Rolls-Royce ‘to cut up to 2,500 jobs across its business’

A Rolls-Royce jet engine under construction in Germany. It has 42,000 employees around the world, with about half in the UK. Photograph: Nadja Wohlleben/Reuters

Rolls-Royce is to cut up to 2,500 jobs across its business, as its chief executive prepares to reveal his long-term strategy for the company.

The jet engine manufacturer is expected to reveal between 2,000 and 2,500 job losses as early as Tuesday, with the UK expected to be affected, two sources said.