BBC to cut hundreds of jobs in Britain in news division downsize

Britain's BBC is set to cut hundreds of jobs across its core news division next week in ‌the ⁠first ⁠part of its downsizing, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people close to the situation.

Departments across the corporation have been ⁠ordered ‌to cut about a tenth of their ⁠costs under wider plans expected to result in a total of about 2,000 jobs lost to save hundreds of millions of pounds, according ‌to the FT report, and the BBC's news division is ⁠set to be the first to reveal its plans next week.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.