Major advertising firm slashes over 1,200 roles in latest blow to UK’s jobs market

ADVERTISING giant WPP has axed more than 1,200 jobs in the first half of this year as bosses battle to turn around the firm's fortunes amid the rise of artificial intelligence. The London-based company revealed on Thursday that it had slashed 1,267 roles between January and June, wiping out 1.3% of its entire workforce. It...