BBC News braces for major round of job cuts in broadcaster’s £500m cost-saving drive

All departments will be affected but biggest cuts are in news, with job losses expected to run into the hundreds

BBC News is braced for a major round of job cuts to be revealed within days, in an announcement that will kick off a brutal cost-saving drive designed to save £500m across the corporation.

The cuts could come as soon as Wednesday, with staff already told to expect a high number of redundancies. Job losses could run into the hundreds.
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