Voters in England and Wales will go to the polls on Thursday to elect councillors, metro mayors and police and crime commissioners. It will the last big electoral test before the general election - ...

The BBC’s online local news output does not add up to a “one-for-one substitute” for commercial providers, research published by the Government has said. Although the BBC and other local news ...

Newspaper publishers today urged the BBC to drop plans to extend its local news coverage amid fears it will threaten the future of independent local journalism. The News Media Association, which ...

A government committee and a trade body have bashed the BBC’s plans to expand into local news, urging it to take a second look at its strategy. Under the broadcaster’s ‘Across the UK’ proposals, it ...

The BBC has been accused of being a "bad neighbour" by top local media representatives, who have issued a joint statement claiming the BBC is “suffocating” media businesses in "every city, town and ...

Pluto TV is launching a collection of FAST channel focusing on global and local news coverage across multiple international markets. CNN International will launch in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and ...

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After previously insisting there was no evidence that the corporation's huge expansion of its local news coverage would do any harm to other publishers - a position it had largely used the BBC's own ...

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Across the UK ‘deserts’ with no dedicated local news coverage are increasing – with London particularly hard hit by local newspaper closures in recent years. But a leafy stretch along the Thames, the ...

Cricket fans can keep up with the action of their favourite county cricket action this season with BBC Local Radio and BBC Sport Our four-year pledge to County Cricket solidifies our passion for local ...