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Express Up For Sale?

There has been speculation in the press this weekend that the Daily and Sunday Express have been put up for sale by their owner United News & Media.
Industry sources say that Express Newspapers has been up for sale for sometime and United, who also own the Daily Star and the Yorkshire Post have approached numerous media tycoons in their search for a buyer. United are looking for a buyer for the national titles or the entire newspaper business which has an estimated price tag of £500 million.
Among the potential buyers have been Maurice Saatchi, Michael Green’s Carlton Communications and Independent Newspapers’ Tony O’Reilly. The managing director of United Graham Wilson refused to comment when asked about the sale.