could be subject to a public interest intervention notice.The government has dealt a blow to the Daily Mirror publisher’s £200m takeover of the Express and Star titles by signalling its intent to launch an investigation into the deal over issues including editorial independence.The culture secretary, Matt Hancock, said on Monday he was “minded to” issue a public interest intervention notice for an in-depth inquiry and would c