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- BBC will eliminate the education editor role and merge it with the social affairs editor.
- The restructuring cuts 100 BBC News jobs and targets £5.5 million in savings.
- Director of news content Richard Burgess proposed the change after reviewing audience demand and editorial requirements.
- NAHT assistant general secretary James Bowen called the move deeply regrettable and urged the BBC to rethink it.