The job losses at the oil giant will affect more than 5% of its global workforce.

The World Bank predicts global economic growth of 2.7% this year amid concerns living standards will struggle to improve.

The strike dates suspended are Sunday 19 January and Sunday 26th January.

A rail watchdog wants passengers who make genuine mistakes to be treated more fairly.

Official figures show the economy grew by 0.1% in November, although that was lower than had been expected.