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Rolls-Royce cuts 1,400 jobs as coronavirus pandemic hammers travel sector

The engine maker is slashing staff numbers in Derby

Nearly 1,400 jobs are being cut in the UK and globally at engine maker Rolls-Royce as it continues to swing the axe under a plan to reduce its workforce by 9,000.

The Derby-based group confirmed proposals to cut around 950 jobs worldwide in its civil aerospace division and about a further 420 across its global facilities.

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