the 15,000 dagenham workers...h a long this is the second round ofjob cuts in less than two years and the company says it has little choice. the competition is becoming more aggressive. as we�*ve made the switch to electric vehicles, customer demand hasn�*t kept up with what the previous forecasts were, so it�*s a much more competitive environment than we�*ve ever seen before and we need to take action now to make sure we�*re fit for the future. sometimes it went fast, sometimes it went slow. ford is moving away from mass producing cheap family ru nabouts. it stopped building the fiesta last year after nearly half a century. it wants to concentrate on more upmarket vehicles, especially electric and hybrid models. the problem ford is facing is that it�*s spending huge sums developing electric cars, but at the moment, it�*s simply because they aren�*t enough buyers out there and at the same time it�*s facing intense competition, including from chinese manufacturers, and it�*s struggling to meet new environmental leve

the cuts at ford won't affect workers at its diesel engine plant in dagenham.ood should also be safe. hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent on the plant, which is going to build motors for electric vehicles. but six other ford sites across the country are likely to be hit, including its headquarters near basildon. the company is hoping that by becoming smaller and leaner, it'll be more capable of accelerating into a challenging future. theo leggett will be on business today in a short while to discuss more about the significance of this announcement. the uk inflation rate has risen to its highest level since april. the office for national statistics says it climbed to 2.3% in october — the sharpest month on month increase for two years. higher energy bills were the main driver, sending inflation back above the bank of england's 2% target. we will have more on those figures when we have the business programme coming from new york. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. family and friends of one direction star liam payne are attending the

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