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  "id": 17379338,
  "title": "Virgin Media O2 to axe thousands of jobs in sweeping shake-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/virgin-media-o2-to-axe-thousands-of-jobs-in-sweeping-shake-up",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T09:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sky News",
    "slug": "sky-news",
    "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/virgin-media-o2-to-axe-thousands-of-jobs-in-sweeping-shake-up-13606062"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The telecoms giant Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is to axe thousands of jobs as it slashes its cost base amid investor concerns about its ability to service its £22bn debt mountain.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}