BBC to Axe Up To 2,000 Roles in Major Cost-Cutting Push

BBC plans to cut 1,800–2,000 jobs over the next two years in a sweeping cost‑cutting drive, using a voluntary redundancy scheme and tighter controls on hiring, travel and consultants. The move aims to address a funding model the corporation calls unsustainable, as it pursues billions in savings, including outsourcing non‑content roles.