The car maker said around 1.5 of its UK workforce would be affected by the job cuts, which are going as part of a voluntary redundancy programme.

A controversial sitcom described by one viewer as the 'worst thing' they have ever seen is to return to the BBC.

Fire and rescue services and police tackled a fire at a farm in south Oxfordshire overnight, and warned residents of smoke in the area.

Tens of thousands of passengers were disrupted when French ATC staff walked out on July 3 and 4 in a dispute over working conditions.

The Office for National Statistics said the rate of UK unemployment increased to 4.7 in the three months to May.