For immediate release: 15.00 16 December 2025 PINF welcomes local news partnership presented by BBC Green Paper The Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) welcomes the requirement in the Government’s Green Paper, published today, for the BBC to complement high-quality local news providers, including through partnerships, so that
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