The Andrew Neil Show will disappear from BBC schedules as part of cuts to the corporation's news operation.

The political discussion program had already been off the air during the COVID-19 crisis and will not return. But the BBC said it was talking to Neil about a new BBC One interview show.

In total, 520 jobs will go, from a workforce of around 6,000 people. That includes 450 job cuts that were announced as part of an £80m savings drive in January, and then put on hold.

The corporation's head of news, Fran Unsworth, said the BBC would concentrate on fewer stories, with journalists pooled in centralized teams, rather than working for specific programs.

The BBC News Channel and BBC World will continue to share some output in the mornings and evenings, as they have done during the COVID-19 crisis, although they will remain separate channels.

Radio 4 program In Business will close, as will the Business Live page on the BBC News Website, while bespoke business news bulletins on the BBC News channel will be reduced.

The BBC says it will have fewer reporters overall, but that a new commissioning system (which was partly implemented during the COVID-19 crisis) will make sure coverage is better co-ordinated.

More interviews will be conducted by Skype, Zoom, and other video technologies, meaning there's less reliance on satellite trucks and radio cars.

A new original journalism team will also be created, incorporating several staff from the Victoria Derbyshire show, to pursue under-reported and exclusive stories. There will also be a greater focus on digital storytelling.