Honda is to cut 800 jobs at its Swindon factory after a slump in demand across Europe - that's around a quarter of its workforce of 3500. The news was broken to staff as they arrived this morning.

The Japanese firm had been building 160,000 Honda Civics at the plant — its only car factory in Europe. Photo: Steve Parsons/PA via Getty · Steve Parsons - PA Images via Getty Images Japanese car firm ...

It’s great to be writing for the Swindon Advertiser again. This month, I want to focus on what I have achieved for the people of Swindon over the summer. Building on Swindon’s proud industrial ...

Honda is preparing to announce the closure of the plant, which has a 3,500 workforce, as soon as Tuesday, Sky News has claimed citing sources. The action will deal another massive blow to Britain's ...