I've run the automated test mentioned in the description against the version in -proposed for all LTS releases and it is working as expected.
I ran a manual test for kinetic that checks the apt-news service doesn't fail in the same way as the automated test (the automated test was only setup to work on LTSs).
I've run the automated test mentioned in the description against the version in -proposed for all LTS releases and it is working as expected.
I ran a manual test for kinetic that checks the apt-news service doesn't fail in the same way as the automated test (the automated test was only setup to work on LTSs).
Logs attached. Marking verification done.