BT expected to cut 6,000 jobs

Axe likely to fall on management and back-office staff as telecoms giant looks to boost share priceBT is set to announce about 6,000 job cuts worldwide as it looks to rebuild investor confidence after a torrid 18 months blighted by the Italian accounting scandal and patchy financial performance.The telecoms company is expected to announce the cuts, which amount to about 6% of its 98,000 global workforce, as part of a corporate strategy to be unveiled by its chief executive, Gavin Patterson, at B