A further 550 jobs will be slashed from its news, television and radio operations as part of a sweeping cost-cutting drive that will also see programmes axed.

The BBC plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs and save £500 million over two years in its largest workforce reduction in 15 years, with news bearing the deepest

BBC plans to cut hundreds of jobs in its news division as part of a significant downsizing effort.

Broadcaster announced a host of cost-saving measures