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Doctors, the BBC’s popular daytime soap, is to stay in Birmingham thanks in part to BECTU’s campaign and the support of Midlands MPs.

The changes highlighted by the BBC’s Network Supply Review should be achieved without any compulsory redundancies.

BBC Director General Mark Thompson will be the keynote speaker at a debate organised by entertainment unions on 21 October 2008.

BECTU believes that sensitive BBC data may be placed at risk if Siemens’ off-shoring plans go ahead.

Members at Johnson Controls International have voted to accept a 4% pay increase, backdated to the pay anniversary date of 1 July 2008.

BECTU is a partner is an industry and nationwide campaign to bring more black and minority ethnic students into student radio.

Freelances working on EastEnders have won the right to be represented by BECTU, it was confirmed last night.

The BBC is to launch a new initiative, the Journalism Talent Pool, which aims to improve diversity in the Corporation’s newsrooms.

Members at Wilson James, the BBC’s security contractor in London, have accepted a 3.8% pay rise backdated to 1 July 2008.

A revised pay offer from Red Bee Media is now being considered by BECTU members.

BECTU’s branch at BBC Kingswood Warren has suspended the strike planned for tomorrow, Friday 29 August.

Members at the BBC’s Kingswood Warren research centre will strike next week over plans to move them to London.

The BBC Trust is expected to report in November following consultation on plans for new and enhanced local web services.

Officials involved in the dispute with the BBC over the pay and grading of radio OB engineers have agreed to hold further talks at local level.

Union members at Red Bee have stopped short of delivering a mandate for strike action in pursuit of a better pay offer for 2008/09.