Daily Mirror owner to clinch takeover of rival titles this week: Sky

LONDON (Reuters) - The publisher of Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper will clinch a 127 million pound ($179 million) takeover of rival titles the Daily Express and Daily Star this week, Sky News reported on Sunday.

Sky reported that Trinity Mirror and Northern & Shell, the company of publisher Richard Desmond, are targeting Friday for an announcement about ‎the transaction.

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(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; editing by Jason Neely)