Sources: BBC
German automotive supplier Bosch announces plans to lay off 5,550 employees, including 3,500 by 2027, as part of measures to reduce costs. 2024-11-22
American aerospace company Boeing announces it will layoff 17,000 workers by the end of 2024, 10% of its global workforce, due to financial difficulties following the machinists strike. 2024-11-19
An investigation by the BBC into the involvement of the Russian Wagner Group in the war reveals that the group committed several war crimes, including the intentional killing of prisoners of war and civilians and the leaving of unmarked mines in civilian areas. The investigation also finds that Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was involved in the group's operations, and that the group likely received weapons and supplies from the Russian military. 2021-08-11
In the United Kingdom, protesters gather in Birmingham and Manchester to show solidarity with Palestine. In Manchester, protesters gather at the BBC building in MediaCityUK, while protesters burn Israeli flags in Birmingham. 2021-05-29
The BBC reports that leaked audio recordings of air traffic tower tapes indicate that the LaMia Airlines flight was running out of fuel near the Colombian city of Medellin. 2016-11-30
The BBC schedules a special edition of "Panorama" for October 22 as it attempts to limit the damage done by allegations of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile during his years with the broadcaster. 2012-10-19
"Interviews Before Execution", a Chinese television talk show that interviews death row inmates shortly before they are executed, is reportedly cancelled as a result of a BBC documentary on the programme which has attracted international attention. 2012-03-13
A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province kills 21 people including a BBC reporter Ahmed Omed Khpulwak. 2011-07-28
In the United Kingdom, members of the National Union of Journalists at the BBC begin a 48 hour strike in a dispute over proposed changes to the Corporation's pension scheme. BBC News operates a reduced service. 2010-11-5
Thousands of Kenyan farm workers are temporarily laid off as harvesting of flowers and vegetables is stopped due to flight disruptions; the Kenya Flower Council says 3,000 tonnes of flowers meant for export have been scrapped. 2010-04-19