{
  "id": 14730534,
  "title": "UK’s Bectu Union Unveils New Chief",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/uks-bectu-union-unveils-new-chief",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-15T15:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/bectu-union-noel-mcclean-head-philippa-childs-1237158118/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UK’s broadcasting union has a new chief. Noel McClean has been appointed Head of Bectu and will take over from the retiring Philippa Childs early next year. McClean previously spent 13 years at Bectu, rising up to National Secretary, before he became a Deputy General Secretary at Bectu parent union Prospect. McClean described the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}