BAE Systems to axe 1,100 jobs in Britain: Unions

LONDON: British defence equipment firm BAE Systems will axe 1,100 jobs in Britain and close a key facility in northwestern England, trade unions said on Tuesday.

The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU), which revealed the job cuts in a statement, added that one site in Woodford, Cheshire, will be shut down.