Hundreds of jobs at Doosan Babcock are set to be axed across central Scotland.

It is understood up to 350 staff employed on contracts in Grangemouth and Lanarkshire are to be laid off, while around 800 core staff roles will remain unaffected.

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Gary Smith, Scottish secretary of the GMB union, said: "This is a devastating start to the year for the workers and their families. It is a hammer blow for a Scottish economy that is already struggling.

"The news is also hugely damaging to the economic credibility of the Scottish government.

"These are transferable skills and Scottish yards and industries should be booming with construction work, fabrication for the renewables sector and North Sea decommissioning."

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