Dyson to cut more than a quarter of UK workforce

Vacuum cleaner maker will axe about 1,000 jobs as part of global cost-cutting drive

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The vacuum cleaner and air-filter maker Dyson is cutting about 1,000 jobs in the UK as part of a global restructure, reducing its British workforce by more than a quarter.

Staff were told on Tuesday morning about the cuts as part of moves to reduce the business’s 15,000-strong workforce around the world amid a wider cost-cutting drive.