Carmaker Ford is planning to cut around 2,300 jobs at its Cologne and Aachen sites in Germany, along with 1,300 staff in the UK and 200 in the rest of Europe.
DRIVERS met in the dead of night revving up engines and with exhausts making sounds “like fireworks” - to the despairs of residents living nearby. The huge car meet of up to 40 vehicles was reported to the police at 11.30pm on Saturday at Southfields Business Park near West Mayne, Laindon. Residents described hearing noises “like it was New Year’s Eve” causing families to be woken up. It was reported the noises continued until 2am. Essex Police confirmed officers attended initially to ensure the drivers behaved responsibly, but could not find any drivers later on in the night after further reports of disturbance.