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Tracy Blackwell, chief executive of Pension Insurance Corporation, told the BBC: "I think by having the scale and the right expertise internally to invest in a wide range of assets, they'll be able to invest in a lot more than what they can invest in now."

The corporation has thanked all the cast and crew, while stressing it remained "fully committed" to TV production in the West Midlands.

Gary Lineker has stepped down as co-presenter of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year, following the news that he will leave Match of the Day, the corporation has confirmed.

However, the 63-year-old has signed a contract extension with the BBC through to the 2026 men's World Cup, and will also front the corporation's coverage of next season's FA Cup.

A 2015 report by the Rand Corporation, put out four years after Barack Obama signed the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act, found that about 6 percent, or 120,000 service members, identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual.