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

ITV could get the OK to cut £40million from regional news and the BBC still faces “top-slicing” says a leak to the Guardian today.

Border TV’s campaign to save its flagship programme, Lookaround, prompted 13,000 people to write to Ofcom.

BECTU has criticised BBC executives who opted to take their annual bonuses in a year when some 2000 staff are losing their jobs.

BECTU has submitted its response to Ofcom’s second Public Service Broadcasting review.

BECTU has today urged Ofcom to listen to all stakeholders affected by the regulator’s second review into public service broadcasting.

Following all night talks the BBC and the joint unions have reached an agreement in principle over the current dispute.

A union threat of industrial action over job cuts at the BBC has been suspended to allow further talks.

Staff were told last week that 99 jobs would be axed from BBC Scotland, in the first year of the ‘Creating Futures’ cuts.

Ballot papers went out on 4 December to all members working at the BBC asking them to vote for strike action in the new year.

BBC unions have voted unanimously to ballot for national strike action, in protest at compulsory redundancies and other changes.

Unions have rallied across BBC sites to protest against proposed job cuts that could see the workforce reduced by 12%.