Volkswagen cuts 50,000 more jobs

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The board of German car giant Volkswagen has approved a plan to cut another 50,000 jobs as part of the biggest restructuring in the group's history.

It brings the total number of roles the carmaker - which includes Audi, Porsche, Skoda as well as the VW brand - plans to shed by 2030 to 100,000, after announcing in March that it would cut 50,000 roles.

Kenya's President William Ruto has told one of India’s major chemical companies, Tata Chemicals, to “pack up and leave”.

The president says the company has not delivered enough benefits for Kenya, accusing it of exporting soda ash rather than processing more of the mineral locally.

And British studio Aardman Animations, creator of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and many other well-loved characters, is celebrating 50 years since it was founded in Bristol by childhood friends Peter Lord and David Sproxton.

Since then, its films have brought in more than $1.1 billion at the global box office and won four Academy Awards.

Presenter: Bisi Adebayo
Producers: Huma Shah & Guy Kilty
4 Sep 11AM English United Kingdom Business

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