Ford slashes its workforce in Europe




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Summary: <p>From the BBC World Service: Ford is cutting jobs to get over its next big hurdle: transitioning to electric vehicles. 3,800 jobs are going at the car maker, as part of a major restructuring programme in Europe. We find out why. Plus it’s all change at the Bank of Japan, as Kazuo Ueda is nominated to be its new head. And, we talk to an old-fashioned Irish matchmaker on Valentine’s Day.</p>